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Happy International Podcast Day!

• Dubai Podfest is in progress, organised by the Dubai Press Club. There are a number of speakers from the region’s podcast industry, and the event is highlighting podcasting success stories and explore key factors behind the popularity of some well-known Arabic shows. Our Editor, James Cridland, delivered the opening keynote.
• For International Podcast Day Acast has released a full study about podcast consumers globally. More than 50% of podcast listeners from emerging markets and nearly 40% in established markets plan to increase their time spent with the medium in the next six months, the study says.
• The awards ceremony for the 19th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards is today at 8pm ET.

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