US

Chris Hastings Joins WXXI Public Media As President/CEO

WXXI Public Media has appointed Chris Hastings as President/CEO effective November 11. Hastings, who will succeed the retiring Norm Silverstein, joins the organization after over two decades at WGBH Boston. He currently serves as Executive Producer and Editor-In-Chief of the World Channel. During his tenure at WGBH, he worked on the television side with time […] […]

US

WSSV & WLGR Flow Into A Lake

Loud Media has combined Classic Hits “Star Radio 93.3” 1160 WSSV Mechanicville/93.3 W227DW Saratoga Springs and Variety Hits “93.5 Lake George Radio” WLGR Warrensburg/Glens Falls NY into a combined Classic Hits brand “Lake-FM”. […]

ASIA

Asia Podcast Awards 2024 Winner Spotlight: Money Talks

Money Talks won the Best Money and Business Podcast award at the Asia Podcast Awards 2024.It won in the Major category, which was open to registered businesses that publish more than 10 podcasts and have more than five staff.Channel News Asia’s (CAN) weekly podcast simplifies personal money management.Since its launch in July 2022, it has quickly become a top performing podcast for CNA, clocking in an average of 60,000 listeners a month.The podcast landscape is replete with financial advice shows. They run the gamut from “finfluencers” to corporate financial advisors who give specific advice on how to make money. From the start, CNA’s offering was rooted in one key idea: To cater to our broad-church audience with sound financial information, but given in an accessible, personal way.Each episode takes a simple approach: What do listeners need to know  so that they can make informed decisions about their money? And we keep the episodes to under 30 minutes, with fun elements like “Questions out of a hat”.The current host, Andrea Heng’s easy hosting style, coupled with topical issues has kept listeners – growth on Spotify and Apple have been steadily increasing. Andrea also won the Investor Education Journalist of the Year last year for her work on Money Talks. This is an award given by Securities Investors Association Singapore. […]

AU & NZ

PM thanks Nova’s Wippa for his 36 Months campaign

This morning on Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to legislate a minimum age for social media use to protect children’s mental healthThe PM emphasised the need for a national approach to avoid state-specific regulations.The PM also thanked and congratulated Wippa and his 36 Months co-founder Rob… Read More
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AU & NZ

Mamamia announces audio erotica brand for women

Mamamia has announced the launch of Butter, a new audio erotica brand for women.Written by Australian women and voiced by female actors, Butter will be available in podcast form.It will include a range of personalised sensual stories that have been carefully chosen to suit listeners’ tastes, based on Mamamia’s research into women’s top fantasies.These include… Read More
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