Independent podcasters: Australian podcasting space ‘is maturing but still has a way to go’
Fary: Podcasts are a growing market in need of imagination regarding monetisation
Two of Australia’s leading independent podcasters have spoken out about the challenges facing the nascent Australian podcasting industry.
Speaking at Australia’s first dedicated podcasting conference, Audiocraft, producers Bec Fary and Jon Tjhia discussed how the podcasting space is gaining traction with listeners but still had some way to go commercially.
“I think that in America (podcasting) has really taken off,” said Bec Fary, creator of the Sleeptalker podcast.
Australia’s “first dedicated podcasting conference”. Did you invite Cameron Reilly? If you need to Google him, please do. You’ll then realise why I ask the question.
Me too has never heard of it.
I would have gone, learnt, contributed, if I’d known it was on…
@Lynda to be fair to Audiocraft, that’s creative licence on behalf of MumB. It wasn’t a podcasting conference at all – their web site calls it “the first initiative in Australia to bring together producers from the public, community, and independent radio and podcast sectors”
Considering there was a podcasting conference last year on the gold coast ….
As a podcast producer in the United States with advertising deals–I am always willing to lend my expertise to my podcasting friends in Australia. Jim Nico, CEO/Founder/Podcast producer at The Social Network Station in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States of America.