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Ashley Carman

Reporter at Bloomberg News

Reporter @business covering podcasting, music, & audio. Tip me on Signal: ashleycarman.01. Email is [email protected]. Sub to my newsletter below

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Articles

  • Music Industry’s Focus on ‘Superfans’ Bumps Up Against Tariffs

    6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Ashley Carman

    Hello and welcome back to Soundbite. Another week, more tariff headlines. Today, we’ll examine how music investors and industry watchers are taking in the news and what impact all this market turbulence might have on the sector. But first, here are some stories I’m reading:

  • Songwriters’ Spat with Spotify Is Now Impacting Podcasters

    1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Ashley Carman

    In recent months, podcasters on the Swedish streaming platform have repeatedly received takedown notices over their use of copyrighted music This article is for subscribers only. Hello, hello, welcome back to Soundbite. Well… it sure has been a news week. I’m spending some time in gloriously sunny Los Angeles, and while I’ve been talking shop with people over here, the mood has waffled between stunned horror and an if-I-don’t-look-it’s-not-happening mindset.

  • Former ‘Bachelor’ Star Nick Viall Signs Eight-Figure Podcast Deal

    2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Ashley Carman

    Hello and welcome back to Soundbite. Today, a new podcast deal arrives from a former reality TV star, and we share the numbers behind Amazon.com Inc.’s Wondery’s subscription business. More on that below. As always, reach me through email.

  • Who Is MrBallen? True Crime Podcaster John Allen Builds Digital Empire

    3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Ashley Carman

    John Allen, known online as MrBallen, operates a 70-person company with his Pulitzer Prize-winning family on staffAmericans’ appetite for true-crime stories shows no sign of flagging. Exhibit A: the recent career trajectory of John B. Allen, better known to his ravenous, online fans as MrBallen.

  • Patreon Inks Podcast Partnerships With Sony, Wondery as Subscriptions Near 7 Million

    3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Ashley Carman

    Podcasters made more than $472 million on the platform last yearPatreon Inc., a subscription platform for online creators, is inking podcasting partnership deals with Sony Music Entertainment and Amazon.com Inc.’s Wondery, as a surge in subscription revenue is helping it expand beyond its base of individuals and small networks. Podcasters generated more than $472 million on Patreon last year, up 35% from 2023, the company told Bloomberg News.

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Ashley Carman @ashleyrcarman
2 Apr 25

RT @Lucas_Shaw: A boston guy from a journalism family has one of the biggest true crime podcasts in the world. @ashleyrcarman with the def…

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Ashley Carman @ashleyrcarman
20 Feb 25

Scoop: YouTube is planning to introduce a new, cheaper premium tier in the US that will make podcasts and other videos (except music videos) ad-free. It’s called Premium Lite and has been in testing for months abroad https://t.co/MHZuKQ0aQ7

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Ashley Carman @ashleyrcarman
14 Feb 25

RT @wexler: The Incredible Rise and Fall of the ‘Talk Tuah’ Podcast via @ashleyrcarman https://t.co/f77JVfdmWP