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• Day passes for The Podcast Show 2025, in London, are now available. This time round, the show will include an “Independent Podcasters Hub”, connecting independent podcast creators with a range of talks and networking moments; and two new stages - The Content Creator Stage, focusing on multi-format content creation, and The Open Forum Stage, dedicated to open debate and discussions around the hottest topics in podcasting. The event is on May 21-22.
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• Reflecting that “this was a tough year in media”, former Cumulus Podcast Network SVP John Wordock is offering an hour of free consulting to those who have lost their jobs this year.
• UK production company Listen has been nominated for a UK television award. The Broadcast Awards are held in early February; the company made The Traitors Uncloaked, a “visualised podcast” broadcast on BBC television. (That’s coming back in early January).

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