Berlin court ordered YouTuber to pay €4,000 for using AI-generated voice clone of professional voice actor without consent in commercial videos.

Podcast advertising spending surged 26% year-over-year in Q3 2025, with Gaming industry spending jumping 59% and 1,689 new brands entering the channel for the first time.

Spotify Q3 2025 earnings revealed 713 million users, 281 million subscribers, and €4.3 billion revenue, but ad-supported revenue declined 6% year-over-year to €446 million.

Spotify launched listening stats on November 6, 2025, showing users' top artists and songs from the past four weeks across more than 60 markets for Free and Premium users.

Artists group questions consent, compensation, and clarity in Universal Music Group's deal with AI music generator Udio announced October 30, 2025.

SiriusXM announced third quarter 2025 revenue declined 1% year-over-year to $2.16 billion on October 30, while podcast advertising revenue surged nearly 50% and free cash flow reached $257 million.

Triton Digital announced AdBuilder AI on October 30, a self-serve audio advertising platform with AI-powered creative generation supporting 60+ languages for publishers.

Udio disables downloads as part of licensing deal with Universal Music Group, settling copyright infringement litigation through industry-first agreements.