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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/30\/23328676\/james-van-der-beek-siriusxm-podcast-lawsuit-stitcher<\/a>
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Hello! I am back in NYC after a whirlwind couple of days in Dallas last week. It was really great to meet so many people from the industry in person. My biggest takeaway from Podcast Movement week is how much the podcast format has evolved (for better or worse). Video podcasts were the hot topic, with lots of discussions on how to pivot to video and whether it\u2019s necessary to do so. As one exec told me, video is not for everyone! It\u2019s much easier to produce professional-quality audio than video, and a lot of podcast genres don\u2019t actually lend themselves to video. I will be curious to see if it\u2019s as big of a topic next year \u2014 maybe by then, creators will have tried and abandoned the practice.<\/p>\n

After a big newsy week last week, with Twitter soft launching its podcast function and a whole lot of ~~discourse around Ben Shapiro\u2019s surprise appearance at Podcast Movement, it\u2019s somewhat calmer this week. Everyone is in late-summer lazy mode, and I am not mad at it \u2014 except for James Van Der Beek, who is feeling litigious. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n

James Van Der Beek is suing Stitcher after podcast talks break down<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Van Der Beek is not happy<\/a> about the demise of his podcast deal with SiriusXM\u2019s Stitcher; the Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> star is suing the network for breach of contract. The Blast<\/em> first reported<\/a> the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday. The suit alleges that his deal would have been worth $700,000 minimum for 40 episodes, plus 50 percent of the net ad revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Van Der Beek] had other offers and potential partners to choose from in order to develop this project,\u201d the filing said. \u201cHowever, relying on the contractual agreement reached with Defendants, Plaintiff stopped negotiating with other buyers and affirmatively rejected those other offers (as well as other acting opportunities).\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the filing, it does not appear that there was a formal contract. Van Der Beek is suing based on terms agreed upon over the phone and email. It is not clear what led to the deal\u2019s breakdown, but I am sure that (hopefully juicy!) details will emerge as the case rolls on. SiriusXM declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Van Der Beek\u2019s revenge aside, I personally love being able to get a number on a run-of-the-mill celebrity podcast deal (even if they are becoming less common in the current economic climate).<\/p>\n

Dateline<\/strong><\/em> launches subscription on Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dateline NBC<\/em>, which did true crime before it was cool, is launching a subscription on Apple Podcasts. Dateline Premium<\/em>, which costs $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year, gives subscribers ad-free listening, early access to new episodes, and exclusive bonus content.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a surprise that Dateline<\/em> went with Apple for its premium service since its podcast does particularly well on the platform (it is currently ranked at number 10, as opposed to number 40 on Spotify<\/a>). Last year, Apple launched podcast subscriptions (from which it takes a 30 percent cut in the first year<\/a>), and they are becoming more common. The company reports that more than a quarter of the top 100 shows on the platform now offer subscriptions.<\/p>\n

Fresh Pods<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got a whole slew of new shows coming out of Podcast Movement, and I wanted to highlight some of the splashier ones:<\/p>\n