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Latest news
- Aug 5:
Wondery’s narrative podcast studio will be combined with Audible. Marshall Lewy, Wondery’s Chief Content Officer, will also join Audible. The company’s creator-led shows (New Heights, Armchair Expert, etc) will be merged with the existing Talent Services team, rebranding to Creator Services.
Ads and sponsorship will merge with a team at Amazon Music.Ads and sponsorship will create an entirely new team that includes the existing ad-sales team at Amazon Music. - Jul 14: UK audio awards the APAs from AudioUK has announced its Pay What You Can scheme, which offers free or discounted entry to the awards and to the ceremony for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial constraints. The scheme supporters are Amazon Music and Wondery.
- May 26: Tom Raffe is now Head of Commercial at VoiceMap, a company that creates audio tours. He joins from Amazon Music and Wondery; and also worked at Spotify.
- Mar 17: The host of Under the Influence, Terry O’Reilly, has a face ten stories high - or, at least, did last week in Times Square, New York City, as part of a campaign by Amazon Music. Here’s what it looked like in video form. In other news - free chocolate!
- Jan 27: Further reading: The FT highlight “The podcast bros who helped put Trump back in the White House” ... EarBuds focuses on podcast episode recommendations about neurodiversity, exploring everything ADHD, autism, and more ... Amazon Music held India Pod Day in Mumbai last week. ... The Relay FM podcast network is now simply Relay, with a new logo and revised artwork.
Data credits: Podnews newsletter