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New podcasts are on the decline, according to numbers published by data provider Chartr . Analysts of international production figures have revealed that 2022 saw 219,00 podcasts making their debut – a sharp decline on the year before, when 729,000 new titles were released. This was already down on 2020 – peak pandemic lockdown – which saw the launch of 1,109,000 new podcasts. Kate Taylor, the founder of Feast Collective network supporting freelance podcasters, told the UK’’s Guardian : “It feels like we’re in that ‘difficult second album’ moment now, and of course there’s a lot to worry about. I would say sponsorship is harder to find now and that getting investors to understand the amount needed to do something properly is also harder.” To put things in perspective, the Guardian notes that an estimated three million podcasts are currently available across the world, mostly created in America and Brazil. Established titles are meanwhile continuing to create new … [Read more...] about New Podcasts On The Decline With ‘80% Drop Over Two Years’ – New Data Reveals

The proposed new Michael Jackson biopic will glorify a man who abused children, according to the director of Leaving Neverland . Filming is due to begin on the story of Jackson’s life, produced by Graham King (who previously produced the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody , as well as The Departed ), with the cooperation of John Brace and John McClain, the co-executors of Jackson’s estate. Leaving Neverland ‘s director Dan Reed released his searing documentary in 2019, in which he interviewed at length two men – Wade Robson and James Safechuck – both of whom had been invited as children to stay with Jackson at his California ranch, and to accompany him on tour. In the four-hour documentary, Robson recounted how he was seven years old when the singer first raped him. Safechuck said he was aged 10 when he first suffered abuse by Jackson. In the UK’s Guardian, Reed writes : “No one is talking about “cancelling” this movie, which will glorify a man who raped … [Read more...] about ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Condemns New Michael Jackson Biopic