Radio 5Live Controller Jonathan Wall has told Radio Today that the BBC is planning partnerships with American firms, to make its podcasts 'world-class'.
Celebrating six awards at the ARIAs, including best podcast, Mr Wall said he and Bob Shennan, Director of Radio and Music, had been to the States for meetings with podcast distributor Panoply and podcast maker and distributor Gimlet.
Panoply was formed from The Slate's audio operations, and now hosts podcasts from Vanity Fair, the Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed, Politico and MTV; it's owned by Graham Holdings, who have also put money into Gimlet. Gimlet claims seven million downloads per month, across 190 different countries.
I hope Bob has kept Tim Davie at BBC Worldwide across all this.
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