Acast, the world’s main impartial podcast firm, declares the grand opening of its new UK headquarters within the hart of London’s Outdated Avenue. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to be the last word house for podcasters and advertisers, in addition to Acast’s 100-strong UK-based workforce.
The brand new London HQ boasts a floor flooring designed completely for creators, that includes 4 cutting-edge multimedia studios geared up for each audio and video manufacturing, together with state-of-the-art cameras for large-scale video podcasts in addition to a photographic studio with infinity wall.
The studios will serve Acast’s rick community of UK podcasters which incorporates The Fellas, Off Menu, Katherine Ryan, and Assist! I Sexted My Boss in addition to each main UK information writer. Acast’s in-house model workforce has infused the area with a heat, inviting environment, full with gorgeous murals and a residing wall, making a welcoming, home-like atmosphere.
“That is actual second for the UK podcasting neighborhood,” stated Josh Woodhouse, Managing Director for Acast UK & Eire. “We’ve designed an area with the intention of fostering actual creativity between creators, advertisers and our personal workforce. By brining everybody collectively beneath one roof — our house — we intention to speed up much more revolutionary and impactful podcasts and promoting campaigns that totally embrace audio, video and past.”
A spotlight of the headquarters is its dedication to nurturing new expertise. In collaboration with Amazon Music, one of many studios shall be named Amazon Music Studio, and shall be out there free of charge and model new creators — offering them with entry to professional-grade cameras, microphones and assets to launch and help their podcasting journey.
“The workforce at Amazon Music and I are delighted to shut this 12 months by additional collaborating with Acast,” stated Megan Bradshaw, Amazon Music’s Head of Podcasts EU, ANZ, IN. “Along with Amazon Music’s ad-free providing with Acast, our new studio goals to put money into our firms’ shared imaginative and prescient round elevating podcast creators, and making he medium extra accessible to all.”
“That is our greatest ever funding in creators, with an actual concentrate on the omnichannel way forward for podcasting. Creators will work alongside us in a shared area, designed to foster true collaboration and creativity,” stated Sam Shetabi, Acast’s Government Content material Director, UK. “Our new London headquarters is a testomony to our dedication to empowering podcasters and advertisers, and driving the business ahead.”
Key Options of Acast’s New London HQ:
Creator-First Design: Devoted floor flooring completely for creators, fostering a way of neighborhood and collaboration.
State-of-the-Artwork Studios: 4 multimedia studios geared up for audio and video manufacturing, together with setups for large-scale video podcasts. Broadcast options supplier CVP is Acast’s expertise accomplice, with microphones from audio expertise specialists Lewitt and iconic imaging big Canon offering all visible tech.
Homely Environment: Considerate inside design with residing partitions, snug furnishings, and galvanizing murals.
Amazon Music Studio: One studio out there free of charge to small and new creators.
Collaboration Hub: Designed to deliver podcasters and advertisers collectively to create revolutionary campaigns.
The area was formally opened on Thursday final week with creators together with Adam Buxton, Pete Wicks and Elizabeth Day attending the launch occasion.
