Podcast Day Asia in Kuala Lumpur

• Podcast Day Asia took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Speakers included Emily Kwong from NPR who explained the process behind Inheriting, our Editor James Cridland, who was part of a session about podcast consumption, and Emma Lawson from the ABC in Australia, who spoke about visualising podcasts, highlighting the video versions of If You’re Listening. Part of Radiodays Asia, the event had more than 300 attendees; the speaker schedule was programmed by Podnews.

• A new report, The Impact of Branded Podcasts, has been released by CoHost and Sounds Profitable. 90% of brands are satisfied with their podcast’s performance, the data says.

• RØDE has launched the RØDE Creator of the Year Awards. The company is giving away $250,000 in cash, and other prizes; you’ll need to own an eligible RØDE product to enter.

• Headliner’s Eddy editing service has partnered with transcription service Alice to allow users to both securely record and edit projects.

• Castro, the podcast app “for heavy listeners”, will include episode artwork in a new update this week. The app has also launched a self-service classified ad tool.

• True crime event CrimeCon returns to London later this month. The event includes podcasters, journalists and documentary makers.

People News

• Georgie Nichols has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at Mamamia.

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Podcast News

Witnessed: Night Shift is new from Sony Music and Campside Media today. The show investigates the story behind a mysterious 500 percent increase in patient deaths at a veteran hospital in Columbia, MO in 1992. The first episode is available now, and subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes now.