{"id":895,"date":"2024-11-22T13:36:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T13:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=895"},"modified":"2024-11-22T13:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T13:36:56","slug":"sbs-wins-australian-podcast-publisher-of-the-year-for-third-year-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/11\/22\/sbs-wins-australian-podcast-publisher-of-the-year-for-third-year-running\/","title":{"rendered":"SBS wins Australian Podcast Publisher of the Year for third year running"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An outstanding slate of multilingual, multicultural and First Nations content by its Audio, News, Television, and NITV teams has earned SBS the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards top accolade for the third consecutive year in an increasingly competitive landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n

SBS\u2019s distinctive podcast offering across a range of bold new topics has seen the hybrid-funded public broadcaster once again recognised as Publisher of the Year by the annual Australian Podcast Awards, with its\u00a0Everything We Need<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Grave Matters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>series winning this year\u2019s climate and factual categories respectively. SBS was also a finalist in the business and education categories.<\/p>\n

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In addition to being crowned Australian Podcast Publisher of the Year 2024, SBS won gold for Everything We Need (Best Climate Podcast) and Grave Matters (Best Factual Podcast), while being a finalist for Cost of Living Secrets (Best Business Podcast), Should You Really Eat That? (Best Factual Podcast), and Learn English (Best Education Podcast).<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cSBS is proud to be recognised as Australia\u2019s premier producer of podcasts, giving a platform to new and exciting voices often otherwise underrepresented. Our storytelling in over 60 languages informs and entertains audiences about the nation\u2019s diverse communities, building widespread connection and understanding. It\u2019s truly an honour to scoop up this trifecta win,\u201d said David Hua, Director of SBS Audio.<\/p>\n

Reflecting an increasingly digital first approach to reaching audiences on their platforms of choice, SBS has achieved over 50 million podcast plays across more than 300 titles in 60+ languages in 2023-24 with content dedicated to elevating diverse perspectives and fostering social inclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cSBS\u2019s strong podcast offering over the past year has embraced many bold and sometimes taboo topics, ranging from death and dying in\u00a0Grave Matters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0to untangling the social, cultural and nutritional confusion around the food and drink we consume in\u00a0Should You Really Eat That?<\/em><\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said Hua.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe also proudly launched the first of a new series aimed at reviving First Nations languages in\u00a0Ngiyang<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by NITV Radio, strengthened household budgets in\u00a0Cost of Living Secrets<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by SBS News, and entertained with companion podcast\u00a0Alone Australia: The Podcast<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by SBS Audio\/SBS Television.\u201d<\/p>\n

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SBS teams at the Australian Podcast Awards 2024 in Sydney.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Beyond serving multilingual Australians with content in their language of choice, SBS\u2019s podcast offering also supports the settlement journey of new migrants with free adult English language learning and practical information to aid full social and civic participation through\u00a0SBS Learn English<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Australia Explained<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSBS\u2019s podcast slate not only helps grow awareness of the contribution of a diversity of cultures to Australian society, but critically speaks to the changing nature of contemporary Australia with people increasingly wanting to hear their stories and experiences reflected in the content they consume,\u201d said Davide Schiappapietra, SBS Head of Language Content.<\/p>\n

Selected highlights of in-language podcasts in 2023-24 include\u00a0She<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by SBS Mandarin which explores the lives of Chinese-Australian women; SBS Urdu\u2019s\u00a0A Costly Silence<\/em><\/a>\u00a0about domestic violence, SBS Portuguese\u2019s\u00a0O luto e a luta do imigrante<\/em><\/a>\u00a0about migratory grief, and\u00a0Finding Freedom<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by SBS Persian which shares the stories of refugees and asylum seekers.<\/p>\n

As part of its ongoing commitment to discovering and supporting diverse new voices and original ideas, SBS made a fourth public call-out for podcast pitches in 2024, while shortlisted projects from the 2023 callout were further developed and piloted with the SBS Audio team, including successful commissions\u00a0Grand Gestures<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Comedy Karma<\/em><\/a>, and\u00a0Why is Australia in Eurovision?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

All SBS podcasts are available via the\u00a0SBS Audio website<\/a>\u00a0and app which can be downloaded via the App Store for\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0and Google Play for\u00a0Android<\/a>. Selected titles are also available wherever you consume your podcasts and radio streams, including Apple Podcasts, LiSTNR, Spotify and TuneIn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n