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The Video Tax: How Jack Davenport Spent Two to Three Times More to Build Goalhanger's Audience
Jack Davenport built a podcast network on a low-cost audio model, then told Press Gazette the model could not be repeated. The decision to add video to everything is the hinge of Goalhanger's growth — and it came with a price he named himself.
— By Authority Daily · OCT 27, 2026 · 4 MIN —
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