Exclusive – Storytel prepares an all-you-can-eat global roll-out
My August 2022 TNPS headline ran: “International expansion back on the agenda at Storytel....
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Category: Storytel
Is Storytel forecasting a $30 billion audio market by 2030?
Enter, stage right, Liza Vasileva, Storytel manager for Bulgaria, who...
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Storytel returns to New Normal (post-Tellander, not post-Covid) predictability
I’m emboldened to optimism by Larcher and Team’s SVOD background, which by definition...
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BookBeat launches in Spain and Italy. Storytel and Nextory report notional growth amid acquisition speculation
Any acquisition of Storytel is for now just speculation, but there are only two likely contenders...
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Storytel launches in France with tiered access and a headline that mentions neither
No unlimited subscription on offer here, but that’s a reflection of French publishing rather...
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International expansion back on the agenda at Storytel. Will it now follow the BookBeat model, only bigger and better?
For the first time since February I’m feeling optimistic about Storytel again – MW When...
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Post-Tellander, Storytel’s results remain predictable thanks to safe forecasts and zero ambition
“The bottom line is, we simply do not know how much the newly acquired prêt-a-porter US market...
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Storytel streaming revenue hits $74 million in Q1, tops 2 million subscribers, but few signs for optimism globally
Unless a major opportunity to enter a mature market comes along akin to the Audiobooks.com...
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Storytel launches in Indonesia with 150,000 titles – but is Storytel expansion now on hold?
Indriani Widyasari faces a challenge she could never have anticipated in January 2021 when she...
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Storytel suspends Russia operations
Short of a change of regime in Russia it seems improbable Storytel will be able to resume...
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Shakedown at Storytel: Tellander out as TNPS-predicted headwinds hit. A critical moment for global audiobook streaming as a subscription icon takes a back seat
In the publishing industry there are a handful of people who stand head and shoulders above the...
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Storytel’s Q4 royalties revealed, and yes, they were lower than a regular sale royalty. Here’s why that’s not such a big deal
The idea that there is, or could ever be, one set royalty for all formats is a fantasy perpetuated...
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