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August 6, 2024:
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The Ambies are now open for entry. From The Podcast Academy, the ceremony is in Chicago next March. (PM24 Booth 104)
April 5, 2024:
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New feature: if your podcast app understands an OPML feed, this is for you. Every page with a list of podcasts, like The Ambies winners or Edison Podcast Metrics top 25 for the UK for example, now comes with an OPML feed so you can import all those shows straight into your podcast player. Find the OPML feed linked at the bottom of the page: they work with Pocket Casts, AntennaPod, Overcast, Podbean, Castro, GoodPods and more.
March 27, 2024:
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The Ambies Awards took place last night. We’ve a full list of the winners, including podcast of the year Slow Burn and three wins for Weight For It. Our list includes hosting companies and links to the winning trailers.
March 26, 2024:
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Podcast Movement Evolutions starts later today in Los Angeles. The first session is the orientation event for new and veteran attendees. The AMBIES awards take place at 6pm PT / 9pm ET tonight: here’s a live video feed for you to watch the ceremony wherever you are (or see your email from Podcast Movement to RSVP). We’ll have a full list of winners tomorrow morning; and some exclusive data ahead of the unveiling of the Podnews Report Card 2024 at 9am.
March 13, 2024:
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Newsworthy, we think, that in a heavily contested category, Heinous – An Asian True Crime Podcast has been nominated for The Ambies. The show is made by 1 Up Media and MediaCorp in Singapore, and is the only production made outside of the US to have secured a nomination in the category.
March 5, 2024:
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Trixie Mattel has been announced as the host of The Ambies, the Awards for Excellence in Audio. They’ll take place on Mar 26 at the JW Marriott LA Live, as well as online.
February 16, 2024:
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At 9.15am ET today, we’ll get to find out the nominations for The Ambies.
September 6, 2023:
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The Ambies are open for entry, with a special low price until Sep 15.
August 31, 2023:
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The Madness of Chartrulean is crowdfunding for a new season. The Ambies-nominated show is produced by Packhowl Media, an independent audio fiction production company, and distributed by Realm.
August 4, 2023:
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The Ambies, the Podcast Academy's yearly awards, are now open for entry.
June 23, 2023:
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Nikki Boyer created the podcast Dying For Sex, which was named Podcast of the Year by The Ambies. In Near Death she's introducing us to Reverend Peggy, who has been present for the final moments of nearly 2,000 people. A lead chaplain at one of the world’s most renowned hospitals, Peggy shares with Nikki the most riveting end-of-life stories from her 20-year career in spiritual care, with one goal in mind: to help everyone be a little less afraid of death.
May 16, 2023:
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A new mental health podcast network for Gen Z has launched. Astro Studios is from the hosts of Teenager Therapy, the Ambies-winning podcast; Gael Aitor told Podnews that the aim is to produce content that helps young people deal with overwhelming emotions.
March 8, 2023:
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The winners of the Ambies Awards were announced at The International Theater in Las Vegas, hosted by Larry Wilmore. The awards for excellence in audio, the winner of the podcast of the year went to Chameleon: Wild Boys.
January 31, 2023:
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The Ambies has announced its full list of nominees. Voting is up to you, if you're a member of The Podcast Academy: check your email to find out how to vote. The winners will be announced in the International Theater at the Westgate in Las Vegas NV, USA, on March 7.
September 7, 2022:
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The Podcast Academy has launched a special package for independent podcast creators. The package provides free TPA membership (with masterclasses, networking events, and a mentorship programme) and a free submission to The Ambies. You can apply on the TPA website.
September 2, 2022:
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Submissions for The Ambies are now open. You've until Nov 18 to get your entries in. New categories include "Best DIY Podcast", for "any podcast with a budget of $3,000 or less per episode". 😳
March 31, 2022:
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Only a week after The Ambies, The Webbys have decided to launch their own podcast awards. It'll be called The Signal Awards, and set to take place in January 2023. This is the normal date for the iHeartPodcast Awards, and we'd note that Anna Hossnieh, Executive Producer at iHeartRadio is one of the judges. :hmm:
March 28, 2022:
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Amazon Music and Wondery have closed a deal with Audacy's Pineapple Street Studios. The podcast production company will produce at least four new shows. It comes hot on the heels of 9/12 winning three awards, including Podcast of the Year, at The Ambies.
March 23, 2022:
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The Ambies, the awards from The Podcast Academy that celebrate excellence in podcasting, took place last night. The winners are here: 9/12, from Amazon Music, Pineapple Studios and Wondery was the podcast of the year; the podcast's host Dan Taberski accepted the award in the award ceremony in Los Angeles CA, USA.
