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Damn podcasts! Don't want to see them!

kwayde said:
Looking at Qobuz...

Started the 1 month free trail and I'm liking it so much. Transferring albums and playlists from other streamers was so easy. SQ is excellent. I'm very pleased.
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Oh, good! Yes, the SQ is very good, better than Tidal or anything else IMO, and the selection--classical, jazz, pop, whatever--is really great. And I'm a pretty fussy listener. ;-) I also use it on the road all the time. I'm glad you like it.
 
GChief said:
I have been on AMHD for a few years and have never been pushed to Podcasts. Maybe I am missing something? You can choose Music or Podcasts.

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Desktop app doesn't have this option. Podcasts show up on home screen sometimes as the first row even though i have never listened to a podcast on AMHD. Easy for me to ignore.
Amazon wants full total domination of all markets. :). I can't imagine they make all that much on podcasts. Although Spotify laying out some real money to get exclusives so :dunno:
 
Just did a search to see if it is possible to remove podcast recommendations. No, but it is a popular question on forums so maybe someday they will fix the issue.
 
Mystic said:
The rise and rise of podcasts.
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I first started listening to podcasts in 2006, when a forum member on a now dead outdoor forum started producing them. He was a former radio presenter/producer, so had the kit and experience. So that's nearly two decades... The idea was first mooted in 2000. I haven't listened to a podcast in a long time; downloaded radio programmes (e.g. BBC's 'In Our Time' series) don't really count.

https://www.theoutdoorsstation.co.uk/
 
cpt_paranoia said:
I first started listening to podcasts in 2006, when a forum member on a now dead outdoor forum started producing them. He was a former radio presenter/producer, so had the kit and experience. So that's nearly two decades... The idea was first mooted in 2000. I haven't listened to a podcast in a long time; downloaded radio programmes (e.g. BBC's 'In Our Time' series) don't really count.

https://www.theoutdoorsstation.co.uk/
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I listen to (2-3 per month) podcast @ Wolf Street, but that's about it o'er the last year or so.
 
BamaBilly said:
I listen to a lot of them because we travel constantly for work and since we drive, sometime we either can’t agree or just tired to listening. Lots of great podcasts about music, technology, space…it goes on and on.
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If Utoob material counts, then I listen to a lotta podcasts, e.g., the TED stuff, bits on old guitars and effects, history pieces and the like.
 
Mystic said:
If Utoob material counts, then I listen to a lotta podcasts, e.g., the TED stuff, bits on old guitars and effects, history pieces and the like.
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Yes the TED ones can be very good. Rick Ruben does one that’s good, depending on the artist. I like listening about the James Webb Space Telescope, Neil DeGrass Tyson and stuff like that. since our understanding is constantly changing the subject never gets old to me.
 
The industry trends in the streaming industry right now suggest you're going to see podcasts being the ticket to business growth. It's been a "slow train coming" in the industry, but in the last few years the engineer on that train has opened up the throttle....a lot. Why?

Well, if I can stream the same music on Tidal that I can stream on Qobuz, or Amazon, or Apple, then why would I choose one service over another? What's the primary market differentiator that would make a customer more "sticky", or make them want to subscribe to one service over another?

Sound quality? Sorry, no. Sound quality is a differentiator for a small segment of the market.
Interface? Yes, for some. But likely not enough to be a primary driver.
Music catalog? While there is some variability in music catalog between streaming services, like the sound quality this would matter to a relatively small segment of the market.
Music curation and discovery? All the services do this in one form or another. Likely not a big needle mover.

More and more, the way that the streaming services can differentiate themselves is by the podcast content they offer. Just like someone might subscribe to the Disney Channel or Netflix because they might want to access specific content on those platforms, streaming services realize that podcast content they offer is a way to attract and maintain a subscriber base.

And beyond differentiation, the ad revenue that can be generated by the advertising that airs between podcast segments is likely the other major driver....and could be the main driver...for the increasing podcast offerings.

I think in the not-too-distant future, we'll stop speaking about services like Amazon HD, Spotify, Apple, and others, as "music" streaming services. Instead, the industry may start referring to itself as content providers, just lump themselves together with other internet streaming entertainment providers.
 
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