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ENTRIES CLOSE ON MARCH 14TH 2025

Before you start:

 

Entries to the Publisher Podcast Awards are free, but to be considered for any of the below categories, please note that the following criteria must be met first.

The podcast:

  • Must be from a publisher* that releases content regularly and primarily in at least one other medium - print or online.
  • Will have been available for download/streaming for at least eight weeks prior to entries closing in March, with plans to continue (unless a planned limited series).
  • Must have published a new episode between January 2024 and March 2025.

We welcome entries from all over the world as we believe podcasting should be celebrated globally, but for the purposes of judging, we can only accept English-language podcasts.

Entries close on March 14th 2025.

*B2B or B2C organisation of any size whose primary purpose is to publish editorial content to an audience across print or online. Unfortunately, we cannot accept entries from blogs or companies whose primary business is not publishing at this time.

 

Judging:

 

Once entries have closed and judging is complete, a shortlist will be announced in April 2025. The shortlist will be judged by leading media and publishing figures from around the world to determine a winner for each category. A full list of judges can be seen on our website. The exception to this is the ‘Publisher Podcast of the Year’ category, which will be chosen from among the winners of other categories by the Media Voices team and announced on the night.

 

About the event:

 

The event itself will take place on June 11th 2025 in London following the Publisher Podcast Summit. Tickets will go on sale in April 2025.

The event will be open to everyone, and we’d love you to join us to celebrate the best publisher podcasts, whether shortlisted or not. If you can't attend, that will in no way affect your entry, which is judged by an independent panel of experts. We won't swap out a winner just because they couldn't make it.

 

Entry fees

For the first time this year, we've had to introduce entry fees to cover the cost of necessary Award software which helps the process flow smoothly. Should you have any issues meeting the costs, please drop us a line.

1 entry: £29.99

Subsequent entries: £10

The discount will be applied at checkout. If you enter in multiple stages/transactions, subsequent entries will still be discounted.

Please note, we will not be issuing refunds for podcasts which don't make the shortlist or don't qualify - please check eligibility prior to entering.


2025 categories

To enter a category, please select 'Enter now' on the relevant category. Once you've logged in, you'll be able to enter additional categories from your dashboard.

If it's your first time entering with us, you'll be prompted to create an account - this will mean you can save your progress and submit your entry when you're ready.

Content Awards 

Calling all Business-to-Business publishers! Whether your podcast is about a global or a niche industry, if it's for a B2B audience, this is the category for you.

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This category is for podcasts looking to help their readers live their best lives and expand their cultural horizons, through improving their finances, careers, relationships, skills, family life or more.
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This award celebrates podcasts doing deep dives into specific topics, from expertly explaining the latest geopolitical event to expanding on new research.
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From cinema to TV, celebrities, culture, books, gaming and more, this category is for podcasts which bring the entertainment genre into their audience's ears.
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If you've got a podcast talking about food and/or drink, we want to hear it! Whether you're discussing making the perfect roast potatoes or bringing inspiration to bakers in lockdown, enter this to tickle our judge's tastebuds.
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Health - both physical and mental - has never been more important. Whether you're fronting a fitness podcast or bringing mental wellbeing tips to your audience through audio, we want to recognise your efforts with this category.
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This award celebrates podcasts that are targeted at specific interests and hobbies, from entertaining a niche audience with gardening tips to bringing a specialist topic like stargazing to a wider listenership.
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This category recognisies the depth of reporting and quality of storytelling publishers are presenting as part of deep-dive investigative podcasting. Whether it's for a short run of episodes or a full podcast series, enter your investigative podcasts here.
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Whether you've produced a season dedicated to a specific topic or have written an outstanding fictional audio series, this category is to celebrate your efforts.

N.B. To qualify for this category, the series must have run for a minimum of three episodes and a maximum of 12.
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Like publishers, podcasts have an important part to play in reaching and engaging local communities. If you've got a podcast that fits the bill, enter it here.
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For podcasts keeping audiences up-to-date with the latest news, whether that's daily breaking news updates or deep dive analysis of world events.
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This category is for podcasts or episodes that are developed alongside a parter, either as part of a commercial relationship or for audience reach. A perfect opportunity to show off your partnership.
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In a year which has seen the most extraordinary political shifts across the world, we've decided to give these podcasts a category of their own to recognise the unique work that goes into building podcasts that cover the political landscape.
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This category is for podcasts that deal with science and medicine. Everything from breaking down complex scientific concepts for a consumer audience, to deep dives for professionals can enter here.
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As the industry gets back on its feet, we've seen plenty of examples of publishers feeding their audience's thirst for sports through audio. Tell us all about it here.
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From deep dives into technical topics to consumer-focused tech trends, this is the category for all technology-themed podcasts.
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Strategic Awards 

As podcasting matures as a medium, its importance to publisher's revenue streams will be crucial for future sustainability. We want to know if you're having success with monetising your own podcasts, and want to reward you for it with this award.
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Video podcasts are growing in importance as a way of broadening audiences and aiding discoverability. Whether you have a killer audiogram strategy on social or have seen success with video podcasts on YouTube, we want to hear about it.

Please note podcasts entering this category don't have to have full video - if you've got a smart strategy involving logos, cards or more output as a video, that also qualifies.
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We love launches. Tell us about why you've decided to launch a podcast for your publishing business, and what key need it addresses for your audience to be in with a chance of winning the Best Podcast Launch award!
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Have you got someone in your publishing business driving your podcast strategy forwards, or someone in the wider industry who has inspired your podcasting efforts? Nominate them for Publisher Podcast Hero of the Year!
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The best of the best, this podcast will be the one that stands head and shoulders above all other podcasts. This category isn't open for entry, but will be chosen from among the winners of the other categories.
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