A new podcast company launches in the UK

A new podcast company launches in the UK

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  • Somethin’ Else – which claims it’s Europe’s biggest producer of radio and audio content – is putting £1 million (US$1.3m) into a new podcast division, called Sound Directions. Eight new staff will be hired.

  • Brains On!, the science podcast for kids, is partnering with the curious tinkerers at America’s Test Kitchen for a series of episodes on cooking. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal writes more about childrens’ podcasts (paywall).

  • A promotional idea from Wondery - a set of Spotify playlists of music inspired by their podcasts. Enjoying their 90s computer games soundtracks for the computer game episodes of Business Wars. And on that: “Business Wars is back with a brand new series to tell the big, bold story of Hearst vs. Pulitzer and how their publishing rivalry came to a head over one particularly salacious case: the mystery of The Headless Torso.”


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