Goalhanger becomes Britain’s fastest-growing company

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Podcast producer Goalhanger has become the fastest-growing company in the UK, according to The Sunday Times 100 ranking. Employing eighty people, the company made £37.9 million (US $50.8 million) in sales in 2025, a 321% average annual growth in the last three years. The company makes the popular "The Rest Is..." series.
- Confirmation that The Rest Is Football will be available globally on Netflix for the World Cup. Most podcasts on Netflix are just US-only.
The Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting (AMP) has announced its "cross-platform alternative to the podcast download". The group has defined a "play" for podcasts, as part of four exposure definitions. We're promised more information in mid July. The definition differs from the widely-supported IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines, and from definitions from Apple Podcasts and YouTube, who are not part of the group.
PAVE Studios is to work with A+E to turn six of its unscripted TV shows into podcasts. Shows include history shows History’s Greatest Mysteries, and Modern Marvels; and crime show The First 48. They will roll out later this year.

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