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Podcasting's 'Serial' Era Ends as Video Takes Over

With the rise of video-centric podcasting, the industry is poised to usher in a new wave of series and deals. Meanwhile, makers of traditional audio series are hurting. 

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Hello and welcome back to Soundbite. We started the week with the unfortunate news of Amazon.com Inc.’s Wondery restructures. In case you missed it, you can read our story that broke the news here . Today, I offer my take on what this signals — the end of the Serial podcasting gold rush, and the start of a new one built around YouTube.

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