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Spotify has deepened its relationship with Amazon DSP. Now, advertisers using Amazon DSP are able to directly buy audio ads across podcasts on Spotify, globally. This opens up significant additional revenue opportunities for podcasting, Spotify says. Amazon DSP is a tool that also has partnerships with Disney+, Tubi and Hulu, and reports suggest more than $60 billion was spent by advertisers on Amazon DSP last year.
Laura Mayer (Shameless Acquistion Target, ABC News, Three Uncanny Four, Midroll, WNYC, etc) released a book yesterday. Tryhard - a cautionary tale of clocking in and spinning out is a memoir of sorts, looking at our delusional obsessions with work. There'll, we suspect, be plenty to learn about the podcast industry; all the reviews tell us it's "laugh out loud, cry quietly". It's available from today in hardback for delivery; or from Apple as an e-book or an audiobook. (These links support Podnews).
Good Tape has launched a new long-form review brand, Ear Stuff. The strand has done its first review on Who Blew Up The Guidestones, which launched in March.

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