ShxtsNGigs podcast to host live show at The O2, London

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Hit comedy podcast ShxtsNGigs revealed on Capital XTRA Breakfast, their biggest live show to date! 

The duo and best friends, James and Fuhad, will headline The O2, London on Sunday, 26 May 2024. Following the success of their recent sold-out UK tour, the new show for 2024 – The Biggest You’ve Ever Had, will give fans the opportunity to see ShxtsNGigs on a scale like never before.

The guardian’s Today in Focus podcast celebrates five years

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The Guardian’s flagship daily news podcast Today in Focus was launched five years ago and has achieved 250 million listens.

Since launching in November 2018, the podcast hosted by Guardian journalists Nosheen Iqbal and Michael Safi has won a number of industry awards for its reporting, production and sound design. Most recently winning gold in the ‘best news and current affairs’ category and silver in the ‘best daily podcast’ category at the 2023 British Podcast awards.

How podcasting became a thing

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In the digital era, people find all sorts of fun and new ways to entertain themselves. Podcasting may be considered a somewhat recent phenomenon, but it’s a phenomenon that has taken over the Internet. There are various kinds of podcasts available today.

New distribution and ad-sales deal for The Sam & Billie Show podcast

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Wondery and Amazon Music have entered a podcast distribution and ad-sales representation deal with Crowd Network’s The Sam & Billie Show podcast. 

The agreement also sees episodes of the show available ad-free on Amazon Music later this month.

The Sam & Billie Show is hosted by sisters, best friends, entrepreneurs, and mothers Sam and Billie Faiers. They rose to national fame on the TV series The Only Way is Essex

Into Film enters new partnership to deliver Media Careers Podcast

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The film education charity Into Films has entered a new partnership to deliver the Media Careers podcast. 

It’s a part of Into Film’s Screen Industry Careers Programme, supported by the BFI, through National Lottery funding.

2003 Banksy interview to be aired in full for first time on BBC Sounds

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A bonus episode BBC Radio 4’s The Banksy Story features a recording of an interview with the artist, not heard for 20 years and broadcast in full for the first time.

This follows what is believed to be Banksy’s voice being broadcast in the UK for the first time earlier this year.

The interview took place with former BBC arts correspondent Nigel Wrench

New strategy division launched by podcast agency Listen

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Labs is a new division launched by Listen providing broadcasters, brands, agencies and creators with exclusive insights from its podcast team.

Services range from editorial content development, to marketing, amplification and commercial strategy. Clients to date include Netflix, The Telegraph, Patricia Bright and Edith Bowman.