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• Reflecting that “this was a tough year in media”, former Cumulus Podcast Network SVP John Wordock is offering an hour of free consulting to those who have lost their jobs this year.
• UK production company Listen has been nominated for a UK television award. The Broadcast Awards are held in early February; the company made The Traitors Uncloaked, a “visualised podcast” broadcast on BBC television. (That’s coming back in early January).

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