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• Exclusive: Evergreen Podcasts has acquired Rhapsody Voices. The deal unites the teams, talent, and assets of both companies; Rhapsody Voices founder Mike Jensen becomes Chief Business Officer at Evergreen.
  • Our sister publication the Podcast Business Journal interviewed Mike Jensen in September 2023.
• The winners were announced for the Audio Production Awards in the UK.
• Podcasting is the fastest-growing ad format in Australia, according to data from IAB Australia. Podcast advertising for the quarter was up by 26.5% year-on-year at AU$31.4mn (US $20.5mn). Podcasts account for 40% of all online audio ad spend in the country (streaming gets 60%).

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