Here’s the top podcast news reported by Mediaweek for this week.
What one of Aussie TV’s most powerful women wants you to know about mum guilt
Majella Hay may run the unscripted content slate at Seven, from My Kitchen Rules (MKR) to Australian Idol, but she’s just as frank about family life as she is about formats.
The Director of Content, Unscripted is this week’s guest on Mediaweek’s Newsmakers, where she admits that while mum guilt is real, she’s learned to manage it.
“My children don’t know the difference between 80% and 100%. As long as I’m present at least that 80%, they’ll know I’m there,” she says.
Marc Fennell is chasing Stuff The British Stole for a third season
The ABC has confirmed cameras are rolling on a third season of Stuff The British Stole, the history-meets-investigation series fronted by Marc Fennell.
The Walkley-winning journalist will once again dig into the stories behind artefacts scattered across the globe, and the people calling for their return.
This time around, Fennell’s travels stretch from the Caribbean to Asia, with six fresh objects at the centre of the series. Each carries with it a complex tale of empire, power and culture – the kind of murky legacies the show has built its reputation on.
Half of YouTube podcast users listen more than they watch
It was only weeks ago that PodPoll released its comprehensive annual survey on our podcast listening habits, which showed Australians are changing the way they consume the media.
Now, fresh data from the US suggests these shifts aren’t isolated – audiences in both countries are rethinking how and where they listen.
The research, released earlier this month as PodPoll 25, is conducted by podcast production house Deadset Studios and analytics firm Insightfully, paints a clear picture: audiences are moving away from traditional podcast apps and towards streaming platforms.
