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October 10, 2024:
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Above, a live show for The Rest is Politics, in Brighton, UK. The Goalhanger show is doing a tour of the country; the show in Brighton, above, was the first of the tour; the auditorium fits up to 4,500 people.
September 20, 2024:
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Goalhanger are to produce a US Election night live streaming special on YouTube, using hosts from The Rest is Politics, The Rest is Politics US, and other shows from the company. Goalhanger is partnering with Dizplai.
September 18, 2024:
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Goalhanger is best known for "The Rest Is...", but the company's geo-political Disorder podcast is celebrating its one year anniversary. In a special episode today, co-hosts Jason Pack and Alex Hall Hall look back at the past year of geo-politics, their favourite interviews, and preview the next year of the show.
September 6, 2024:
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The British Podcast Awards has announced the final shortlist for the Listeners’ Choice Award this year, after polls closed. The final six are: Help I sexted my boss (AudioAlways, Acast), Sh**ged Married Annoyed (Acast), Sherlock & Co. (Goalhanger), ShxtsNGigs (Acast), Staying Relevant (Insanity/Bauer/Acast), The Socially Distant Sports Bar (Nata Media/Wondery).
August 29, 2024:
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Edison Research published the top 25 podcasts in the UK for Q2/24. It was Goalhanger’s time to shine - The Rest is Politics remained at #4, with TRI Football and TRI History both gaining in the charts, and TRI Entertainment a new entry at #17. It’s also the first time that a BBC podcast has made it into the top 10 (in this General Election period, Newscast made it to #9). Acast and Megaphone both host 8 of the top 25; the BBC have five.
August 13, 2024:
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The UK’s Goalhanger has made two appointments: Nicole Logan has been appointed as Executive Producer, Development. She joins from Reduced Listening. Andy Neilson has also joined as PR & Communications Manager.
August 6, 2024:
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UK podcast producer Goalhanger is celebrating record numbers for its shows, with tens of millions of downloads and YouTube views for its politics and football shows. The country has just been through an election and the Euros football championship.
May 30, 2024:
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The Trawl has been acquired by Global. The politics show, hosted by political commentator Marina Purkiss, and broadcaster and writer Jemma Forte, is now to be produced by Global's in-house production team, and sold by DAX. It was with Goalhanger.
May 27, 2024:
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In the UK, a General Election has been called for July 4. Goalhanger’s The Rest Is Politics podcast will be broadcast on Channel 4 television during the campaign, and the hosts will be part of the TV coverage that night alongside Emily Maitlis from The News Agents.
April 22, 2024:
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City, University of London is looking for a Podcaster in Residence. The position is open to early career practitioners, with under five years of professional experience. The university is also offering scholarships and bursaries to UK-based students, in a programme funded by Spotify and Goalhanger.
December 12, 2023:
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The Week looks at the UK’s Goalhanger Podcasts, which claims 17.5mn downloads a month.
November 28, 2023:
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The Rest is Entertainment is new today from Goalhanger Podcasts - a new "Rest Is" podcast, hosted by Marina Hyde and Richard Osman. In each episode they’ll discuss what’s hot and what’s not in the world of pop culture. Listeners can expect engaging discussions, entertaining views, and outrageous gossip. They’ll also suggest what to watch on television, the best streaming box-sets, and books and magazines you must not miss.
November 16, 2023:
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Legacy was new yesterday, from Wondery and Goalhanger - the first collaboration between the two companies. Legacy charts the lives of some of the most extraordinary men and women who have ever lived. The series launches with a season on Napoleon Bonaparte, the iconic military leader and Emperor who died over 200 years ago and is still regarded as France’s most famous figure: but was he a hero or a tyrant?
October 16, 2023:
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Football Clichés, previously made by The Athletic, is now a part of Goalhanger, the company owned by Gary Lineker, Tony Pastor and Jack Davenport.
September 15, 2023:
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Goalhanger has recently agreed a new podcast with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde to host an all encompassing entertainment podcast called All Things Entertainment. The announcement was made at a Spotify event in London.
September 14, 2023:
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In the UK, Persephonica launches Political Currency today - a new political podcast to compete with Goalhanger's The Rest Is Politics and the company's own The News Agents. The show is hosted by George Osborne, a former UK Chancellor, and Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor (positions similar to the Treasury Secretary in the US).
August 25, 2023:
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Popular UK podcast producer Goalhanger Podcasts has announced The Rest Is Money, a new podcast focusing on economics, business and finance. It will be hosted by Steph McGovern and Robert Peston.
August 7, 2023:
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The Rest is Football is launched today by Goalhanger Podcasts, which already makes two of the UK's most popular shows. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will host the show; Lineker owns Goalhanger Podcasts, which has 17mn downloads a month.
July 11, 2023:
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UK podcast production company Goalhanger Podcasts is doing 17.5mn downloads a month, says its co-founder Gary Lineker. 20,000 people are monthly paid supporters, he tells the FT.
May 23, 2023:
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Goalhanger Podcasts is to switch to Spotify's Megaphone and the Spotify Audience Network. The company is currently with Acast, and produces some of the largest shows in the UK including The Rest Is Politics. The companies will jointly announce their new relationship at The Podcast Show in London tomorrow.
February 13, 2023:
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In the latest episode, the BBC's business podcast The Bottom Line asks: who is making money from podcasts, and how? Guests are Jack Davenport from Goalhanger Podcasts, Sam Shetabi from Acast, and media analyst Rebecca McGrath from Mintel.
January 27, 2023:
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The Podnews Weekly Review this week includes an interview with Jack Davenport, the co-founder and Managing Director of Goalhanger Podcasts, responsible for some of the UK's biggest shows like The Rest Is Politics. We also hear James's views on the stock market and Spotify's layoffs, and Sam calculates the average salary for a Spotify employee. It's sponsored by Buzzsprout.
October 31, 2018:
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Lineker and Baker: Behind Closed Doors is a new football/soccer podcast, presented by comedy writer Danny Baker and English football player turned crisp salesman and broadcaster Gary Lineker. It launches Nov 7. (Goalhanger Films / Acast)