Podcast Corner: Subscription model is just about worth it

M AKING waves when raising $100m in venture funding, the Luminary podcast subscription service launched in the US almost exactly a year ago, leading some to speculate on a looming podcast platform war. Spotify has since stolen its thunder and headway, it would seem.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 22:00

Eoghan O’Sullivan

MAKING waves when raising $100m in venture funding, the Luminary podcast subscription service launched in the US almost exactly a year ago, leading some to speculate on a looming podcast platform war. Spotify has since stolen its thunder and headway, it would seem.

It was a bungled launch, aggressively pushing a subscription model, promising big names with exclusive shows, for a medium previously free and ad-supported.