March 18, 2022:
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BREAKING: The Podcast Academy has just announced that Serial will be awarded the Governors Award, recognising the impact a podcast or individual has had on the industry. Co-creators Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder will accept the award at The Ambies next Tuesday.
March 11, 2022:
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What's an indie podcast? In The Ambies, Aftershock has been nominated in the Best Indie Podcast category. The show was announced in July last year as a co-production with the very un-indie iHeartMedia. Indie podcaster Maribel Quezada Smith is disappointed, saying "The intention behind creating an indie category is to amplify and celebrate the work of indie creators".
February 17, 2022:
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The Ambies announced their nominees. There are 175 shows up for awards; the ceremony is on Mar 22 in Los Angeles CA, USA (and will stream online).
February 9, 2022:
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Congratulations to The Ambies® for a successful US trademark registration. Registered on Jan 18 this year, it took one year, five months to get through the system. The ceremony is on Mar 22.
January 25, 2022:
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Ross Mathews and Nikki Boyer are co-hosting The Ambies, the second annual Awards for Excellence in Audio run by The Podcast Academy. They're the co-hosts of Dying for Sex, the winner of the 2021 Podcast of the Year; the ceremony is on March 22 in Los Angeles, and live online.
January 24, 2022:
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The host of The Ambies will be announced a little later today. Podnews predicts it'll be hosted by two people. (wink)
September 22, 2021:
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The Ambies are open for entry - there are two new categories: Best Podcast for Kids, and a new category for Best Indie Podcast. You've until early December.
May 18, 2021:
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Fresh from its success at The Ambies, Wondery launches The Vaping Fix today: a six-part miniseries uncovering the rise of vaping and how Juul became a multibillion-dollar company that may have hooked a new generation.
May 17, 2021:
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In an award ceremony live from Los Angeles, California, The Ambies were announced last night, the first podcast awards from The Podcast Academy. The podcast of the year went to Wondery's Dying For Sex. The awards seemed to be a streaming success, too, with 25,000 people watching at peak. From the full list of winners, Amazon's Wondery was the winning studio of the night, with five awards announced; Crooked Media getting four, and QCODE with three. The podcast with the biggest award haul was Wind of Change, with three separate wins.
May 10, 2021:
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The Podcast Academy's first annual awards, The Ambies, will be hosted by Cameron Esposito. They'll be streamed live on Sunday May 16, from 7.30pm Eastern.
April 13, 2021:
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The Podcast Academy announced that the first-ever Governors Award at The Ambies will be awarded to the independent podcast WTF with Marc Maron. Marc Maron and co-creator and EP Brendan McDonald will accept the accolade during the awards on May 16.
April 12, 2021:
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The Ambies will announce the recipient of their inaugural Governors Award later today - recognising a podcast or individual for the compelling impact they've had on the industry.
March 30, 2021:
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Voting is now open for The Ambies. Any Podcast Academy member can now vote - log in at The Podcast Academy's website and follow the prompts.
March 10, 2021:
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Ned Donovan suggests that The Ambies Nomination List is "embarrassing for the podcasting medium", adding: "the nomination list is a giant collection of conflicting interests".
March 5, 2021:
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The nominations for the Ambies, The Podcast Academy's awards for excellence in audio, have been announced. They were chosen by 120 members who volunteered to be on the Blue Ribbon Panel, and listened to over 30 episodes each, rating them across multiple variables. If you're a member, you now get to vote for the winners. Just want to listen? Our list of the nominations has links to all the major platforms.
March 4, 2021:
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The nominees for The Ambies, the awards for excellence in audio, are to be announced today at 12pm, New York Time. We'll have a full list with analysis tomorrow: if you're a Podcast Academy member, you'll get a vote to choose the winners.
January 11, 2021:
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A date for The Ambies award ceremony has been announced: it'll be on March 28. Our podcast events website has an 'add this to your calendar' button so you won't forget.
December 31, 2020:
Amazon don't get Wondery's current CEO, Hernan Lopez: a charismatic leader, he'll step down as the deal is done, saying "I will be transitioning out of the company to focus my attention on my recently announced Hernan Lopez Family Foundation, which is committed to addressing diversity in leadership both from the demand side as well as the supply side." Lopez has been keen to add Hollywood-style razamatazz to the industry, working to launch The Podcast Academy earlier this year, which is focusing on their own awards ceremony The Ambies.
December 15, 2020:
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Today is the last day to enter The Ambies, the new podcast awards from The Podcast Academy.
December 1, 2020:
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There's two weeks left to enter The Ambies, The Podcast Academy's awards.
October 14, 2020:
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"And The Ambie for best daily podcasting newsletter goes to..." The Podcast Academy has announced The Ambies, the organisation's podcast awards. Nominations will be accepted from next Monday: the name is from "ambient sound".