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Member Benefits

  • Join a Network of 130+ Podcast and Audio Businesses:
    Join a vibrant community of over 130 podcast and audio companies, providing opportunities to collaborate, share challenges, and exchange industry insights.
  • Participate in AudioUK Panels at Major Industry Events:
    Opportunities to showcase your expertise and insights by joining AudioUK panels at leading industry events such as The Podcast Show, Uni Pod Fest and Radio Academy Festival positioning your company as a thought leader in the podcast and audio space.
  • Podcast Leader’s Lunches:
    Exclusive invitations to Podcast Leader’s Lunches, offering intimate networking opportunities with key industry decision-makers, influencers, and potential collaborators.
  • Access to Advertisers & Brands:
    Gain exposure through AudioUK’s Power of Podcasting showcase, connecting directly with major advertisers and brands looking to invest in podcast and audio content.

  • Opportunity to Join Working Groups:
    Get involved in specialist working groups that shape the future of the podcast and audio industry, including:

    o    Out of London – championing regional production and opportunities
    o    Podcasting – focusing on growth, monetisation, and best practices
    o    AI – exploring the impact and integration of AI in audio
    o    BBC Charter Renewal – influencing policy and industry representation
    o    Industry-Wide Eco Audio Group – participating in sustainability efforts to make the audio industry more eco-friendly and reduce its environmental impact.

  • Advocacy & Representation:
    Benefit from AudioUK’s lobbying efforts, such as advocating for a podcast and audiobook tax relief and ensuring podcasting’s inclusion in the Creative Industries Council.
  • Networking Events & Industry Showcases:
    Attend exclusive networking events like the Universal x Pact x AudioUK Podcast and TV Showcase, designed to connect podcast and audio creators with TV producers, brands, and industry leaders, creating opportunities for cross-media collaborations.
  • Training Opportunities:
    Access to Audiotrain, AudioUK’s professional skills training programme designed to upskill talent in all areas of the audio and podcast industry. 
  • Legal & Business Affairs Support:
    o    Access day-to-day legal and business affaris assistance, covering everything from development to content exploitation and ancillary rights.
    o    Discounted legal consultations (10% off the standard audio rate) from our legal and business affairs partners Mint & Co.
  • HR Assistance:
    o    Support in managing human resources, helping businesses stay compliant with employment laws and adopt industry best practices.
    o    Suite of legal templates for engaging producers and talent.
    o    Free HR templates and 20% off HR consultations from our HR partners We Do HR.
  • Opportunity to Join the AudioUK Board:
    Represent and help shape the future of the audio industry by joining the AudioUK Board, where you can influence strategic decisions and advocate for the needs of the industry at the highest levels.
  • Industry Events:
    Discounted rates to enter and attend the The APAs, AudioUK’s flagship awards programme celebrating excellence in podcasting and audio.
  • Discounts & Deals:
    Enjoy selected discounts and exclusive deals with AudioUK and its partners.
  • Flexible Membership Fees:
    Membership rates are tailored to your annual turnover, making it accessible for both emerging and established studios.

    Membership fees go towards supporting AudioUK’s industry wide policy work including: lobbying for an Audio Production Tax Relief, work as part of the Creative Industries Council IP subgroup, and Terms of Trade negotiations with the BBC.

    To apply to join AudioUK, please email us directly: admin@audiouk.org.uk Membership fees are based on turnover, details can be found below.

