Global has added The News Agents to its Plus subscription service, offering podcast episodes without adverts and additional programmes for paying listeners.
The News Agents Plus launched on Monday 9 November, with a weekly question and answer episode involving Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall.
Subscribers also receive a weekly newsletter and a new monthly series, Moments That Changed The World, in which Jon and Lewis revisit events including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 2008 financial crash.
Also today, the News Agents has introduced updated artwork and a new logo, its first change of this kind since the podcast launched in 2022.
The launch follows the podcasts’ coverage of the US midterm elections. Emily and Jon reported from Washington DC alongside The News Agents USA co-host Miles Taylor, while Lewis was in Texas. The team also joined forces with LBC for an election night livestream.
Simon Pitts, Group CEO of Global, said the subscription gives listeners “the chance to put their questions directly to the team each week”.
Global has also made James O’Brien Plus available on Apple Podcasts, alongside its existing availability on Global Player and YouTube. Subscribers to either service through Global Player can now connect their subscriptions to Apple Podcasts and access their benefits in that app.
The latest addition follows the launch of Radio Plus in September, which replaces commercial breaks with more music across Global’s UK music radio stations. Global also offers subscriptions for podcasts including The Crime Agents, The Sports Agents and My Therapist Ghosted Me.
