Gareth's Blog: Podcasting 2018

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South Africa is starting to catch up! I read just yesterday that Jacaranda FM (and their parent company, Kagiso Media) have launched a podcast resource called Jacpod, and Primedia recently announced a collaboration with Triton Media, showing that the two biggest independent media companies see the rise of podcasting as an inevitable and exciting development in audio media. Having been at it for four years, we welcome them to the wonderful world of podcasts.

15 Jun 2018 English South Africa Society & Culture · News Gareth Cliff

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