Podcast firm Sowt is rebranding to reflect its growth and transform its content strategy. The rebrand includes a new logo and color palette, and a shift to include more videos and interviews, a wider host network and efforts to localize content. Sowt will also provide geographic insights to assist advertisers. The firm is also launching Shamandar, an Arabic-language podcast channel featuring children’s stories.

NZ halts data, digital jobs cuts and more briefs
New Zealand’s Te Whatu Ora Health has halted restructuring plans that included axing data and digital jobs, following a legal complaint by the Public Service