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April 19, 2024:
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An impending UK election probably means podcast advertising revenue will be adversely affected, according to Adelicious CEO, Andrew Goldsmith. The UK government was one of the first advertisers on podcasts in the country, but rules around election spending are complex.
April 5, 2024:
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Millie Webber has been hired as a digital agent in the UK for talent agency WME. She’ll have a focus on creators and podcasting.
February 26, 2024:
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Half-Arsed History has joined Acast, boasting six million listens. WME brokered the deal; it comes after Spotify included the show in its 2023 RADAR program. The show takes listeners on a journey through the ages, blending humour, insight and unforgettable tales from the past.
January 4, 2024:
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The Ed Mylett Show has signed with the Cumulus Podcast Network. He signed with talent agency WME in June, and was with Stitcher.
September 13, 2023:
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Persephonica, the podcast producer that makes The News Agents, Dua Lipa: At Your Service and the new Political Currency, has signed with talent agency WME.
June 1, 2023:
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Talent agency WME has signed the podcaster Ed Mylett. The Ed Mylett Show, from SiriusXM, was #88 in the Triton Digital US podcast ranker in April.
February 18, 2022:
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Terrance Moore has joined the Bleav Podcast Network as Head of Talent. He was with WME.
February 16, 2022:
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Dan Franks, co-founder of Podcast Movement, will be on The New Media Show today, live at 3pm EST, with Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane. You'll be able to watch live.
January 19, 2022:
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Laurence Grissell is to join Blanchard House as Head of Content; he is an award-winning documentary producer for the BBC, and has worked there for 22 years. The company has also signed with WME.
December 15, 2021:
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New Media Show has Adam Curry as a guest today. The show is live at 3pm Eastern where you can watch along and leave chat comments. - read more
December 3, 2021:
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Sarah van Mosel stepped down in October as CRO from Stitcher. HotPod Insider reports that she'll still be consulting with the company. Drew Welborn left in mid November and has rejoined talent agency WME.
November 2, 2021:
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Jason Phipps has joined Chalk & Blade as Head of Content & Development. He was previously Commissioning Editor for Podcasts at BBC Sounds, and Head of Audio at The Guardian.
October 20, 2021:
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Facebook recently added podcasts into their app (mobile only, US only), but haven't talked too much about their plans for podcasting. 1.8 billion users visit Facebook daily, so anything they do to increase podcasting would be welcome. Today, Facebook's podcasting team is joining The New Media Show, with Libsyn's Rob Greenlee and Blubrry's Todd Cochrane, at 3pm Eastern. You can watch the live feed here.
June 24, 2021:
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Three of talent agency WME's podcast team speak with Deadline, on the opportunities for creators. Some talent deals now include a share of podcast subscription revenue, they say.
May 4, 2021:
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The Ricky Gervais Show got an award in the Guinness book of World Records for the world's most downloaded podcast, in 2006. It got 261,670 downloads per month. He then sold his show on iTunes for $6.95 for "at least four instalments".
April 23, 2021:
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Broccoli Productions is the latest podcast producer to sign with Hollywood talent agency WME.
February 5, 2021:
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The New York Times released their financial results for 2020. They made $36m in podcast ad revenue, up $7m; total advertising revenue for the business declined by 20%, though. Those numbers should increase - this year, the NYT can sell advertising in This American Life, as we reported last August.
September 25, 2020:
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Spotify has signed a "first look" deal with Chernin Entertainment, to look at taking their podcasts into TV and movies. WME has signed similar deals with other podcast networks including PRX and Crooked Media; Universal signed with Wondery last year.
September 21, 2020:
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The new UK podcast production company signed to WME is called 'Noiser', not 'Noisier'. Sorry.
September 18, 2020:
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Is the UK podcast scene increasingly attractive to the US? Talent agency WME has signed UK podcast producer Noiser. The company's shows include Real Narcos and Real Dictators. They join Rusty Quill, who signed with WME in July, as well as many large US companies. Earlier this year, Deadline reported that WME is increasing its presence in London.
August 6, 2020:
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The female founded and led podcast network Wonder Media Network has signed with talent agency WME, to help the network expand into books and television. Founded by journalist Jenny Kaplan and brand strategist Shira Atkins, WMN is an audio-first media company with a mission to amplify underrepresented voices. WME already represent PRX, Rusty Quill, Crooked Media and Malcolm Gladwell, and is owned by Endeavor, which also owns podcast network Endeavor Audio.
July 23, 2020:
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Indie podcast network Rusty Quill has signed with talent agency WME.
April 8, 2020:
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Points South, a podcast from Oxford American magazine, has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It'll fund more feature-length reporting.
August 5, 2019:
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Event: The New Media Summit, in September, in San Diego CA, USA, is the fifth such event, where "150 attendees have the opportunity to take center stage to pitch 40 top podcasters and get booked on their shows on the spot".
September 14, 2018:
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Endeavor, a talent agency headquartered in the US, is launching a new division, Endeavor Audio. Variety reports "The division will focus on developing, producing and distributing podcasts with a wide range of talent. Among the company’s first projects will be a crime-genre vehicle from Dick Wolf and Magical Elves production company. Wolf is a client of WME, the talent agency powerhouse also owned by Endeavor."
July 9, 2018:
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In the New Media Show over the weekend, Google Podcast product manager Zack Reneau-Weden was interviewed. He gave strong hints that Google Podcasts would be available on more platforms in future; discussed support for deep links into audio, like chapter marks, from show notes; and claimed that there were over two million podcasts indexed in Google Podcasts. (Apple claim about 600,000; he may have been including duplicate RSS feeds like those from Castbox, which are still partially visible in Google's search index). He also made great play of Google's personalised recommendations, rather than using editorial teams, which he claims doesn't scale: particularly for the diverse groups of people who listen to podcasts. He also trailed new announcements at Podcast Movement.
July 6, 2018:
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Zack from Google Podcasts is special guest tomorrow on the New Media Show, which streams live: 9am PST, 12pm EST (and is available as a podcast).
June 18, 2018:
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At 2am on Sunday morning, the Editor of Podnews appeared on The New Media Show with Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee. Podnews isn't an opinion zone; this podcast is, however.
April 30, 2018:
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PRX has partnered with entertainment agency WME. "The agency will work to expand our business across all areas, including film, television and books."
December 21, 2017:
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A long article about "the audio brand experience", with ten predictions and trends in the audio space. Lots to read here, including 3D audio, marketing using playlists, and electric vehicle fake engine sounds.
October 10, 2017:
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Talent agency WME has signed with Panoply, the Hollywood Reporter reports.
September 20, 2017:
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Panoply signs with WME to convert their podcasts into films, TV and live events.
August 8, 2017:
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From the Audiocraft conference, a panel session on "how to make money from podcasts", with Honor Eastly, Hannah Reich, Megan Tan, and Miles Martignoni. 45 minutes.