AudioUK
AudioUK is the trade association for audio production companies. We exist to help grow and promote the UK audio production sector, both at home and abroad.
Website: www.audiouk.org.uk
About AudioUK
AudioUK is the trade association for professional audio production companies, creative businesses around the UK making high-quality content for radio, podcasting, and audiobooks, as well as much more.
Our main aim is to help our member companies, and by extension the UK audio production industry as a whole, to operate successfully and to grow their businesses.
Latest news
- May 13: Podcasting and audio have been officially recognised in the UK after a campaign by AudioUK and its members. The move is a significant step forward in how podcasting and audio businesses are defined, understood, and supported within the UK economy.
- Feb 25: AudioUK has a new CEO - Chris Baughen, who starts at the end of March. He joins from Wondery, Spotify, Global and Deezer.
- Feb 6: Are you in the podcasting or audio industry in the UK? AudioUK is helping the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, with a new project examining the size and scale of the UK’s podcasting and audio industry. There's a short confidential survey for you to fill in by Tuesday.
- Jan 13: Goalhanger has made three senior leadership hires. Chloe Straw joins as Director of Operations; she was formerly at industry trade body AudioUK. Emily Kent Smith joins from The Sunday Times as Editorial Director; and Andy Hodgson is the new Chief Financial Officer. The company is now delivering over 70 million full-episode streams monthly.
- Jan 9: Registration is now open for the PRX and AudioUK 2026 Podcast Creator Summit in London. The free summit will be held at Apple's London offices at Battersea Power Station on Feb 6. Space is limited - hop to it!
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