Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage will play Poirot for the first time, in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, an all-star Audible Original audio adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel, releasing on November 14th as part of a brand new production deal with the Agatha Christie Estate and Audible. Alongside Peter Dinklage, Himesh Patel (Yesterday) […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has today released a gripping new Audible Original podcast, The Madman’s Hotel, fronted by mental health campaigner and award-winning podcaster, Niall Breslin (Where Is My Mind?), who grew up in the shadows of St Loman’s hospital, and supported by Julie Clarke, whose great grandmother, Julia Leonard spent most […]
Legal and true crime network Law&Crime has announced the next installment of its trial-focused podcast slate, Black Swan Murder, available exclusively on Wondery+. The new series will be hosted by Cooper Moll, writer and producer of Law&Crime’s three previous charting podcasts, Karen, Sins of the Child and The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke. It […]
Audible, a specialist in spoken-word entertainment, has announced that Sheridan Smith (The Castaways) and Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) star in the new fictional true crime podcast, The Margate Murders, available immediately. Set in the idyllic seaside town, TheMargate Murders features former police detective, Sarah (Smith) and Editor-in-Chief of the local newspaper, Annabel (Froggatt), who both […]
Audible has announced that Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) will play Poirot in an all-star Audible Original adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, releasing globally on November 14th. Alongside Dinklage, Himesh Patel (Yesterday) will be playing Poirot’s companion, Captain Hastings. The star-studded adaptation will also feature Harriet Walter (Succession), Jessica […]
Podeo, the UAE-based podcast distribution platform, has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Oraseya Capital (the VC arm of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority) with participation from Ibtikar Fund, Cedar Mundi Ventures, Samarium, iSME, and returning investor Razor Capital. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its […]
Johny Pitts, author of the multiple award-winning Afropean: Notes From Black Europe (Penguin, 2020) teams up with award-winning production company Reduced Listening for a six part series exploring major European cities and the art, politics and history of their Black communities. Europe is at a crossroads. For centuries, the continent has been built by the intercultural […]
Sky News and NBC News have partnered to launch The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim’ – a new podcast that will combine eyewitness reporting from the frontline of some the world’s most hazardous areas, with in-depth analysis and conversation with influential, global figures. Richard Engel is the Chief Foreign Correspondent for NBC News. […]
Spotify, the audio streaming subscription service, is now turning to opportunities in the video advertising space whilst making it easier for brands to run multi-media campaigns on the platform. And, while Spotify is not a social platform, it is looking to better facilitate community and connection between fans and artists, ntes WARC Media’s Platform Insights: […]
Mediavision’s Q2 analysis of the Swedish audio market shows that daily listening time is stable compared to the same period last year. The total listening time amounts to 100 minutes on an average day, covering both live radio and digital audio (audiobooks, music, and podcasts on demand). It is evident that the country’s listening behaviour […]