Radio stars land podcast only roles as market matures

Commercial broadcasters are luring high-profile talent to podcast-only formats in a sign Australia’s podcasting market is thriving as listenership booms.

Several big names from radio and television have signed with commercial companies during the past fortnight despite the COVID-19 pandemic harming the broader advertising market, including former triple j presenter Tom Tilley and The Chaser’s Charles Firth, Dom Knight and Andrew Hansen.