Will podcast advertisement profits jump back after COVID-19

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
There are early signs that media will be one of many industries to take a huge blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, with sharp declines in ad
revenue and significant layoffs
Podcasting is unlikely to be an exception; Podtrac recently reported that downloads have fallen 10% since the beginning of March, while
unique listeners fell by 20%.A different picture emerged when I spoke to Ross Adams, CEO of podcast advertising company Acast, which works
for new podcasters
Read a transcript of our conversation, edited for length and clarity, below
$38 million
about podcasting breaking through in 2019
But when you look back, what do you see as the biggest factors that contributed to your growth?