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MumbrellacastIs the Australian Podcast Ranker still fit for purpose?Apple has shaken the world of podcasting again this week (let's not forget the "pod" part of the word comes from the iPod) with the announcement that it is adding videos to its podcasting platform, with an option for listeners to toggle between video and audio-only.
Youtube is the top platform for podcasts in the world, and Spotify has been focusing on video-led podcasts of late. Yet, CRA's Podcast Ranker -- the"only official measurement system" for podcasts -- doesn't count video plays in its count, meaning it's leaving a lot of the audience out of the...
2026-02-1931 minMumbrellacastIs the Australian Podcast Ranker still fit for purpose?Apple has shaken the world of podcasting again this week (let's not forget the "pod" part of the word comes from the iPod) with the announcement that it is adding videos to its podcasting platform, with an option for listeners to toggle between video and audio-only.
Youtube is the top platform for podcasts in the world, and Spotify has been focusing on video-led podcasts of late. Yet, CRA's Podcast Ranker -- the"only official measurement system" for podcasts -- doesn't count video plays in its count, meaning it's leaving a lot of the audience out of the...
2026-02-1931 min
The Content ByteContent chief Keshnee Kemp on social media, working with Woolworths and setting up an agencyThis week, Rachel and Lynne dive into what's working (and what's not) in social right now with guest Keshnee Kemp - former Head of Content at Woolworths and new agency owner of August One. Keshnee shares insights on: her career journey, from mags to TV to working in client-side and in agencies how traditional media, brand side and agency-side differs why media prepped her for Woollies, then Woollies prepped her for agency work bringing journalists into marketing, and why they can make great marketers running a lean agency operation and how she does it using AI...
2025-10-1227 min
Hard RefreshHard Refresh on branded contentBranded content has long since blurred the line between marketing and media — but where is it heading next? In this episode of Hard Refresh, host Andrés López-Varela is joined by Amaury Treguer (Bread Agency), Kate O’Connor (Consultant, formerly BBC Studios/Bluey), and Keshnee Kemp (Founder, August One; former Head of Content, Woolworths) to debate whether audiences really care who’s behind the stories they consume. Together they tackle whether branded content undermines journalism, the rise of brands as entertainment platforms, and if subscription models could transform content from marketing into a business in its own right...
2025-09-0428 min
Newsbreak#PODCAST: Taps run dry in Tongaat - residents fed-up with lack of waterSABC News and Current Affairs — by Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Residents of Tongaat, north of Durban say they are frustrated with having their taps constantly running dry. Residents were left without water for days in many areas of Tongaat. Some residents say they were not given any explanation or help from the eThekwini municipality. Last night, residents protested in affected areas by burning tyres and stoning vehicles. Angry Tongaat resident - Keshnee Periasamy explains......
2019-03-2501 min
Newsbreak#PODCAST: Widow of a Phoenix taxi driver contests a 6.4 million rand life insurance pay-outSABC News and Current Affairs — By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - The wife of a Phoenix taxi-owner who was gunned down outside their Eastbury home, north of Durban is contesting a 6.4 million Rand life insurance pay-out. The insurance company declined to pay Keshnee Gounden, whose husband Vernon John was killed almost two years ago. The company in question rejected the claim and voided the policy. However, all premiums that were received by the company was refunded to the deceased's estate. Gounden explains how she reacted to the insurance company's non-settlement of the policy…
2018-11-2802 min