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New AudioUK report shows an Audio Production Tax Relief would attract increased investment and benefit the UK economy
AudioUK has today published a report outlining the case for an audio production tax relief (APTR). The proposed tax relief would aim to take advantage of the growing investment in podcast and audiobook production by international brands, broadcasters and others, which...
Chloe Straw appointed as new Managing Director of AudioUK
Chloe Straw has been named as the new Managing Director of AudioUK. Chloe was previously Head of Content and Production at award winning production company We Are Grape, where she has been for the last four years, in addition to working as a social media...
AudioUK welcomes new BBC initiatives for diversity in radio and audio
The BBC has published details of how it's committing £12m of its existing radio and music commissioning budget to diverse programming. AudioUK supports this move to motivate commissioners and producers to take further steps on diversity. The BBC has set out the...
AudioUK and Mint & Co announce business affairs service for booming UK podcast and radio production market
AudioUK, the trade body for podcast, radio and audiobook production companies, has today launched a new business affairs support service in partnership with Mint & Co, a dynamic legal and business affairs practice for the media, entertainment and creative...
AudioUK statement on ‘BBC Across the UK’ announcement
AudioUK welcomes commitments by the BBC, announced by Director General Tim Davie this morning, to place more resources around the UK to enable a greater range of diverse voices, stories, perspectives and talent to come through to BBC audiences and to build further...
Audiotrain launches week of talks for International Women’s Day
Audiotrain, run by audio producers’ trade body AudioUK, has announced a week of special events to mark International Women’s Day, which is on March 8. There will be a series of lunchtime webinars with five exceptional women working at the top of their game in...
MD Will Jackson to leave AudioUK after seven years
AudioUK has announced that Will Jackson, its Managing Director for almost seven years, is moving on. During his time as the organisation’s Managing Director, Jackson was involved in its key achievements including: its rebranding from Radio Independents Group;...
Former AudioUK Chair Phil Critchlow awarded an OBE
Phil Critchlow, Founder and CEO at TBI Media, and former Chair and Vice Chair at AudioUK has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list, for Services to Radio and Television. Phil was a founding director of AudioUK (formally Radio Independents Group). During...
A look back at 2020
AudioUK Managing Director Will Jackson looks back on an unprecedented year for our sector. It goes without saying that 2020 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for everyone. But it’s testament to the flexibility of radio and audio, and the creativity and...