🎧 Wondery’s Shake-Up, Sonic Branding at the Airport, and Pixel Buds Go Premium

Sometimes it’s good to break your own format — and in this week’s Stop Rewind Play, I’m doing just that. This episode is a summer experiment, pulling highlights from the Rewind section of my Substack newsletter rather than my usual strategy deep-dive. It’s a quick run-through of the audio industry stories that caught my eye this week - and a teaser for the full set of links in the newsletter itself. So in this week’s episode of Stop Rewind Play, I talk about… - Why Amazon’s closure of Wondery could shift premium podcasts behind subscription paywalls - and what that might mean for open RSS access - Newsrooms in Latin America using behind-the-scenes podcasts to build audience trust - Bengaluru Airport’s new sonic identity and the Special Olympics GB’s inclusive audio brand - Google’s Pixel Buds 2a bringing premium listening features to a lower price point - Meta’s AI audio acquisition and a growing “two-tier” future for podcast accessibility Sign up to Stop Rewind Play (and access all the links I talk about in this episode and more) at www.stoprewindplay.substack.com Suze Cooper works as a freelancer offering expert audio production, editing, and storytelling for publishers, newsrooms, and media outlets. Visit www.bigtentmedia.co.uk This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stoprewindplay.substack.com