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2025 Women's Podcast Awards, DRM Highlights, SoundStack Expansion: RedTech Daily Ep 234 · RedTech daily podcast - Powered by AI

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  Welcome to the RedTech daily podcast, powered by AI.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, bringing you the latest in the world of radio broadcast and digital
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  audio industries.
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  Today, we're covering the nominees for the 2025 International Women’s Podcast Awards, a review
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  of the DRM Consortium's global momentum, Vortex Communications heading to the Podcast Show, and
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  SoundStack's global CDN expansion.
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  The shortlist for the 2025 International Women’s Podcast Awards has been revealed,
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  showcasing nominees across ten categories and highlighting the event’s expanding global
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  influence.
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  This year saw entries from a record 35 countries, including Senegal, Qatar, and the
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  Philippines.
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  Now in its fifth year, the awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 17, at the BBC
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  Radio Theatre, with a global livestream available.
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  The event celebrates outstanding audio moments, recognizing the creative efforts of podcasters
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  worldwide.
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  The DRM Consortium recently held its General Assembly in Dubai, bringing together members
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  from over 20 countries.
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  The event reviewed progress and set strategic goals, with a focus on India, China, Indonesia,
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  and Africa.
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  Highlights included the advancement of DRM and CDR as standard digital radio technologies in
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  China and successful digital-analog radio trials in Indonesia.
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  Discussions also centered on multi-standard receivers and DRM’s distance learning project
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  in West Africa.
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  Vortex Communications is gearing up for The Podcast Show in London, happening from May 21
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  to 22.
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  They'll be showcasing their CallMe remote audio products, including the CallMe RC software in
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  combination with RodeCaster Pro II and Duo mini mixers.
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  This setup allows seamless connectivity between RodeCasters and remote contributors.
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  Vortex, a full-line Rode dealer, offers comprehensive audio packages for podcasters.
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  They'll also present CallMe diRECt-X, a cloud-based podcast production system, at Stand
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  J1.
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  In today's last story, SoundStack has expanded its global content delivery network by adding
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  new edge-compute infrastructure in London and Sydney, enhancing digital audio performance and
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  coverage.
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  This expansion increases their international points of presence to twelve, with more growth
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  planned.
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  The upgrade ensures faster and more reliable podcast delivery by integrating with hosting
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  platforms and handling audio delivery, ad insertion, and compliance with IAB 2.2
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  standards.
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  SoundStack's CEO, Jon Stephenson, emphasizes the importance of server proximity for a
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  seamless listening experience.
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  That's all for today's episode of the RedTech daily podcast, powered by AI.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, and thank you for tuning in.
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  For more details on these stories and others, visit us at redtech.pro.
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  Until next time, take care.