News podcast boom as 12,000 released within nine months this year, Reuters Institute report finds
News podcasts are booming with nearly 12,000 launched globally between January and October this year, an increase of one third,…
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Local publishers’ Google-funded audio project launches first podcast early for election
The first podcast to be produced under Reach and JPI Media’s Google-funded audio partnership, Laudable, has gone live ahead of…
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FT looks to US for podcast growth and reviews output as it appoints first head of audio
The Financial Times is planning to take a “close and focused” look at its podcast and smart speaker content with…
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Evening Standard to launch first daily news podcast
The Evening Standard is entering the daily news podcast market with a new offering inspired by the “voice of the…
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Polling Politics podcast relaunches ahead of Tory leadership election
UK podcast Polling Politics has relaunched just days before Conservative Party members begin voting for their new leader and the…
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Danny Baker to revive axed BBC Five Live show as podcast
Broadcaster Danny Baker has revealed plans to launch a podcast to replace his axed BBC Radio 5 Live show. Baker…
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BBC turning Brexit podcast into late-night TV show replacing This Week
The BBC is turning its Brexitcast podcast into a late-night TV programme, replacing political chat show This Week hosted by…
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Podcasts now ‘core part’ of news publisher’s offering, but Guru-Murthy warns too many would be ‘boring’
Podcasts have moved from being a “sideshow” into a “core part” of what publishers do, with audio now a key…
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