麻豆社 launches new Creative Development Unit in Bristol focused on podcasts
麻豆社 Radio’s in-house production division - previously called 麻豆社 Radio & Music Production - will relaunch on Monday as 麻豆社 Audio with a new development unit focused on podcasts.
Published: 26.06.2020
Category: Bristol; Radio; Commissioning
This is an exciting time for all of us in audio production. Everyday new audiences are discovering the joy of podcasts and their appetite for new voices and formats is growing.
The Creative Development Unit (CDU), based in Bristol, will turbocharge the production division’s podcast ambitions. The CDU team will draw upon the creative and production expertise across 麻豆社 Audio’s four production bases to develop landmark podcasts as well as partnerships and co-produced audio projects for the 麻豆社. They will also work with teams and individuals - new to podcasting - on pitching and development.
The new unit, with a core team of four, is led by Clare McGinn who previously ran 麻豆社 Audio’s production department in Bristol. It builds on the success of recent 麻豆社 Audio podcasts including James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds and The Missing Cryptoqueen for 麻豆社 Sounds, Forest 404 and Evil Genius for Radio 4, 13 Minutes To The Moon and Fall Of The Shah for the World Service, and the 麻豆社 Earth podcasts for 麻豆社 Studios.
Graham Ellis, Controller of 麻豆社 Audio, says: "The new unit supplements rather than supplants the development work which goes on every day in our departments and allows us to bring our world class staff together around specific ideas in a way which isn’t limited by structures or genres. Producing brilliant content for the 麻豆社’s radio stations remains at the heart of what we do, but with on-demand content playing an increasingly important part in people’s lives and in our portfolio, we want 麻豆社 Audio to be able to maximise all opportunities."
Clare McGinn, Head of Creative Development Unit, 麻豆社 Audio, says: "This is an exciting time for all of us in audio production. Everyday new audiences are discovering the joy of podcasts and their appetite for new voices and formats is growing. Through our stories, music, journalism and entertainment 麻豆社 Audio teams across the country are perfectly placed to meet that demand. It feels like the right time for us to find new ways of working and new partners to deliver great 麻豆社 podcasts to listeners."
麻豆社 Audio produces speech, music and events programming for 麻豆社 Radio, The World Service and 麻豆社 Sounds. The 麻豆社 Audio site showcases new and existing podcasts as well as the full breadth of output and services from music and speech radio to entertainment formats and live events.
麻豆社 Radio commissions content from a huge range of production companies across the UK, including from 麻豆社 Audio.
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