Best Content Studios in Sydney (2026)

Introduction

The 7 content studios below all make brand content from Sydney in 2026. Four belong to publishers (Are Media, Mamamia, Pedestrian Group and Junkee Media) and one to the radio and podcast group ARN, so each sells production together with its own audience. The other two, Audiocraft and Pro Podcast, are independent podcast producers that make shows for brands and institutions and leave distribution to the client.

Sydney’s publisher landscape has moved a good deal over the past year. Nine agreed in June 2026 to sell Pedestrian Group to Vinyl Group, and Junkee Media, now owned by RACAT Group, closed Punkee and moved to a smaller, creator-led structure the same month. Audio has kept growing: Mamamia moved into a Sydney office with three purpose-built recording studios in 2025 and now films its podcasts, and ARN put a Sydney-based content team in charge of iHeart originals and branded content in May 2026. Video podcasts, presenting partnerships and short social cuts are now a standard part of most brand deals.

Studios were chosen for recent brand work and a Sydney base shown on their own pages or in trade coverage. Fewer studios could be verified than in larger markets, so the list stops at 7. It is unranked, because the right studio depends on format, audience and how often you need new material.

The best content studios in Sydney

1. Story54 (Are Media)

Part of Are Media · CBD · aremedia.com.au

Story54 is the creative content studio of Are Media, the magazine and digital publisher whose head office is on Park Street in the Sydney CBD. It describes itself as a multi-award-winning creative content studio for women, and its work is built on Are Media’s audience insight and amplified across the group’s brand network. Are Media reported 7.9 million cross-platform readers a month in the 12 months to December 2025.

Case studies on its site include Dyson, Mazda CX-5, the launch of the MG3, Barbie for Mattel, Tiffany & Co with Jesinta Franklin, Google Pixel and Revlon, and it publishes a creative effectiveness whitepaper. Several of the listed examples are a few years old, so ask for recent work in your category.

2. Mamamia

Mamamia Women’s Network · Sydney · advertise.mamamia.com.au

Mamamia is the women’s media company Mia Freedman founded in 2007, with more than 50 podcasts including Mamamia Out Loud, No Filter, The Quicky and The Spill. In 2025 it moved its Sydney office to a space about twice the size with three purpose-built recording studios, so that shows can be filmed, and it makes around 50 hours of podcasts a week. Luca Lavigne became CEO in September 2026, succeeding Nat Harvey.

Its in-house content studio takes briefs end to end, alongside branded editorial written in Mamamia’s voice and presenting partnerships in which a brand owns a show or franchise. Past branded podcasts include That’s Incredible with Subaru Australia and How To Build a Human with The LEGO Group, which won a Native Advertising Award in 2023. Its advertising site reports brand uplift results for Fitness First, NIVEA, Zurich and Uber Eats.

3. ARN (iHeart)

Part of ARN · Sydney · iheart.com.au

ARN runs the iHeart audio platform in Australia, which reports 7.8 million monthly podcast listeners and more than 25 million monthly downloads. In May 2026 it appointed Shauna Anderson as iHeart’s Sydney-based director of content, leading original podcasts, talent development, video and branded content, with Elle Bowles running the iHeart LIVE events business.

The offer suits brands that want audio and video series placed with ARN talent and audiences, with live events as an extension. iHeart LIVE has more than 20 events planned for 2026. Ask which shows and hosts are available for integration, and how video cuts are distributed.

4. Pedestrian Group

Owned by Nine, sale to Vinyl Group announced · Sydney · pedestrian.tv

Pedestrian Group is a Sydney youth publisher built around Pedestrian.TV. Nine took full ownership in 2018, and in June 2026 Vinyl Group announced it would acquire the business. Its branded content team won Branded Content Studio of the Year at the Mumbrella Awards in 2020.

The group restructured in 2024 and ended its licences for Vice, Refinery29, Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku, and the group now centres on Pedestrian.TV and its own social channels. It suits brands after a young Australian audience on social and web. Check who will produce your campaign while the change of ownership is under way.

5. Junkee Media

Owned by RACAT Group · Redfern · junkee.com

Junkee Media publishes Junkee, inthemix and AWOL from its office on Turner Street in Redfern. RACAT Group, which also owns Australian Geographic and the production company Northern Pictures, bought the business from oOh!media. Junkee was named Media Brand of the Year at the Mumbrella Awards in its first year.