                Member Benefits

                Contract Templates and Legal Support

                Member Discounts

                Membership: fees and joining

                Mint & Co can provide support to members in a wide range of ways including:

                • Support on all project contracts of all genres, from development through toproduction, including freelancer agreements, talent and artist agreements, access agreements, recording location agreements, co-developments and co-productions when collaborating with others, music licencing and music clearances, sponsor agreements, brand-funded commissions, platform and broadcaster commissioning agreements
                • BBC Terms of Trade and guild agreements
                • Questions related to all contract templates
                • IP strategy and rights exploitation – licensing/assignment/distributor agreements, optioning for TV, development slate investment/first look deals
                • Ancillary rights exploitation – agreements re games/merch/music/clip licensing
                • Light content compliance advice – copyright, fair dealing, contributor consents, privacy, defamation
                • Third Party Materials clearance – e.g. optioning underlying rights, e.g. books/plays, clearing archive material
                • Data Protection advice and policies and procedures
                • Employment related advice (pre claim)

                  If you wish to access our legal and business affairs service you need to contact admin@audiouk.org.uk and we can then refer you to Mint & Co once we have verified you as a member.

                  Member Discounts

                  AudioUK has negotiated a series of discounts available only to members. To take advantage of these, members can email admin@audiouk.org.uk for your discount code, or find it in the Members’ Area. These discounts include business services such as Trademarking advice and assistance from Albright IP, discounted insurance from RiskBox and access to images from Getty Images.

                   

                  HR Documents and Support

                  In addition to the suite of industry contract templates, AudioUK members also have access to a wide range of HR documents including:

                  • Anti-Bribery, Fraud & Corruption
                  • Business Continuity
                  • Bullying & Harrassment
                  • Business Continuity
                  • Code of Conduct
                  • Company IT
                  • Data Protection
                  • Disciplinary, Grievance and Appeals
                  • Disciplinary Process
                  • Equal Opportunities & Anti-Discrimination
                  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
                  • Generative AI 
                  • Health & Safety
                  • Modern Slavery & Labour
                  • Respect at Work
                  • Safeguarding
                  • Sickness Absence
                  • Sustainability

                  WedoHR can also provide bespoke HR advice to AudioUK members at a discount. Contact admin@audiouk.org.uk to be referred.  

                  Membership Fees 

                  Business Membership

                  Business membership is open to production companies – including registered sole traders, partnerships and limited companies – making audio (podcast / radio / audiobook) content on a professional basis. Business members get access to the full suite of benefits, as well as being able to stand for the AudioUK Board, and vote on AudioUK matters.

                  Creator Membership

                  Creator membership is for individual podcast and audio creators, giving access to some of the benefits and support that AudioUK currently provides to its Business members – including free access to webinars, and discounts with AudioUK partners, including Mint & Co. If you are an individual and are not sure if you want Creator or Business membership – Creators generally create their own content, or work for others, where as Business sole traders often work for clients and / or create their own content which they monetise. It is up to you which one you choose, but if you need advice, please contact admin@audiouk.org.uk

                  Academic Membership

                  Academic membership is open to academic institutions to sign up to on behalf of their students, providing free access to webinars, as well as access to the listed discounts, and an insight into the professional audio world.

                  Fees

                  The current fees for membership are as follows, excluding VAT, which must be added at the current rate: 

                  Academic Membership: 

                  £1000 +VAT per year – covers all students on relevant courses

                  Business Membership (rates updated on 1st October)

                  Tiers based on all podcasting and audio turnover (including radio, audiobooks, etc):

                  Turnover                                  Annual fee

                  1: up to £49,999                      £250 +VAT

                  2: £50,000 to £99,999             £450 +VAT

                  3: £100,000 to £199,999          £650 +VAT

                  4: £200,000 to £299,999          £875 +VAT

                  5: £300,000 to £499,999          £1,200 +VAT

                  6: £500,000 to £1,999,999       £1,750 +VAT

                  7: £2,000,000 to £2,999,999    £2,400 +VAT

                  8: £3,000,000 to £3,999,999    £2,800 +VAT

                  9: £4,000,000 to £4,999,999    £3,400 +VAT

                  10: over £5,000,000                    Tailored – please get in touch

                   

                  Creator Membership (also updated 1st October)

                  £200 + VAT per year

                   

                   

                  Membership starts once your payment has been received and is renewable annually.

                  To Join

                  To apply to join AudioUK, please email us directly: admin@audiouk.org.uk.

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