Post AjcsfKI0Cs2oeSBYhc by samsethi@podcastindex.social
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(DIR) Post #AjcsfFdRVjDwDVB6vY by samsethi@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T14:58:03Z
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1/3 - On this weeks Podnews Weekly Review I had another rant about Apple podcasts. Unfortunately it didn't make the editors cut. So here why I think Apple Podcasts is the reason podcasting is a second class digital product. We are all prepared to pay for music, films, audiobooks etc. and in the UK we also have to buy a TV/Radio license but for some reason people don't expect to pay for podcasts and I think the reason is 100% Apple's fault. #podcasting
(DIR) Post #AjcsfHOGz6HHf261Ym by samsethi@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:07:57Z
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2/3 - If I want to listen to podcasts on Spotify I either pay a subscription or I pay with my time by listening to adverts. But Apple Podcasts are free to listen too and have no adverts while Apple Music and Apple TV are not free? Why won't Apple put all podcasts behind their music or TV subscriptions. Apple has announced its first dual-language podcast will be part of the Apple TV+ connected subscription, offering Apple TV+ subscribers access to all episodes on release in Apple Podcasts???
(DIR) Post #AjcsfIbQTgORQ7G2hU by samsethi@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:20:13Z
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3/3 - Selfishly Podcasting 2.0 apps like TrueFans need all podcasts to become a paid for 1st class digital product. We are seeing this trend slowly happening with Wondery+, The Economist, FT and now the NY times. And yet Apple Subscriptions has been a failure? In order for Podcasting 2.0 apps to see pay-as-you-listen micropayments get wider adoption, we will need all podcasts behind paid wall. Why would anyone pay for a podcast (even micropayments) if they get it free on Apple? Am I wrong?
(DIR) Post #AjcsfJU1Ci3u9QndnE by mikeneumann@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:25:04Z
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@samsethi Your economic model may not be "wrong", but the way I read your thread here, this would be a clear step away from v4v because the subscription model immediately assumes a fixed value amount back to the podcaster on an assumed fixed value received by the listener.
(DIR) Post #AjcsfKI0Cs2oeSBYhc by samsethi@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:30:57Z
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@mikeneumann V4V is a voluntary payment but this is not a sustainable model for podcasters or music artists. Busking or begging for money is not a sustainable model. We need to have three models - free interrupted with adverts, ad free model with subscriptions and a third way where you pay only for what you listen too. I am a massive advocate of V4V but lets be honest its not getting mass adoption because the mainstream sees no value in it. Why pay for the same free podcast on Apple?
(DIR) Post #AjcsfL8757jDG4ZAvY by boobury@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:32:19Z
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@samsethi @mikeneumann gross
(DIR) Post #AjcsfM6NT3vyGylIrQ by boobury@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:35:13Z
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@samsethi @mikeneumann where’s the 2nd class podcast sign up at?
(DIR) Post #AjcsfMkR47ycHDVIIa by samsethi@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:39:34Z
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@boobury @mikeneumann podcasting user numbers are growing but the number of active podcasts are reducing. Those at the top are getting the advertising and sponsorship deals. All I am asking is would V4V get wider adoption if 100% free was not available from Apple? It's a discussion I wanted to pose and get people's thoughts. We can keep going with the status quo and the slow crawl of V4V adoption. BTW everything on TrueFans is predicated on the success of V4V and micropayments.
(DIR) Post #AjcsfNM0oQ2C9l5Irw by boobury@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:42:04Z
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@samsethi @mikeneumann We've gotten too much art and python scripts sent in for it just to be about money.
(DIR) Post #AjcsfO1qItUkFUei4O by samsethi@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:47:23Z
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@boobury @mikeneumann fair enough that is your opinion. So in your opinion what will it take for V4V, Wallets and Micropayments to gain mass adoption. Bolt 12 is still another year away from adoption and NOSTR is not the answer. I was in Netscape when the browser and thus web adoption was crawling before it took off thanks to Microsoft bundling the browser into the OS. What do you think will be the trigger for wider adoption?
(DIR) Post #AjcsfOaaDjHfzEuSDg by boobury@podcastindex.social
2024-07-05T15:47:48Z
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@samsethi @mikeneumann more goats being slaughtered on air