Starting a podcast will inevitably raise lots of questions, including "How long should my episodes be?" media update's Joreke Kleynhans breaks down the ideal podcast episode length and how it applies to your podcast.

Y has revealed its 2025 lineup, starting on Tuesday, 1 April. The 2025 lineup will start with Club Y — the new music feature that is replacing the YTKO mix show. 

Arena Holdings has announced that the MOST Awards will return in the last quarter of 2025. Owned and presented by Arena Holdings, the awards celebrate the industry's top performers based on independent research conducted by Freshly Ground Insights (FGI). 

Jacaranda FM has announced the appointment of Vuyani Dombo as its new Managing Director, effective Tuesday, 1 April. Dombo, a seasoned Chartered Accountant, steps into the role after serving as Acting Managing Director since March 2025, following Deirdre King's departure. 

Jacaranda FM has announced that its Good Morning Angels has raised R310 000 to support seven-year-old Johandré Blom, who suffered a devastating crocodile attack at a dam near Brits on Friday, 21 March.

Y has introduced Club Y, the new feature on Y's weekday lineup. To celebrate the launch of Club Y and re-introduce the talent to the audience, Y will be throwing a party on Saturday, 12 April, from 18:00 at Zone 6 in Soweto. 

HOT 102.7FM has announced that it has received two shortlist nominations for the 2025 New York Festivals Radio Awards in the United States. The station has also been recognised in the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, in the Corporate Image — Corporate Social Responsibility, Not for Profit category for the 2024 'Hot Cares Christmas'.

The All-Ukrainian Advertising Coalition has announced that the latest addition of the international digest, CrUAtivity, highlights winter campaigns created by Ukrainians. The digest is released quarterly and features the latest creative work by Ukrainian agencies, which is distributed among the international professional community. 

Good Hope FM has announced a new lineup featuring radio maestro, Roger Goode, and other A-list names like Cato Louw, Masoodah, JP Carelse, Irma G, Peadon Smith and Sonic6teen.

Social media platforms like TikTok are transforming global news consumption, and we were curious about its impact on a local level. To explore this, Saads Abrahams from media update spoke to Austin Macaskill, known as Cool Story Bru, a local news TikToker, to discuss TikTok and the future of news.