Publishers: Your Articles Are a Podcast Waiting to Happen
You publish 5-20 articles per day. Each one required reporting, writing, editing, and fact-checking. The article lives on your website for a few days, generates some traffic, and slowly dies.
What if every article also became a podcast episode — automatically?
The Publisher’s Audio Opportunity
New distribution: Your articles live on your website. Podcast episodes live in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and every podcast app — where 500M+ listeners browse and discover content. A completely new surface area.
New ad inventory: Podcast ad rates (5-15 CPM). Auto-generated episodes create new ad slots from existing content.
New engagement: Readers who fall off after the first paragraph become listeners who complete 20-minute episodes. Audio completion rates (85%+) far exceed text completion rates (~20%).
New subscriber value: A subscriber who reads AND listens is stickier than one who only reads. Multi-format engagement = lower churn.
How It Works at Scale
Each article on your CMS → auto-generates a podcast episode via audiclip’s technology. Two hosts discuss the reporting: what happened, why it matters, what’s next.
For a publisher producing 10 articles/day:
- 10 podcast episodes/day generated automatically
- Zero production cost per episode
- Distribution to all major podcast platforms
- Cross-language — your English reporting becomes listenable in 100+ languages, reaching international audiences you couldn’t serve before
The Washington Post Precedent
The Washington Post launched an AI-personalized podcast in late 2025 — proving the format works for publishers. But they built it custom. audiclip’s technology makes this accessible to any publication, not just The Washington Post.
Revenue Model
| Revenue Stream | Current (Text Only) | With Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Display ads | $5-15 CPM | Same |
| Podcast ads | $0 | $25-50 CPM |
| Subscriber retention | 6% monthly churn | ~4.5% (audio reduces churn) |
| International audience | English readers only | 100+ languages |
| Content lifespan | Days-weeks | Episodes stay in feeds indefinitely |
For Niche Publishers
The math is even better for niche publishers (trade press, industry media, B2B publications). Your readers are professionals who commute. They’d listen to your coverage during their drive but can’t read during it.
A daily podcast of your top articles becomes the “morning commute show” for your industry.
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You already created the content. Let it work harder.