Ö3 podcast award 2025: Who becomes Austria's podcast star? Now vote!

Ö3 podcast award 2025: Who becomes Austria's podcast star? Now vote!

The Ö3 podcast Award 2025 is just around the corner and brings a breath of fresh air to the podcast landscape of Austria! For the fifth time, the organizers are calling to nominate the country's most popular podcasts. As ots.at , can hand over their nomination at the Ö3-homepage by February 28, 2025. The best 20 podcasts are then selected by a jury consisting of creative and experts. A completely new highlight this year is the Ö3 Corporate Award, which recognizes the growing importance of corporate podcasts and selects the best corporate podcast.

In addition to the nominations, there is also the Ö3-Newcomer Award, which puts special new formats into the spotlight. These are podcasts, the first episode of which was published after October 2024. The listeners may vote again from March 3 to 9, 2025 to crown the best newcomer. In order to increase the anticipation, the special ending "Meeting point Podcast" returns, which runs in the Ö3 program from March 5th to 26th. Current podcast highlights are presented here and the winners are then discussed.

podcasts in the upswing

The podcast industry is booming-and not without reason! According to podwatch.io , almost a third of the German population heard of Podcast last year. In particular among the 16 to 29 year olds, over 35 % liked this form of entertainment. Podcasts offer diversity, from politics to education to entertainment. They are available at any time and are often consumed during “empty times” such as sports or household, which increases their popularity enormously. The simple accessibility via platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcast makes these audio formats an integral part of everyday life for many people.