The nominees for the second edition of the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards were announced this Wednesday in Malaga. God’s Signature, Blum, Canción Exploder, Maradona’s Last Days, Adoles Zentes, The Papers, Chapapote: the Prestige Stain, Each Layer of the Atmosphere and Artxipelagoa are some of the 65 nominees from the 13 categories eligible for the awards that seeking recognition for the best of the Spanish language podcast industry.
The nominees for the awards, organized by PRISA Audio and Cadena SER, were selected from 1,178 applications from 18 countries, representing a 25% increase in official applications compared to the first edition. A quarter of the nominations come from independent producers, another 25% from the media, and the other half from audio platforms or leading podcast producers in the Spanish-speaking world.
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The decision of the jury, made up of experts in the audio industry, communication and advertising creatives from different countries, was announced at the official presentation at Malaga City Hall. The mayor of the city, Francisco de la Torre, attended the meeting; the second vice-president of the Provincial Council of Málaga, Natacha Rivas; and the delegate of the government of the Junta de Andalucía, Patricia Navarro. Representatives from Amazon Music and Audible, sponsors of the awards, were also present, along with María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros, General Director of PRISA Audio, and Directors of PRISA in Andalusia.
The event also announced the date and venue of the awards ceremony, which will be held in the capital of the Costa del Sol for the second consecutive year. The little horses will be presented at a gala on May 3rd at Soho’s CaixaBank Theatre. the same scenario as in the previous edition.
Sector reference in Spanish
The official presentation of the nominees for the 2023 Awards began with the intervention of the General Manager of PRISA Audio, María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros: “We are very happy to celebrate these awards for the second consecutive year in Malaga and Andalusia, a country the welcomed us with open arms last year and with an overwhelming impact and the success of the appeal. In this second edition, the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards are consolidated as the great reference of the industry in Spanish and we at PRISA Audio are very proud to host it.”
The Mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, in the middle, together with the second vice-president of the Málaga Provincial Council, Natacha Rivas; the delegate of the government of the Junta de Andalucía, Patricia Navarro; and the General Director of PRISA Audio, María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros, accompanied by directors and representatives of PRISA at the presentation of the 65 nominees for the II Ondas Globales Podcast Awards.
For her part, the second vice-president of the Provincial Council of Malaga, Natacha Rivas, stressed that the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards “fit perfectly with the thriving, modern, technological, cosmopolitan and freedom-loving province that we defend and promote”. Rivas stressed that these international event is a great opportunity to promote the Costa del Sol destination and also promote the province as a hub for content creation and innovation.
The delegate of the Andalusian government in Málaga, Patricia Navarro, also welcomed the fact that the city is once again the scene of these awards, showing that this province “is innovating, engaging, reinventing itself and welcoming great ideas, which is the best way is to move forward as a society. After thanking the initiative of Grupo PRISA and the efforts to make Malaga, in collaboration with all the other institutions, a Spanish-speaking center for audiovisual media, the Delegate of the Board stressed that these awards are also a “great way to give visibility of the podcast industry in Spanish and recognize the work of all their professionals”.
The Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, was the last to celebrate the fact that the city is hosting the awards again, saying that “these awards are another opportunity to promote Malaga’s cultural and technological prominence throughout the world to increase, especially in the areas where Spanish is spoken and not only where it is the mother tongue”. In this sense, De la Torre referred to the Málaga Festival, “because just as the city is the capital of Spanish cinema, it is also, for the second time, the podcast in Spanish through the Ondas Awards.”
booming consumption
For his part, Craig Strachan, head of podcasts for Europe, Australia and New Zealand at Amazon Music, wanted to highlight the good performance of this industry and the company’s commitment to the awards. According to Strachan, “Audio consumption in Spanish has grown exponentially in recent years and we’re proud to be able to connect the public to the podcasts they love the most, from Amazon Exclusives content to the Wondery show catalog powered by the Favorite episodes are from SER Podcast, Podium Podcast or EL PAÍS. This year there is a wonderful variety of content nominated for the awards and I look forward to meeting the winners,” he added.
Vice President and Head of Audible Europe Matthew Gain affirms: “We are delighted to support the second edition of these awards, one of the most relevant awards in our category in Spain and for the Spanish speaking community. Our latest global study, Audible Compass 2022, showed a significant growth in the consumption of audio entertainment formats in Spain, notably by 18% more than in 2021, which means that more than 70% of Spaniards consume entertainment in audio format regularly. Audio entertainment is on the rise in Spain and Audible is deeply committed to continuing to provide quality content and celebrating the achievements of our industry.”
During the event, broadcast live on Ondas’ YouTube account, it was reminded that the final decision on the winners of the 15 award categories will be announced in mid-March. In addition to the winners in the 13 nominated categories, the judges award two special awards based on merit: Best New Podcast and Industry Lifetime Achievement Special.
The Ondas Globales Podcast Awards are considered the most important awards dedicated exclusively to this sector in the Spanish-speaking world. Last year they awarded 21 statuettes in a ceremony at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank in Malaga. On May 3rd, its second edition will pay tribute to the greatest works of 2022 by podcasters, producers, screenwriters, platforms, sound designers, actors and actresses.
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