The News Agents: USA, fronted by Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel is being launched by Global.
This follows the success of the chart-topping daily UK version. The weekly companion podcast, The News Agents: USA will launch on Tuesday 20 June, charting the biggest news stories in the US. It will be available exclusively on Global Player every Tuesday evening and other platforms on Wednesdays.
The second day of The Podcast Show 2023 has taken place at The Business Design Centre in Islington.
Edison Podcast Metrics, the measurement of podcast listening in the U.S. from Edison Research, is being launched in the UK.
Wondery and Amazon Music have entered a distribution and ad-sales rep deal with the hit podcast series Brydon &.
The deal with the award-winning Welsh comedian Rob Brydon’s podcast will see episodes of the renowned hit show publish one week early and ad-free on Amazon Music (available to Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers and Amazon Prime members) and Wondery+ from today, 25 May. It will continue to be available on all podcast services after the one-week exclusivity window.
Some of the biggest names from the podcasting industry were at the first day of The Podcast Show.
Taking place at The Business Design Centre in Islington, it’s the biggest international gathering of the podcast industry.
Among the names attending were Katherine Ryan, Katie Price, Russell Tovey, Sam & Billie Faiers, Giovanna Fletcher, Jordan North, Alice Levine, Paul Chowdhry, Luisa Zissman, Sam Thompson, Pete Wicks, Roman Kemp and Candice Brathwaite.
Ballen Studios and Wondery are to launch a new podcast series called MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries.
The new series was announced at the Podcast Show, London today and it is the first original series co-produced by the two companies.
MrBallen’s storytelling skills have attracted millions of fans across the globe, and he is now turning to the human body for inspiration in this latest suspense-driven podcast.
The Referral… with Dr Karan is a new podcast launching to demystify the world of medicine and health.
Each week, NHS surgeon Dr Karan Rajan will cover health-related news stories such as doctors striking, potentially ‘awkward’ topics you want a steer on but don’t know where the turn and even busting medical myths like ‘masturbation ruins sex with your partner’.
As BBC Sounds continues to evolve, it has joined Spotify’s podcast publishing and monetisation platform Megaphone.
Practicing NHS GP and media medic, Dr Zoe Williams will host a brand-new podcast, The Doctor Will Hear You Now.
The 10-episode series is being launched in partnership with BUPA and will see Dr Zoe joined by celebrity guests who have been impacted by a health condition.
They will delve into the condition, sharing real, human experiences and stories. In the second half of the episode the pair will be joined by a specialist clinician from Bupa with expert knowledge on the episode’s topic.
Independent award-winning production company, Forest has launched a sister company, Forest Sounds.
