AudioUK urges Government to support podcasting as creative industry

AudioUK has launched a new campaign calling on the UK Government to formally recognise podcasting and audio as a key part of the UK’s creative industries.

The policy push follows concerns that the sector was overlooked in the recently published Creative Industries Sector Plan.

AudioUK says the sector is growing rapidly, both culturally and commercially, and deserves to be treated in the same way as industries such as TV, film and gaming.

More than half of AudioUK’s member businesses are based outside London...