In June 2026 Junkee closed its Gen Z site Punkee and moved to a smaller, creator-led structure focused on the platforms where its communities spend time, under head of editorial Sophie Hanson. That makes it a fit for social-first work with a young audience. Ask what branded formats and team it has after the restructure.

6. Audiocraft

Independent · Sydney · audiocraft.com.au

Audiocraft is a Sydney audio production company founded in 2015 by Kate Montague, its CEO, and Jessica Bineth, who also started the Audiocraft Podcast Festival. It makes narrative and documentary series for Audible, Spotify, SBS, LiSTNR and Guardian Australia’s Full Story, including John Safran Vs The Occult and Food Crime.

Branded and institutional work includes House Stories and Up Next for the Sydney Opera House, If These Walls Could Talk for Red Bull, Are We There Yet? for NRMA and Babyology, Not Alone for Beyond Blue and Everyday AI for CSIRO. Women Are the Business, made with the University of Melbourne, won a gold Australian Podcast Award. It also produces gallery audio guides for the Art Gallery of NSW and the National Gallery of Australia.

7. Pro Podcast

Independent · CBD · propodcast.com.au

Pro Podcast is a podcast production company founded in 2016 by Darcy Milne, with two studios and offices at 70 Castlereagh Street in the CBD, opened in 2024, and further studios in Melbourne and Brisbane. It handles planning, recording, live-edited video, post-production and social cuts, and says it has produced more than 300 podcast series.

Clients include LinkedIn, Lifeline and realestate.com.au, and it produced Dom and Ella’s Sit With Us Podcast, which reached number one in Australia. It suits brands and executives who want a regular filmed podcast without building their own studio.

What to look for in a Sydney content studio

Start with where the content will run. Publisher and network studios such as Story54, Mamamia, Pedestrian Group and ARN sell production together with their audience, so part of the fee buys placement on their sites, socials and shows. Independent producers such as Audiocraft and Pro Podcast make the content and leave distribution to you or your media agency. Agree what placement, promotion and labelling a publisher deal includes, and for how long.

Check ownership and team stability. Sydney publishers have been bought, sold and restructured over the past two years, and a change of owner can change the people, channels and formats on offer. Ask who will lead your project and whether the channels in the proposal will still be running when the campaign goes live.

Look at video as well as audio. Most podcasts in Sydney are now filmed, and brands expect vertical clips, full video episodes and audiograms from each recording. Ask for a recent example where one session fed several channels, and agree the deliverables list before recording starts.

Finally, ask how recordings, transcripts and feedback are kept between episodes. A weekly branded podcast builds up hours of raw audio and video within months. Find out where that library lives, whether your team can search and reuse it, and how comments and approvals on each cut are recorded.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best content studio in Sydney?

It depends on the format and where the content will run. Story54 and Mamamia suit brands that want to reach women through a publisher’s own titles and podcasts, Pedestrian Group and Junkee Media reach younger audiences on social and web, ARN offers podcast and live formats with iHeart talent, and Audiocraft and Pro Podcast make branded podcasts that you distribute yourself.

Who makes branded podcasts in Sydney?

Mamamia records and films shows in three studios at its Sydney office and offers presenting partnerships on its network. Audiocraft makes narrative and branded series for clients such as the Sydney Opera House, Red Bull and CSIRO, and Pro Podcast runs filmed podcast production from its CBD studios for brands including LinkedIn and realestate.com.au.

What happened to Pedestrian Group?

Nine owned Pedestrian Group outright from 2018. In June 2026 Vinyl Group announced it would acquire the business, after a 2024 restructure that ended Pedestrian’s licences for titles such as Vice, Gizmodo and Kotaku.

Do Sydney publishers make content for brands?

Yes. Are Media runs Story54, Mamamia has an in-house content studio and sells branded editorial and podcast partnerships, and Pedestrian Group’s branded content team won Mumbrella’s Branded Content Studio of the Year in 2020.

Do Sydney content studios also run social media channels?

Most make short-form and social cuts as part of production, and Junkee Media now works on a creator-led model built around social platforms. For agencies that manage brand channels day to day, see the best social media agencies in Sydney.

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