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Originally dominated by men, the podcast market in German-speaking countries is currently undergoing a significant change: in 2025, it will be primarily female listeners under 30 who will shape the market - in terms of reach, usage and interest in topics. This is shown in the new “Podcast 2025 Report” by Seven.One Audio, the leading podcast marketer in Germany. The genres “Comedy”, “True Crime” and “Society & Culture” are particularly popular among them - a trend that is also reflected in the overall listenership. However, the influence of female listeners is not only evident in the young target group: across all age groups, their share of total usage time is now over 50%.

At the same time, the podcast market continues to grow steadily: reach is increasing among younger listeners in particular, while usage duration and frequency are increasing in all target groups. The market is also booming on the supply side: almost 13,000 new podcasts...

Every superhero gets an origin story. So, for that matter, do most supervillains. The Apprentice drops viewers into New York circa 1973, when a 34-year-old resident of Queens walked in to the upper-crust establishment on the Upper West Side known as Le Club. He went there in an attempt to impress a young woman. He’d leave having met a well-known lawyer and well-connected member of New York’s elite, who would end up changing his life. The legal eagle was the notorious Roy Cohn. The outer-borough wannabe was Donald Trump.

Today, the nominations for Canada's 2010 Directors Guild Awards have been announced. These awards are meant to give awards for some people who work behind the camera to give outstanding films and TV series. Besides, the gala will be hosted by Canadian comedian Dave Foley. So, without further ado, here are the nominations.

Best feature film:

* Cairo Time.

* Chloe.

* The Trotsky.

* Love & Savagery.

Best television movie/miniseries

* Darwin Darkest Hour.

* Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story.

* Sea Wolf.

* The White Archer.

Best dramatic TV series:

* Being Erica.

* Flashpoint.

* Sanctuary.

* The Bridge.

Best comedy TV series:

* The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town.

* G-Spot.

* Less than Kind.

* Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Best family TV series:

* Degrassi: The Next Generation.

* Heartland.

* How to Be Indie.

* Overruled!

Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary:

* Ballet High - Elise Swerhone (Director), Robert Lower (Picture Editor).

* The Experimental Eskimos -...

Joseph Dickstein of Lightning Entertainment has acquired North American and United Kingdom distribution rights for "Bio-Dead," a futuristic, post-apocalyptic, science fiction thriller starring Derek Long (Socket, 3-Day Weekend, Black Dawn) and Matthew C. Norton (America's Next Top Model, G-Spot). From first time director and screenwriter Stephen J. Hadden "Bio-Dead," will be receiving a video-on-demand August 2009 initial release date; then, the DVD will be available for fans worldwide shortly after that. Already a teaser trailer for "Bio-Dead," is available along with a whole slew of movie stills from the films homepage both of which can be found below.

A synopsis for "Bio-Dead," can be found here...

"Set in the not-too-distant future, “Bio-Dead,” takes place during the aftermath of a bio-terrorist attack that has killed twelve million people and rendered Southern California uninhabitable. The once thriving mecca has now become a contaminated wasteland known as “The Zone”. Hazmat teams are dispatched into...