PodX Acquires Producer of ‘Love Island: The Morning After’ and ‘The Gemma Collins Podcast’

Podcasting powerhouse PodX has made a major move into the UK market by acquiring a majority stake in Listen, the company behind hit shows like Love Island: The Morning After and The Gemma Collins Podcast. Listen is the seventh company to join PodX’s growing empire in just a year, and has produced over 3,500 hours of content in the past 12 months alone. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Listen called it the “most significant in the UK industry since Sony’s purchase of Somethin’ Else in June 2021.” Listen’s Managing Director, Josh Adley, said the company has grown turnover by more than 250% since launch and has been “at the forefront of the industry’s move into video and social.” With PodX’s support, Listen sees a huge opportunity for international growth. PodX CEO Staffan Rosell called Listen a “truly impressive business” with “inspirational leadership and ambitious plans for the future.” Listen will join PodX immediately, with Adley staying on for day-to-day operations alongside Director of Content Darby Dorras and Executive Director Tim Hammond. PodX also owns Nouvelles Écoutes and Studio Minuit (France), Goldhawk Productions (UK), Posta (Argentina), Filt (Sweden, Norway, Denmark), and Suomen Podcastmedia (Finland). Founded in 2022, PodX is backed by Qarlbo and invests in international podcast outfits.