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Winners announced for the 2024 Audio Production Awards
The Awards, sponsored by Audible, were held at a gala event on Wednesday 20th November at the BFI on London’s South Bank. Josh Smith (host of the Reign Podcast and author of Great Chat), and Yasmin Evans (radio and TV broadcaster) were this year’s hosts. The APAs,...
The Audio Production Awards announces Amazon Music & Wondery as Pay What You Can scheme partners
AudioUK is delighted to be joining forces with Amazon Music & Wondery once again on the Audio Production Awards’ Pay What You Can scheme, which offers free entry to the awards and to the ceremony, for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial...
AudioUK announces new partnership with Albright IP
We are delighted to announce that we have formed a new partnership with Albright IP, offering AudioUK members 10% off their Trade Mark registration service. This is in addition to our suite of other member benefits, including 10% off with Mint and Co on legal and...
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. ...
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 and Audiotrain Programme Manager Role
Audiotrain is the training division of AudioUK. Since 2013, they have clocked up over 3500 learner days, providing training and skills-sharing for podcasters, programme makers, and audiobook producers. AudioUK and Audiotrain are looking for a part time programme...
RIG supports British Library ‘Save our Sounds’ project
The Radio Independents Group is delighted to give its support to the British Library's project to create a major new radio archive, which it is announcing today: "The British Library outlined its ambitions today to work with the radio industry to explore how to...
BBC Director of Radio sets out plan to triple the hours open to competition
In her keynote speech to our AGM on June 25, Helen Boaden outlined such major changes to commissioning programmes for radio that we reproduce the whole BBC press release here: (fuller AGM report to be posted shortly; picture: Nick Edwards Photography) BBC proposes...
UK radio indies break own record for awards won at NYF International Radio Festival
‘D-Day’ production wins record number of awards for one programme UK indie radio producers were celebrating as they posted another great haul of awards at the prestigious New York International Radio Festival. TBI Media, founded and run by RIG Chair Phil Critchlow,...