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Just days after the announcement of the Golden Globes podcast
nominees,
the New York City Podcast Awards have been announced.
The organisers say it is launching in direct opposition to the
download-first culture dominating podcasting.
They're called the Libby Awards and they say they recognise
craft, sound design, writing, acting, engineering
and the creators themselves as highly as audience size, even
till January the 10th to enter.
Global investment in podcasting is not matched to consumption,
according to a new study today from Number 8.
The research shows that the US leads spend while Australia,
Germany and France are expansion opportunities
for buyers looking for incremental reach.
The data shows differences in cultures and persona and shows
additional data to help buyers scale.
All the work was done in collaboration with Barometer, AdsWiz
and Sounds Profitable.
UK podcast company Goalhanger filed its accounts for the seven
months of June to December 2024.
The company's changed its financial year.
They're a UK legal requirement, but they don't tell us an awful
lot since you don't have to show profit and loss for this type
of company.
Stephen Bartlett's flight story has made a seven-figure
investment in Hot Smart Rich, a media and investment platform
for women.
The podcast has achieved 1.8 million downloads in the past year.
In the UK, the public vote has opened for the Podcast Political
Awards 2026.
Podcast One's Dr. Gundry podcast is celebrating its five-year
anniversary with the podcast network.
The show has also seen significant growth on YouTube.
And Podscribe has renewed its IAB version 2.2 compliance
certificate.
And in podcast news with Airwave, Game Over is new from Spotify's
The Ringer, a sports and culture video podcast hosted by sports
media veteran Max Kellerman and super agent Rich Paul.
The show will dissect the most pressing topics in sports and
culture, kicking off with the state of the Kansas City Chiefs.
And imagine if you could turn what you love into what you do.
Passion Projects with Payal talks to people who have built a
life around their passions and the lessons they've learned along
the way.
Your passion project might be closer than you think.
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