The Ambies
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New York, NY, USA
The awards for excellence in audio
Website: www.ambies.com
Owned by: The Podcast Academy
About The Ambies
The Ambies®, the Awards for Excellence in Audio, celebrate outstanding achievement in podcasting and elevate awareness and the status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling, and expression. Presented by The Podcast Academy, the Ambies recognize excellence across the podcast industry, celebrating the shows, talent, and professionals whose work continues to shape the medium.
Latest news
- Aug 17: The Ambies are open for entry from today. There are two new categories - best music and episode of the year - and there will be two listener's choice awards, for Best Podcast Host and Podcast of the Year. You get a discount if you're a member of The Podcast Academy.
- Aug 17: The Ambies introduce two new categories - best music and episode of the year - Plus, fans will vote for two listener's choice awards PRESS RELEASE
- May 18: There are plenty of podcast awards out there; but how to organise them all? Recognized has worked on a distinct taxonomy of awards - from platform-led awards to the Podcast Hall of Fame, broad awards like The Ambies and specific mission-driven awards, it's a good list and an interesting categorisation.
- Apr 20: It's six years since the launch of The Podcast Academy. In an in-depth look at podcasting's membership organisation, we examine how it's doing in terms of membership, the state of its finances, how important The Ambies are to the organisation, and a mysterious change at the top that has left some people wondering what happened. Read our story in full.
- Mar 9: “We couldn’t find a home for this on television”, said Jodie Tovay the cohost of Wisecrack, in her acceptance speech for Podcast Of The Year at The Ambies a few weeks ago. Well, that didn’t take long. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, has acquired the television rights in a competitive process. The writer will be Eli Journé, who is currently working on Severance for Apple TV; Eat The Cat will executive produce, alongside Tenderfoot TV, iHeartMedia and Starwipe Productions.
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