Nomono expands leadership team and appoints Chief Product Officer

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Sylvia Brudeli has been appointed as Chief Product Officer by Nomono.

The company develops audio recording equipment and collaboration tools for podcasters. Sylvia will be responsible for overseeing the product portfolio, which is about to revolutionize the capture and editing of high-quality, on-the-go, spatial audio for podcast creation.

Specific responsibilities include the management of all software and hardware product development; leading the company’s growing product team; and defining and implementing the company’s strategic product roadmap.

Audible musical podcast stars Ellie Goulding, Douglas Booth and more

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Crush Hour is a new heart-warming Audible Original drama with a star-studded cast.

The festive musical drama is about a group of strangers who don’t know they are connected, as each of them navigates love during London’s rush hour.

The podcast follows their chance encounters on tubes, taxis, trains and bikes, resulting in hilarious outcomes.

The cast includes Grammy-nominated and two-time Brit award-winning singer Ellie Goulding.

F1 scandal that rocked sport told in podcast narrated by Pete Tong

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The BBC Radio 5 Live podcast explores one of the biggest ever scandals to rock Formula One.

McLaren were eventually fined 100 million dollars and stripped of their points in the constructors’ championship as a result of the scandal in 2007.

The Spygate case involved accusations that confidential technical information had been passed between the McLaren, Ferrari and Renault F1 teams.

Ireland’s biggest podcast hosts head to London for live show

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Irish musical comedy duo The 2 Johnnies are to headline The O2 Brixton Academy.

They will bring their brand of cheeky Irish humour live to the UK on 16 March 2023.

“We plan to knock down every door and taboo with no topic too big or small when we bring the show to the people of London. Expect comedy, music, audience interaction, this gig has it all – expect a culture shock,” says Johnny B.

My Dad Wrote a Porno hosts appear on PodPod podcast

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PodPod hosts Rhianna Dhillon and Reem Makari discussed the iconic podcast coming to an end.

Jamie Morton, Alice Levine and James Cooper, hosts of the ground-breaking podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno, were the guests on yesterday’s episode of the podcast that delivers breaking industry news and insights.

For the first time, Jamie, Alice and James hinted at what might be next for the trio and Belinda herself – reading between the lines, something ‘visual’ could be on the cards.

Acast launches Keyword Targeting in podcast advertising

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Acast now allows brands to target specific words and phrases in individual podcast episodes.

The addition of Keyword Targeting to the Acast Marketplace follows the company’s launch of Conversational Targeting earlier this year and is the second of several tools to be released from the suite.

This new feature lets advertisers target their message with relevant content spoken within an episode. This significantly increases targeting relevance, reduces wastage, and results in a more contextually relevant advertising experience for listeners.

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald joins Sony’s podcast network

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The hit comedy and pop culture podcast has joined Sony Music Entertainment’s growing podcast slate.

The twice-weekly series has published over 700 episodes and achieved more than 200 million downloads in the last four years.

Each week, Heather talks all things Hollywood, celebrity romances, Bravo TV and her own real-life drama. Guests range from actors to comics who delve into the latest gossip, answer the tough questions and offer candid commentary on the latest happenings.

Kathy Burke hosts new podcast Where There’s A Will There’s A Wake

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If you could plan your perfect death, what would you do?

Kathy Burke opens up the conversation around death, asking us to see the funny side. She asks her celebrity guests about their perfect death. Think fantasy football, but for funerals…

How do they want to die? Who is meeting them at the pearly gates? What does their tombstone say? Who are they coming back to haunt? And who gets their prized possessions?

Darren Harriott and Josh Jones front comedy podcast for UKTV’s Dave

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Hard Sell sees award-winning comedians Darren and Josh visit the homes of different comedians.

In the new podcast, the pair have a nosey around the houses to expose their spending habits. Both of them take a pre-loved item to sell for charity, competing to see who can raise the most money.

They’re given one week to sell their guest’s possessions and have to be creative in their hustling, before being reunited with their guest to reveal how much they have or haven’t raised.

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