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It’s the obvious question, and one everyone’s thinking about. Who’s next? Following Daniel Ek’s $500 million check for Gimlet and Anchor, what company will be rolled up next? DiscoverPod’s Kevin Goldberg names 17 podcasting companies that could be sold.
Goldberg says it’s a good time to speculate on the next group of companies to get gobbled up. “In conjunction with Spotify’s acquisitions, their CEO Daniel Ek claimed they were going to spend up to $500 million on podcast acquisitions in 2019. It appears their shopping spree isn’t done yet.” Here are just a few of Kevin’s picks for potential companies to be acquired next. He says it’s complete speculation and he has no insider knowledge.
Wondery Cadence13 Audioboom Night Vale Presents Get all 17 companies and read how Kevin gives more detail as to why he thinks these 17 companies can be sold in his column HERE
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Pocketcasts was just bought by NPR this last year. I doubt it’s a viable option for anyone else. :)