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• 🎧French Health Podcasts Gain New Audiences Through Headliner and MedShake Collaboration

• 🔥IWPAs: 4th Year of Honoring Women in Podcasting Worldwide

• 🚨 What Women Want: Media Habits, Content Desires, And How AM/FM Radio Plays A Major Role In The Lives Of American Women

• 🤖How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media

• 🌏 Podcast Recommendation: In her ellement

• 🛠️Podcast Events & Toolbox

🎧French Health Podcasts Gain New Audiences Through Headliner and MedShake Collaboration

French health podcasts have a targeted audience thanks to a strategic partnership between Headliner and MeadShake, a French podcast production studio. This partnership offers publishing sites a simple and reliable revenue stream while giving French-speaking health podcast producers a fresh chance to expand. [Read more]

🔥IWPAs: 4th Year of Honoring Women in Podcasting Worldwide

With tickets for the event currently on sale, Everybody Media is thrilled to announce that BBC Sounds will be joining Amazon Music and Wondery as principle partners of the International Women's Podcast Awards Bursary Fund this year.The awards, which are in their fourth year, will be presented on June 19 at IET London: Savoy Place. A global livestream will also be available, and podcasters, audio professionals, and podcast fans from all over the world will be in attendance to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of women in podcasting. [Read more]

🤖How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media

By Davar Ardalan, Founder (TulipAI)

In a groundbreaking announcement this week, OpenAI introduced GPT-4o, the latest iteration of its language model, now boasting enhanced capabilities across multiple modalities. The “o” in GPT-4o stands for “omni,” emphasizing its proficiency in real-time reasoning across audio, vision and text.

This development marks a significant leap forward for public media newsrooms and the podcast industry, offering the potential for streamlined multilingual communication and audio analysis in the near future. [Read more]

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🚨What Women Want: Media Habits, Content Desires, And How AM/FM Radio Plays A Major Role In The Lives Of American Women

By Pierre Bouvard and Alan Burns

Alan Burns & Associates, a leading radio programming consultancy that specialises in Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio and Adult Contemporary, has always prioritised women's tastes. Beginning in 2010, we conducted industry studies called “What Women Want” to examine American women's attitudes, media content preferences, and priorities. We are conducting a new “What Women Want” study with Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® this year. From September 28 to October 6, 2023, 1,001 U.S. women aged 15–64 completed an online MARU/Matchbox survey. To understand female listeners, the Audio Active Group® examined Nielsen, Edison's “Share of Ear,” Katz Media, and the recently released Jacobs Media Techsurvey 2024. [Read more]

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• The deadline for podcasters in the UK to submit their work for the esteemed British Podcast Awards 2024 is drawing near. A last call is being made to all podcast enthusiasts and creators by the British Podcast Awards team, with only a few days until submissions close at 23:59 (GMT) on Thursday, May 16.

• Adalyst Media Launches “Learning Curve with Mr. Chazz” - A Podcast Where Children are Seen and Parents are Heard. With over 1.5 million followers across social media, Mr. Chazz has helped countless parents and teachers navigate the challenges and triumphs of raising and teaching children.

• The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) announced the 28th Annual Webby Awards winners, including cultural icons, companies, and organisations shaping today's fast-growing online world.

• Paradiso Media, an international podcast network, has launched Podcast to Screen, an online hub designed to simplify and ease the process of acquiring rights for audiovisual adaptations.

AI and digital expert Suchi Srinivasan and fintech practice leader Kamila Rakhimova from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) talk to the women at the vanguard of business, digital, and technology. They’re digging into how these powerhouse leaders got where they are—everything from the joy of projects gone right to the realities of family responsibilities.

And crucially, asking: what was that moment you knew you weren't merely getting there...you had arrived? That's when you know you're in your element.

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• Variety has confirmed that Julie McNamara, a senior podcast content executive at Spotify, is departing the company.

• Deadset Studios has named Madeleine Hawcroft Executive Producer for The Solutionists with Mark Scott, produced for The University of Sydney, its new season.

• Amanda Brown has been appointed to the Strategic Advisory Board of Mission Based Media, an integrated digital media and health content company that specialises in podcasts. Amanda has over 15 years of executive experience in a variety of media sectors. She is well-versed in strategy, content creation, and team management for print, digital, audio, and television platforms.

• Managing Productions to Managing People: A How to Guide for Producers and Editors. Are you a mid to senior level producer or editor who’s been asked to manage people but not given any management training? Are you working with a host who… has their moments? Are you navigating complicated team dynamics when what you want to be doing is making the work? 📅 Class dates: May 28, 29 and 30th | 2-4pm PT / 5-7pm ET 🚀 Sound Path🎫 Paid📍 Online

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• Growing and retaining a podcast audience is a major challenge. But growing and connecting with your podcast audience doesn't have to be hard! Alban, Jordan, and Kevin discuss how Fan Mail and Buzzsprout Ads improvements can help you reach new and existing podcast listeners in this Buzzcast episode!

• How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media. OpenAI announced GPT-4o, its latest language model, this week, with improved multimodal capabilities. The “o” in GPT-4o stands for “omni,” emphasising its real-time reasoning across audio, vision, and text.

• 4 Audience Growth Lessons for Branded Podcasts By Eric Babakhanian. When your brand creates a podcast, understanding how to grow your audience to produce measurable results is one of marketing’s main objectives.

• If no one hears your amazing content, is it still as brilliant as the adage "tree in the forest"? In this episode, Colin Grey and Matthew Mclean share "Top Promo & Growth Lessons From Successful Indie Podcasters" with us.

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