Premier Sports, the UK sports broadcasters in the UK, has announced a strategic partnership with the Rugby Journal, the rugby magazine that brings sports fans in-depth story-telling from across the world of rugby. This collaboration will see Premier Sports as the only official partner of the Rugby Journal where customers via Sky and the Premier […]
After fierce pushback the BBC has dropped plans to sell adverts on its podcasts in the UK. In 2024, BBC Studios set out proposals to sell adverts in a push to make more money to support the corporation away from its traditional licence fee income. But companies in the commercial radio and podcasting industry hit […]
Legal and true crime network Law&Crime has announced the first installment of its podcast slate for 2025, LUIGI, available exclusively on Wondery+ and produced in collaboration with Wheelhouse’s Twist Media. From the producer and writer of the smash-hit The Rise & Fall of Ruby Franke and KAREN, and hosted by Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber, LUIGI is an exploration of a […]
Free streaming platform Mometu has launched the More for Me and You Podcast – a new show that’s equal parts interview and movie critique. Hosted by Bryan Louzil, Mometu’s VP of Business Development, the podcast invites listeners to step behind the curtain of the entertainment industry, engaging with a roster of guests that spans directors, […]
Sky News has agreed a deal with IRN (Independent Radio News) to continue providing national and international news, sport, business and showbusiness content to commercial radio stations across the UK. Effective immediately, the renewal features an expanded agreement allowing IRN radio stations – including LBC, Absolute Radio, talkSPORT, Smooth Radio, Heart, Magic and Times Radio […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has announced the launch of Mel & Sue Should Know by Now, a new Audible Original podcast that reunites the beloved comedy duo, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, for the first time presenting a series together in nine years. Famed for their long-term comic partnership and hilarious presenting stints on Light Lunch, The […]
From the makers of the celebrated BBC2 panel show QI and its hit spin-off podcast No Such Thing As A Fishcomes comes a new podcast, Lunchbox Envy, to add a dollop of bizarre and unusual facts to every meal. Launching today (February 24th) with two episodes, Lunchbox Envy sees QI Elves Manu Henriot (an ex chef) […]
ITVX is launching two new podcasts inviting audiences to immerse themselves further into the worlds of three of its most popular shows – Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Loose Women. Launching in March across ITVX and YouTube, Loose Women: The Podcast (produced by ITV Studios Daytime) and Off Script…Coronation Street & Emmerdale (produced by Lifted Entertainment, […]
Dear Daughter is returning with a brand new mini-series, featuring an array of famous faces from screen, entertainment and sport. The fourth season of the award-winning podcast, hosted by Namulanta Kombo, will hear more inspirational letters written from parents to their children, but this time, all from guests who are ‘stars’ in their field. Listeners […]
Podcasts are growing in cultural and political influence, but growth in podcast advertising spend remains slow. Publishers and platforms are looking to address this by expanding beyond audio, with a greater focus on creators and video content, according to WARC Media’s Global Ad Trends report titled Podcast media sets sights on video boom. Alex Brownsell, […]