Patreon pays more to podcasts; Bryan Barletta on Podcast Movement NYC

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We track the money moving into paid podcast subscriptions as Patreon reports record creator earnings, then follow the ripple effects across platforms, hosting, and video. Along the way we get the inside story on Podcast Movement New York City, plus the new tools and trends reshaping discovery, analytics, and audience feedback.

• Patreon’s $629M podcaster earnings and what it signals
• Subscription revenue as a hedge against ad downturns
• Patreon discovery plans and the platform power shift
• BBC-linked creators launching Patreon and YouTube extras
• Bryan Barletta on Podcast Movement NYC format and pricing
• The business summit model and buyer focused attendance
• Apple Podcasts video via HLS and the real infrastructure costs
• Measurement standards and what new metrics could break
• Flipboard Surf as an RSS style super feed
• New hosting plays like Speakeasy and the record label analogy
• OpenAI buying a podcast and the push to control narrative
• HLS in alternative enclosure and how ads could be skipped
• Spotify AI playlists for podcast discovery and monetization
• TuneIn reopening submissions and why directories still matter
• Podbean Live shutting down and what scale really takes
• Buzzsprout download trends and web traffic that looks like AI
• Transcripts everywhere plus radio-to-podcast automation tools
• Listener voicemails boosts and fan mail as feedback loops

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