Santa Claus is following in the footsteps of Fearne Cotton and Gary Linker by launching his own podcast - The Santa Daily.

A new podcast has been created for stroke survivors by radio presenter and Wisebuddah founder Mark Goodier.

The first Christmas box sets are being released in the coming weeks on BBC Sounds with festive podcast specials and exclusive seasonal music mixes.

Communications group markettiers4dc has today launched 4DC, a global end-to-end strategic podcast consultancy.

The BBC’s Brexitcast team of political reporters are appearing on The One Show to do a Brexit breakdown ahead of the vote in the House of Commons on 11th December.

Acast is set to introduce personalised podcast ads across its catalog of 3,000 podcasts.

Podcasts from Global and other providers are now included inside the Global Player app.

Podcasting solution provider Voxnest has entered a new partnership with DAX to bring publishers in the UK a solution for creating, monetising and distributing digital audio.

A daily unofficial podcast reflecting what's happening on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here is being produced by Wireless Studios.

Gary Lineker and Danny Baker have come together to create their own football podcast.

The first-ever iHeartRadio Podcast Awards will take place in January 2019 and streamed live online from Los Angeles.

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BBC English Regions is launching a new podcast that showcases the best of BBC Local Radio storytelling from across the 39 local radio stations.

Music streaming service Deezer has revealed its official podcast streaming data ahead of International Podcast Day this weekend.

Footballer Peter Crouch is to present a new weekly podcast for BBC Radio 5 live with BBC Radio 1’s Chris Stark and the BBC’s chief sports writer Tom Fordyce.

This year's Radio Audio Funding Award from Whickers has been won by ‘Stokely in Cuba by Isis Thompson’.

A headline session at the upcoming Drive to Digital 2018 Conference will look at the growth in podcasting, its impact on digital listening, and the future of the medium.

Chris Stevens took a trip to Philly for the Podcast Movement 18 event. Here's his report for eRADIO and RadioToday.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Reverend Kate Bottley has revealed all in an interview on The Naked Podcast.

The podcast provides that much-needed outlet to discuss all the drama and excitement that went on.

Broadcasters and podcasters around the world are gathering in Philadelphia this week for the Podcast Movement conference.

Former Free Radio Regional Content Director Mike Newman has been hired by Audioboom as Head of Content Partnerships in the UK.

BBC Radio 3 has launched a new programme and podcast for music fans who are curious about classical music.

BBC Director, Radio & Education James Purnell says he would like to see an official way to measure the popularity of podcasts.

Edison Research will be unveiling the results of a new study on Podcasting in a keynote address at Podcast Movement in Philadelphia.

Acast has announced its monthly listens have doubled year on year and have now passed the 100 million mark.

Union JACK is bringing back Geoff Lloyd’s Hometown Glory programme for a second series.

BBC Radio 2's Drivetime presenter Simon Mayo has been reunited with his old co-host Matt Williams.

A new app dedicated to Podcasts has launched on Google's Android platform, and via Google Assistant.

Somethin' Else has launched a new division called Sound Directions to deal with the creation of podcasts.

Audioboom has secured more new funding of £4.5m from a mixture of current and new investors.

A new cricket podcast from BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Asian Network features chat, debate and special guests with a focus on the South Asian cricketing community.

BBC 5 Live's Kermode and Mayo's Film Review picked up the Listeners' Choice Award, Voted for by the public, at this year's British Podcast Awards in London.

Wireless Group has launched a new in-house digital audio production unit titled Wireless Studios.

Audioboom has withdrawn its proposed takeover of Triton Digital, the company has announced in a trading update.

Love Sport, in collaboration with XAPPmedia, is offering 10 of its fan programmes as podcasts designed for use on Smart Speakers.

30 second commercials will be added to BBC podcasts for listeners around the world as part of the deal with Acast.

A brand new podcast series has been produced in Australia looking at the power of radio production and those who sit at the desk and create audio magic.

BBC Hard Talk Presenter Stephen Sackur is to host a series of special programmes scrutinising the state of the so-called BRIC economies.

Nominees for the British Podcast Awards 2018 include Ed Miliband, Russell Brand, Edith Bowman, Will Young, Josh Widdicombe, Cariad Lloyd, Blue Planet II and over sixty other UK-based shows.

Two reporters from BBC Radio Sheffield are baring all in a new series of podcasts about body image and nudity, and will insist their guests get naked too.

Stephen Fry returns to podcasting with a new documentary series called Stephen Fry’s Great Leap Years – the stories behind inventions.

Research on audio consumption habits conducted with Ipsos, covering key markets of US, UK, and Australia.

The Guardian's Head of Audio, Jason Phipps, is heading back to the BBC to be the corporation's first Commissioning Editor of Podcasts.

BBC Radio 5 live has begun a new podcast about weather, hosted by weather presenters Simon King and Clare Nasir.

A new report from @global says advertising in podcasts represents an untapped opportunity.

The BBC Director of Radio and Music, Bob Shennan, has given more detail about a new BBC audio app that's in development and announced that he will be appointing a Podcast Commissioner.

Lagardere Publicite, one of the major media sales house in France, has selected AdsWizz’s audio-centric digital advertising platform as its advertising solution for its podcast inventory.

The BBC World Service and Norway’s NRK are joining forces on a new podcast-first production, Death in Ice Valley.

Classic FM has launched a new free podcast series called Case Notes, hosted by the More Music Breakfast presenter Tim Lihoreau.