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A look back on 2022 for AudioUK, from our Managing Director
As 2022 draws to a close, I wanted to look back on the year for AudioUK. The support from our members and partners enables us to do an enormous amount of work on behalf of the independent audio sector, and to help support the growth of the audio industry as a whole. ...
Winners announced for 2022 Audio Production Awards
The Audio Production Awards, sponsored by Audible, were held at a gala event on Wednesday 23 November at the BFI on London’s South Bank. Poppy Jay & Rubina Pubani, stars of BBC Sound’s Podcast, Brown Girls Do It Too, were the hosts. The APAs, organised by AudioUK,...
AudioUK calls for more government action for audio sector
AudioUK has set out a raft of measures needed to put audio production on to the same footing as other creative media content production, such as TV, film, games and animation. Speaking at this week’s Westminster Media Forum event on the future of the radio and audio...
Government told that independent audio creatives should compete to make more shows if BBC speech audio production moves to BBC Studios
AudioUK, the trade body for independent audio production companies, is calling for all of BBC Radio and Audio’s non-news programme speech commissions to be open to competition for external producers, in the event of BBC speech audio production moving to BBC Studios....
New Standard HR documents for AudioUK members
As production companies grow and take on staff, they need to navigate their way through many complex and important requirements in order to ensure they stay within the law and operate according to best practice. To help companies with this, AudioUK now has a range of...
AudioUK calls on Ofcom to reverse 50% reduction in BBC Radio 4 drama
AudioUK, the trade body for independent audio production companies, has called on communications regulator Ofcom to reinstate BBC quotas for key radio and audio genres such as drama and comedy. In its submission to Ofcom’s consultation on its new draft BBC Operating...
New AudioUK sustainability guidelines
Audio UK has done two things to help Indie producers work more sustainably: Firstly, this year’s Audio Production Awards will feature a Sustainability Category to recognise and value productions which are changing the conversation and inspiring positive change around...
AudioUK Production Budget Template
AudioUK has recently appeared at both the Podcast Show and the British Podcast Awards' GROW event. Managing Director Chloe Straw was joined by Board Directors and audio business experts Bernard Achampong, Leona Fensome and Stuart Morgan. The topics of discussion were...
AudioUK partnership agreement will allow co-productions between audio producers
AudioUK, the trade association for independent audio production, today announced the creation of a new partnership agreement template to make it easier for independent producers making podcasts and radio to work on projects together. The new template agreement, which...