This week in podcasting...
Looking at the week ahead
It’s official…Hollywood is on strike. The actor unio SAG-AFTRA joined the writers strike on Friday. The WAG has been on Strike since early May and both unions are calling for fairer contracts. The SAG union represents not only screen actors, but journalists, radio personalities, broadcasters, and voice actors. The strike is likely to put a hold on some podcast productions that include voice acting and narration and will affect huge events like the San Diego Comic-Con where actors and even cosplayers are unlikely to show. It’s the first time both writers and performers have been on strike at the same time in 63 years. You can learn more about the strikes on the Deadline’s Strike Talk.
There are a number of news podcasts that are being censored by Meta (on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads) in Canada after the Canadian government passed a new bill requiring tech companies to pay to link to news content. Some journalist are calling it extortion.
The International Women’s Podcast Awards opened nominations on June 26th. Entries are open to women and people of diverse genders in podcasting from all over the world through September 22nd. The International Women’s Podcast Awards aims to help level the playing field in this exciting and evolving industry by rewarding and elevating the unsung podcast hosts, editors, producers and writers out there whose work deserves recognition. Category shortlists will be announced in October and the awards will be held at The Conduit in London on November 6th.
Happening this week at Boundless Audio
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Network and Learn at these Upcoming Events
Podcast Movement - Denver, CO August 21-24: Podcast Movement gathers thousands of passionate podcasters and industry professionals from around the world under one roof to learn, grow professionally, and most importantly evolve and improve the podcast community.
True Crime Podcast Festival - Austin, TX August 25-27: Meet and interact with your favorite podcasters & content creators, enjoy a lively panel discussion, where podcasters pull back the curtain for a unique view into the creation of a show; and visit the Podcast Gallery where the best in the true-crime & paranormal podcast genre get out from behind the microphones
5th Annual Afros & Audio Podcast Festival - Baltimore, MD October 21-22: The two-day event is designed to bring together Black podcast creators, audio professionals, and industry insiders in a creative and collaborative space. This year's conference will feature a wide range of workshops, panels, and speakers covering various topics in podcasting and audio production.
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