Images. Check back regularly to find your next favourite book. In the longer term, we expect double-digit growth in audiobooks to continue, even if it slows somewhat from 2020’s torrid 25 percent pace. Mark has more than 20 years of experience in providing strategic, operational, and technology-enabled solutions to many sectors of the digital, multi-platform media industry. // End --> Send your news stories to Purchasing a high-quality audiobook outright usually costs US$20–30—always more expensive than a paperback or e-book, and indeed often with a 50 to 100 percent premium over them.18 And while prices and features for the monthly services vary, US$9–15 per month (or well over US$100 per year) is about average. The audiobook market isn’t just about dollars; it’s about listeners as well. View in article, Deloitte analysis of the Fortune 500 list. document.write(''); Businesses tend not to include ads in or charge subscriptions for their podcasts. Audiobook publishers are hoping so—and the market’s anticipated growth lends weight to their aspirations. Following the revolution in 2019, Sudanese women, especially women activists who led and helped make the change were looking forward to a new era of freedom, peace and justice. Women activists, journalists, artists and protesters remain at the forefront of the continuous struggle against the militarization of the state in Sudan. View in article, Jennifer Miller, “Have we hit peak podcast?,” New York Times, July 18, 2019. View in article, PwC, Getting personal: Putting the me in media and entertainment, accessed September 26, 2019. The leader of the RSF militia and the vice president of the military council known as Hamiditi, announced the intensified punishments sanctioned by the new law weeks before it was published, threatening to use it against all critics of his militia and its crimes. Today, business and technology innovation are inextricably linked and the demand for technology-enabled business transformation services is rapidly growing. The state assembly in Kaduna, in north-western Nigeria, has approved full surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. View in article, Bob Woods, “The podcasting revenue boom has started,” Strategy+business, October 18, 2018. 6 factors for their high price,” GladReaders, January 29, 2019. If you have any queries about republishing please contact us. View in article, Porter Anderson, “Books heard ‘round the world: A new survey of international audiobook markets,” Publishing Perspectives, percent. To paraphrase what we said about radio last year: “Audio is the voice whispering in our ear, in the background of dinner, in an office, or while driving the car. As of 2019, enterprise podcasting is already mainstream. View in article, Penguin Random House, “Audiobooks support literacy in America,” accessed October 10, 2019. Podcasts, on the other hand, have multiple revenue streams: advertising and sponsorships, subscriptions, events, merchandise, content marketing, contracts for branded podcasts, and individual listener donations.19 Of these, advertising and sponsorships are by far the largest, although exact splits by revenue stream do not seem to be publicly available. View in article, Futuresource Consulting, “Headphones to generate nearly $21 billion in 2018, according to Futuresource Consulting's latest headphone report,” View in article. Although radio has proven surprisingly resilient compared to other traditional media, with current revenues of US$42 billion globally and slow but steady growth expected on the back of its 90 percent-plus global weekly reach, recent data shows some worrisome signs. Women activists, journalists, artists and protesters remain at the forefront of the continuous struggle against the militarization of the state in Sudan. According to the Sudanese Doctors Committee, at least 5 female doctors had been attacked by officers in the military, RSF and police on checkpoints or during duties all over Sudan. State commissioner for woman’s affairs and social development, Hafsat Baba, described the approval by the state assembly as a "welcome development" and said that it will serve as "deterrent" for rapists. And it isn’t just audiobooks that podcasts lag behind when it comes to monetization. View in article, Xinhua, “Audiobooks, e-books lift China's book industry,” Straits Times, August 7, 2018. Enterprise podcasting is yet another source of free podcast content. No one knows for sure yet—but at current growth rates, audiobook revenues are on a trajectory to pass e-books by 2023 or so. View in article, Assuming 25 percent annual growth. Since July 2020 at least 30 women were injured or killed during protests and other incidents of violence around Sudan, all of them in the conflict areas of Darfur and the Nuba Mountains. When the same survey polled more than 1,000 Canadians (also in 2018) about their audiobook and podcast listening habits, it found that, while the proportions of both audiobook and podcast listeners were about 2–3 percentage points lower across groups, the overall distribution was similar to that in the United States. View in article, Andrew Perrin, “One-in-five Americans now listen to audiobooks,” Pew Research, September 25, 2019. Law enforcement forces take their orders from the military and militias. If millions of people are listening to enterprise podcasts, as is likely, then the value being generated for the enterprises making these podcasts could be close to US$1 billion, or about the same size as the consumer podcast market. Discover Deloitte and learn more about our people and culture. View in article, Based on moderate growth from 2018 levels of 20 percent in the United States and 22 percent in Urban China. It is not pushy or prominent … but it is there.”6 Silence may be golden, but it’s not necessarily the most interesting thing to listen to while commuting, doing chores, or working out. Out of the 18 recently appointed civilian state governors, only two are women. DTTL (also referred to as "Deloitte Global") does not provide services to clients. For more information, see: Wikipedia, “Podcast,” May 26, 2017. These enterprise podcasts have three main uses. For more information, see: Paul Lee, Smart speakers: Growth at a discount, Deloitte