Belgian Federation of Independent Podcast Production
Belgium's independent podcast sector unites.
Fifteen independent producers have founded the FBPIP. Our goal: to turn podcasting from a creative ecosystem into a real industry, in Belgium and across Europe.
Next event
Towards a European business model for podcasting
French-speaking Belgium shares its market with France. The FBPIP and the PIA (the French union of independent audio producers) are hosting a professional drinks evening, the day before a professional podcast day at Radio France.
On the programme: a round table on European funding and co-production between studios from different countries, followed by networking between Belgian and French producers, creators, broadcasters and institutions.
Register for free- DateMonday 30 November 2026
- Time6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- VenueThéâtre du Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles
46 rue Quincampoix, 75004 Paris - EntryFree, registration required, limited places
- WithFBPIP and PIA
Why a federation
A sector ignored by platforms and institutions.
in podcast advertising revenue in the United States in 2025, up 17.6% (IAB/PwC).
In Belgium, however, the sector remains fragile and marginal.
No pay and no visibility on the platforms
Platforms distribute independent podcasts without paying the people who make them. Belgian producers have no access to the promotional tools offered to their French or Dutch neighbours. The answer they get: “a market too small to be a priority”.
No public policy for podcasting
The word “podcast” does not appear once in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation's 2024-2029 Community Policy Statement. In Europe, it is missing from the AVMS Directive. Without a collective voice, the sector could neither be consulted nor negotiate.
“Belgium is the Bermuda Triangle of podcasting. We have an ecosystem, not an industry. Our mission is to turn it into a national, international and European industry.”
Our mission
Studying, protecting and developing the interests of independent production.
- Bring together producers of native podcasts.
- Defend our members' interests before public and private bodies, ministries and institutions, from regional to international level.
- Build ties with other organisations in radio, audiovisual and web, in Belgium and abroad, and represent our members there.
- Run working groups on the practical issues of the trade.
- Promote diversity, inclusion and quality in the Belgian podcast ecosystem, across the three language communities.
Based on Article 5 of the FBPIP statutes.
Our first priorities
In Belgium and beyond.
- Negotiate with RTBF, the leading commissioner of podcasts in French-speaking Belgium, on contracts and collective agreements.
- Open the Tax Shelter to podcasts.
- Secure public funding suited to native podcasts.
- Negotiate with platforms and European institutions through the International Podcast Alliance (IPA), of which the FBPIP is a founding member.
- Carry Belgium's voice in Europe on “prominence” rules.
- Increase the visibility of Belgian creators.
- Professionalise the sector.
- Obtain reliable audience measurement tools for independent production.
- Stand up for the ethical use of AI.In April 2026, on a single day, new podcasts likely generated by AI outnumbered those made by humans (Podcast Index).
Who we are
Our founding members.
Studios, production companies and independent creators from Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders.
- Cast'Art Studio
- Comme un lundi
- House of Media
- lvdt.studio
- Ouvrir la Voix
- Pod Pod Pod
- Sioux Productions
- Sounds Good
- Studio Balado
- Tapage Studio
- Taxi Cheval Productions
- VM Productions
- Yasmine Boudaka
- Sarra El Massaoudi
- Pamela Morinière
Click a name to discover the studio. Dashed outline: individual members.
Join the FBPIP
The more of us there are, the louder our voice.
Are these your fights too? Join us!
You produce podcasts in Belgium: become a member of the federation.
Become a memberNot a producer, but want to support us?
Podcasters, partners, media: become a supporting member by getting in touch.
Become a supporterContact
Write to us.
Membership, press, partnerships, institutions: we reply quickly.
Or directly: info@fbpip.be