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Tech’s failure to crack live audio could be radio’s opportunity

Blog post by Annie Langston

9 Oct 2023

Amazon Amp

Spotify Live

Clubhouse

Another live audio app bites the dust. A year after its launch, Amazon Amp is shutting down, being buried alongside Spotify Live and Clubhouse (at least in its original form). While Amp recruited major...

How Clubhouse missed its Twitter, erm X, Spaces opportunity

Blog post by Annie Langston

13 Sep 2023

Clubhouse

twitter

X

The gone and (almost) forgotten live audio app Clubhouse is trying for a revival. Clubhouse kicked off during the Covid-19 lockdowns, closing 2021 with a $4 billion valuation and inspiring major platforms,...

As Spotify joins the live audio shutdown, can Amp and Spaces get it right?

Blog post by Annie Langston

12 Apr 2023

live audio

Spotify

twitter

On the heels of cancelling several live audio shows, Spotify is now entirely shutting down its live audio app Spotify Live . Spotify was one of many major platforms to invest in live audio after Clubhouse...

New year, new live audio: How the format can pivot in 2023

Blog post by Annie Langston

21 Dec 2022

live audio

Spotify

Clubhouse

The live audio boom in lockdown, primarily driven by Clubhouse, inspired many major platforms to develop their own feature. Most notably was Spotify, which acquired Betty Labs and relaunched its Locker...

Social media is the vessel to amplify the open podcasting ecosystem

Blog post by Annie Langston

1 Sep 2022

social media

twitter

YouTube

Live audio sparked in lockdowns and blurred the lines between social media and podcasts. Although Clubhouse kickstarted this craze, its success post lockdown has lagged , and other major platforms are...

The live audio craze sparked in lockdown – but will it be part of our new normal?

Blog post by Annie Langston

17 Mar 2022

live audio

Amazon

audio creator

During the pandemic, live audio (arguably a new generation of radio) became a much-needed distraction and comfort to many people in lockdown. Clubhouse, which originally began with invite-only exclusivity,...