Acast has bolstered its local sales team in Australia, with Adam King and Liam Daly joining the team each in the role of Group Sales Lead reporting directly into Acast’s Regional Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Henrik Isaksson. 

2ser has launched series 3 of the podcast series All Things Equal: Digital Divides.
 
Produced in partnership with the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion UTS, the investigative podcast continues its interrogation of equality in modern society, first the #metoo movement, then fairness in education, and now turning its focus to human rights and technology in the digtal age.
 

NOVA Entertainment has launched an original, trivia-based podcast tailored for children
 
Quizicle Kids is hosted by comedian Lindsay Webb, with questions designed to challenge children’s mathematical, spelling, popular culture and general knowledge skills.
 
The bite sized episodes, under five minutes, are perfect for keeping children stimulated and entertained over the school holidays and while still learning from home.
 

New worldwide listening figures from Acast have recorded the biggest weekend ever for the number of listens.
 
The weekend of March 21–22 saw a 7% increase in listens globally, equivalent to more than 750,000 listens, suggesting that, with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, more people than ever before are turning to podcasts.

This number is reflected in Australian listens which saw a near five per cent increase over the same two-day period.

Podcast Day by Radiodays Europe has been moved to a new date, Monday 26 October 2020 due to the on-going Coronavirus crisis. 

The location for the conference remains The Mermaid in central London, UK.

For more information in the coming months please visit the PODCAST DAY by Radiodays Europe website

ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia has partnered with Australian comedian Nazeem Hussain for the launch of his new podcast Survivor's Guide to Coronavirus.

Private podcast technology developed by an Australian company, and key in the World Health Organisation’s continuity of learning advice for schools, is being offered free to schools worldwide.
 
Podcast platform Whooshkaa ’s new technology enables businesses, schools and groups to broadcast audio to specified listeners.
 
The technology uses any existing podcast app on any smartphone, but the audio is exclusively available to those granted access by the podcaster.
 

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are increasing their podcast library with three new series, the relaunch of the popular Real Footy, and expansion of the weekly news podcast Please Explain.
 
 Herald editor, Lisa Davies, says, “Podcasts are a key part of our commitment to high-quality, independent journalism. They build on the excellent journalism we publish every day and add another layer of content for our readers to engage with.”