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True Crime hits it out of the

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park, the latest from our free

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daily newsletter at podnews.net

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.

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Wonder why so many big companies are still pitching

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true crime shows? "Because true crime is most

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likely to be a hit," says Edison Research, comparing the

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batting average of more than 20 ,000 shows in different genres.

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"News, comedy, science and history also have a better-than

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-average chance of hitting a home run," says the data.

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In Los Angeles and California, Entropy Media has been launched

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by Hollywood executive Andrzej Nagpal, working with

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talent from Gimlet, serial productions Vice and Wondery.

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We've the video trailer for their first release, Brokers,

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Bagmen and Moles. Podcast hosting company Libsyn

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's publishing and content management platform is now

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available in Spanish, they've said.

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Podcast hosting company Ocha has been ranked in the top 100

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companies in France as a great place to work.

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Number 12 in those with fewer than 50 employees, we link to

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the company's core values today

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. The New Zealand Radio Awards has released the nominations

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for the 2023 ceremony. RNZ has the most nominations,

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12 in the podcast features and

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documentary categories. Overall, eight nominations went

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to today FM. They must be delighted, except

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the station was suddenly closed

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last week by its owners. In people news, lots of

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promotions at branded podcast

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agency Jar Audio. Mandy Elkara has been promoted

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to director of delivery, Jessica Wills is now manager

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of podcast delivery, Chris O'K

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eefe has been made creative director and Rich Morgan has

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been promoted to managing director.

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The company's also announced Jar Fridays, rotating Fridays

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all summer long, where employees

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will be freed up to dedicate their time to individual

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creative pursuits or community

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volunteering. And Thomas Barry is the new CFO

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of SiriusXM. He's been with the company

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since 2009 and replaces Sean

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Sullivan, who leaves on April the 28th.

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And in podcast news, when podcasting went mainstream, Big

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Tech saw the opportunity to monopolize podcasting and began

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implementing closed proprietary

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systems that removed choice from listeners and creators.

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Buzzcast covers the launch of the podcast standards project,

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which the company was a founder member of.

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From Ireland Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is

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brand new on the ACAST Creator Network.

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From Gold Hat Productions, the show covers topics from sport

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to politics, love to losses, the human condition and how to

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fix the world with guests from

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across the planet. After being the number one

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rated podcast show in Ottawa in Canada for 15 years, the Hot

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Tub podcast is the podcast debut

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for Moorler, Rush, Jenny and Brady.

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"We're thrilled to be sharing our show in this new and

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exciting way," all four of them said in a press release.

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And how can we help? It is new today from the Sonar

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Network in Canada. Comedians Jackie Pirico and

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Mark Little share perfect, unim

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peachable ideas on how to improve

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your life. "No question is too difficult

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for these experts." In unsolicited advice giving,

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they say. And that's the latest from our

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newsletter. (upbeat music)

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