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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide, via Internet |
| Headquarters | Petaluma, California |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TWiT LLC |
| History | |
| Launched | April 2005 |
| Founder | Leo Laporte |
| Links | |
| Website | TWiT.tv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Watch Live |
TWiT.tv is a podcast network that broadcasts technology-focused podcasts, founded by broadcaster and author Leo Laporte in 2005, and run by his wife and company CEO Lisa Laporte. The network began operation in April 2005 with the launch of This Week in Tech. Security Now was the second podcast on the network, debuting in August of that year. As of January 2024, the network hosts 14 podcasts;[1] however, due to declining advertisement sales, some are being discontinued, or are only available with a Club TWiT subscription[2] and the TWiT studio was closed in August 2024. Podcasts include This Week in Tech, Security Now, and MacBreak Weekly.
TWiT founder and owner Leo Laporte, in an October 2009 speech, stated that it grossed revenues of $1.5 million per year, while costs were around $350,000.[3] In November 2014, during an interview with American Public Media's Marketplace Leo Laporte stated that TWiT makes $6 million in ad revenue a year from 5 million TWiT podcasts downloaded each month, mostly in the form of audio, and that 3,000 to 4,000 people watch its live-streamed shows.[4] On March 18, 2015, prior to the filming of This Week in Google, Leo Laporte stated that TWiT expects to make $7 million in revenue in fiscal year 2015, and made "almost" $10 million in revenue in 2016.[5]
TWiT gets its name from its first and flagship podcast, This Week in Tech. The logo design originated from a traditional logic gate symbol of an "AND gate" turned on its side. Voiceovers are provided by Jim Cutler.[6]
- ^ "Tech Podcasts from This Week in Tech - TWiT". TWiT.tv. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Club TWiT Exclusives". TWiT.tv. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Leo Laporte Makes $1.5 Million Per Year from Podcasting [Video]". Mashable. October 3, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Podcasting's audience (and its profits) are growing". American Public Media. November 6, 2014.
- ^ "This Week in Google episode 414". TWiT.tv. July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "This Week in Tech episode 483". TWiT.tv. November 6, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2018.