£14bn publishers' claim vs Google heads to trial | Inside Telegraph's new daily pod
And why the Infected Blood Inquiry was a victory for campaigning journalism
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This could well be the first UK general election in which podcasts are a major media force.
The Rest Is Politics leads the pack with listening figures which likely dwarf many news bulletins.
The FT, Guardian, Times and BBC all have daily podcasts with serious audiences which leverage the uniquely intimate relationship between podcaster and listener.
We caught up with Kamal Ahmed and Camilla Tominey, hosts of the Telegraph’s newly-launched Daily T podcast, to find out why they think there is room for another player in this market and how they plan to make money from audio.
This week we also hear from the director of premium publishing at Axel Springer-owned German quality title Welt about why 200,000 subscribers may be around their ceiling, and how they are now focused on retention and revenue.
Two weeks after publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry report I feel the role of journalists in revealing this scandal has been rather overlooked. The political establishment has after all been dragged into accepting responsibility for the UK’s biggest medical disaster after 40 years of campaigning front pages.
I spoke to Sue Douglas (who first broke the story on a national scale in 1983 for the Mail on Sunday) and Caroline Wheeler of The Sunday Times (who played a crucial role in securing the public inquiry).
They remind us that journalism can and does make a difference. But there is also a warning from Douglas that the next such scandal could be overlooked.
Along with the passing of the Digital Markets Act, this is a welcome sign that action is finally being taken to level the playing field between publishers and big tech.
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Infected blood scandal: How good journalism made a difference
Sue Douglas and Caroline Wheeler on their role securing justice for victims of Britain's biggest ever medical scandal.
Why Telegraph’s Tominey and Ahmed think there is room for another daily podcast
Existing UK news podcasts lean to the left, says Daily T host Camilla Tominey.
Germany’s Welt moved focus from volume to value after hitting 200,000 subscribers
Welt's director of premium Falk Schneider on the German title's "lock-in tools" to boost subscriber engagement.
£13.6bn damages claim against Google on behalf of UK publishers to go to trial
“Competition Appeal Tribunal certifies major lawsuit against Google alleging anti-competitive practices.
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The Telegraph’s new daily news podcast, The Daily T, is the latest entrant to an increasingly crowded audio market.
Days after the show bagged the first election trail interview with Rishi Sunak, Press Gazette spoke with Daily T hosts Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed about how they’re hoping to stand out from the competition with a right-of-centre viewpoint they feel is missing and by leaning heavily on the Telegraph newsroom.
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