Idea
A voice, an angle, a reason to listen. If it is not there, we say so early.
A broadcast-grade show studio
For people with
something worth saying.
You bring the authority. We build the show. Through HackCasts Select we develop the next voices worth backing, by invitation only.
On air
Our shows, and build your own.
One live, various in production. New shows appear when they are real.
Flagship · Live, ongoing
The Crossover
NBA Europe · Stuart Hodge
HackCasts Select
We select and develop.
The invite-only development arm. We find emerging broadcasters and subject-matter experts, build them into recording-first formats, and turn the strongest into commercial show IP.
- Authority-led scouting and talent clinics
- Invite-only development for shortlisted voices
- Soft-launch operations and show-level monetisation
We do not take applications. We go looking.
Founder
Stuart Hodge
Multilingual Broadcast Journalist & Editor
Stuart has called live football for 16 years. He’s also run venue operations and outside-broadcast management for international productions, working across three languages.
Credits include IMG, regular EFL coverage on Sky Sports, Eurosport, DAZN and Tottenham Hotspur FC. Live commentary is recording-first by definition, with no fixing in post. The same discipline runs through the HackCasts production system.
Stuart also delivered the BBC voiceover for the documentary series Ballers or Nothing, worked professionally as an actor, and written for outlets ranging from Sky Sports to national newspapers, as well as providing editorial consultancy primarily in sports and tech.
Credits: Sky Sports · BBC · IMG · Eurosport · DAZN · Tottenham Hotspur FC
How we work
How we work, and who with.
Intake
Format, tone, commercial shape. We design the show before anyone hits record.
Build
Recording-first capture, automated polish, clip-native output. Zero-edit where the brief allows.
Launch
Distribution set up, feeds live, host running. Then it keeps shipping.
Who with
Institutions
Talent clinics and partner slates.
For universities, broadcast programmes, associations and stations. Practical talent diagnosis and pitch clinics that turn raw potential into work that holds up.
- Talent clinic day: diagnosis, direct feedback, a shortlist memo
- Pitch and format coaching for emerging broadcasters
- Annual partner slate: a planned programme of activations
Sponsors
Defined audiences, finished IP.
Specific, engaged audiences through finished, brand-safe show IP. Not loose inventory or inflated reach.
- Sponsorship follows proof: episodes, segments, clip yield
- Clean rights, brand-safe editorial
- Formats, audience and terms in one pack