Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Disney is almost sold out of Christmas NFL, NBA, and Rose Bowl ad inventory by Alyssa MeyersMailchimp cancels podcast after refusing to work with union producers by Ariel ShapiroHow Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes’ ‘Smartless’ Proved Podcasts Can Mean Big Business by Addie MorfootBehind the scenes of SiriusXM’s rebrand by Alyssa Meyers…as for the rest of the news: Podnews has launched a fun tool to find which Netflix series has similar performance to your podcast’s based on recently-published Netflix watch data, and IAB Australia has announced the 2024 IAB Australia Audio Summits sessions.
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