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Behind Podcasting's M&A Frenzy: "Easier to Buy Than Build"
hollywoodreporter.comAmazon’s Dec. 30 agreement to buy Wondery — the maker of popular shows Dirty John and The Shrink Next Door — capped a year of notable consolidation in the podcast industry.
Companies like Stitcher, Megaphone, The Ringer and Serial Productions all became acquisition targets in 2020 amid a boom in listenership.
Some 104 million Americans listened to podcasts monthly last year, Edison Research and Triton Digital estimated in their 2020 Infinite Dial report, up from 90 million in 2019.
But the growing audience only partially explains the M&A appeal. Amazon, citing the evolution of “listener habits,” said it plans to use Wondery’s programming to help it expand the non-music selection available via streaming service Amazon Music.
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