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Saturday saw the 2021 British Podcast Awards ceremony taking place outside and in person in London’s Brockwell Park. The weather just about held out for the picnic-type event and photos from the day can be found here. The winners were chosen by a diverse range of over 100 judges from the UK and abroad, all of whom work within the...

Popular true crime comedy podcast, and Pod Bible favourite, Drunk Women Solving Crime have announced a raft of live recordings for 2021 as part of a new London residency at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury. The show, which features celebrity guests attempting to “solve” historical crime cases in a quiz-style format over drinks, will record episodes monthly at the...

On the 10th June Spotify UK has launched ‘Football Now’,  a one stop location for a personalised daily roundup of the best football content available on Spotify, including brand new Spotify Original podcast The Teamsheet with Ivo Graham. Just in time for the highly anticipated European football tournament, the new playlist will feature the very best of football podcasts alongside curated commentary from...

It’s that time of year again! The nominations for the 2021 British Podcast Awards, powered by Amazon Music, were announced today in a fancy streamed video presented by Hannah and Suruthi from Redhanded. As well as the extensive list of nominations, featuring appearances from Miranda Sawyer, Alison Spittle, Ramel London and BPA co-founder Matt Deegan, it was also announced that...

We’ve all turned to podcasts over the last year as we looked to escape the inevitable boredom of the various lockdowns in the UK. But Spotify revealed on Monday that late-night podcast listening has increased by 22% compared to pre-pandemic levels. People in the UK are using podcasts for what’s been dubbed ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’. It seems people are putting...

Acast, the creator-first podcast company and a Pod Bible partner, has extended its long-standing relationship with Acast Creator Network show Distraction Pieces Podcast. Acast will continue to host, distribute and monetise actor, podcaster and former rapper Scroobius Pip’s popular podcast, which is set to reach an incredible 400th episode milestone later this year. Pip, who has been part of the...

For Mental Health Awareness Week, Acast — the creator-first podcast company — is bringing the UK and Ireland’s favourite health and wellness podcasters together, with a line-up of the most popular podcasters from the Acast Creator Network answering the question: ‘What piece of advice do I wish I could tell my younger self?’ The conversation series encourages podcast fans to...

Like many industries, COVID-19 has forced people working in audio out of their offices and into remote recording. Saying goodbye to studio sessions has been hard, but it has led to innovations in remote and mobile recording. AudioMango is a novel – and stylish – concept to provide elevated recording experiences, driven to your door. We asked the team behind...

The podcasting industry is growing at a massive rate, but the number of top-performing podcasts hosted and produced by women is still shockingly small. The Skylark Collective is a new initiative hoping to change that in a really positive way through membership and the bursary schemes. We caught up with Founder, Naomi Mellor, to learn more about the collective, and...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced the biggest change to Apple Podcasts since it’s debut in 2012. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, is a service that allows listeners to pay to have early access to content, receive exclusive bonus episodes and listen ad-free. As well as the introduction of subscriptions, the Apple Podcasts app will have a new design and layout and...

Acast has announced a new a masterclass aimed at Irish creators. Aclass: Kickstart Your Podcast is aimed at Irish creators looking to get started in podcasting, and takes place Thursday, April 29, with special guest Caroline Foran. Aclass: Kickstart Your Podcast will feature expertise from Acast’s dedicated podcaster team, alongside commercial and podcast producer Emily Owens Burke — whose credits...

The Emma’s Diary podcast channel, Bump, Baby & Beyond has been nominated in two categories for the Publisher Podcast Awards: Best Health & Wellbeing Podcast in 2021 and Best Lifestyle Podcast in 2021. The Publisher Podcast Awards is by Media Voices Podcast, an industry-leading weekly podcast channel, showcasing the news and views from the world of media. Bump, Baby & Beyond...

Acast is launching Acast+, a raft of powerful subscription tools to support podcasters across the majority of open listening platforms including Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. With Acast+, podcasters can offer ad-free streams, exclusive content, early access and much more to paying subscribers — making good on Acast’s creator-first mission of giving podcasters of all sizes creative freedom with even...

The Podcast Show has been rescheduled to 25 + 26 May 2022, rather than July this year as previously planned. The international festival for the business of podcasting, taking place in London, is all about people from around the world gathering in person, doing business and enjoying a huge variety of shows and events. The date change into next year...

Acast — the world’s biggest podcast company — has teamed up with Comic Relief to bring the UK’s most popular podcasts together for a special one-off series. The Red Nose Day Podcast Mashup will help raise money to create positive change in the UK and around the world. In the greatest crossover event in podcasting history, listeners will hear what happens when two...