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• Laura Mayer has joined Talkhouse as Head of Podcasts. She was the Executive Producer of Podcast Programming at ABC News; and made Shameless Acquisition Target, a podcast acquired by Gilded Audio in Jan 2023.


• The first inductees for the Podcast Hall of Fame 2026 have been announced. They are: Dan Carlin, the host of Hardcore History; podcasting’s Arielle Nissenblatt, and CEO of Captivate, Mark Asquith. Tickets for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony are available now.


• Netflix is to acquire Warner Bros. The acquisition, which is likely to conclude in Q3/26, is worth $82.7bn. Hollywood has not reacted well to the news. The company is currently buying exclusive video rights to shows from podcast publishers.

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