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Report: Podcast payments double in Sweden

The Swedish market for paid podcasts is growing rapidly reports Mediavision in its latest analysis of the country’s audio market. In the first quarter of 2023, a record number of households paid for podcast content. Compared to the same period last year, households spend on paid podcasts has nearly doubled. In Sweden, an increasing number […]

May 24, 2023

UK audio producers call for more BBC competition

AudioUK, the trade body for independent audio production companies, is calling for more of BBC’s radio and audio non-news speech content to be open to competition for external producers. It has made the call in response to the publication of an internal radio and audio speech production review, the result of which is some speech […]

May 23, 2023By Colin Mann

Jonathan Pie to host podcast for BBC

Comedian news reporter Jonathan Pie, known for his popular online rants, satirising the world of politics, is launching a new podcast series on BBC Sounds, commissioned by BBC Radio 4. The show sees Pie confronted with the views of the general public as he takes to the airwaves for a brand-new late-night phone-in show. Behind […]

May 17, 2023

Report: Digital audio can help win path to purchase

Media fragmentation has been creating challenges across sectors, and Retail and CPG are no exception. Strategic decisions are becoming more complex as brands search for the most effective response to the cost-of-living crisis, the growth of ecommerce, changing consumer expectations, shoppers’ desire for more personalised experiences and the splintering of the media landscape. There are […]

May 3, 2023

Survey: Targeting main integrated campaign benefit

Yahoo Advertising, the advertising division of Yahoo, has unveiled new research on Advanced TV (ATV) advertising, exploring the advantages and obstacles of combining addressable linear campaigns with digital campaigns. The study involved polling over 300 TV marketers, including agency and brand advertisers. As viewers transition from traditional TV to streaming and digital, advanced TV enables […]

May 2, 2023

SiriusXM Q1 revenues dip

North American pay-radio giant SiriusXM saw a 1.9 per cent fall in its Q1 revenues to $2.14 billion (€1.95bn). It ended the quarter with 34.02 million paid subscribers with 347,000 net additions. Specifically, SiriusXM enjoyed revenues of $1.7 billion (the balance of the $2.14 billion coming mostly from its Pandora streaming service at $462 million). […]

May 2, 2023By Chris Forrester

BBC World Service emergency radio service for Sudan

The BBC World Service has launched an emergency pop-up radio service on BBC News Arabic for Sudan to provide vital access to news and information for those in the country. Broadcast twice daily, the service will feature eye witness accounts, news on diplomatic efforts and serve to counter disinformation in the country. Listeners will also […]

May 2, 2023

Forecast: Digital consumer services worth $513bn by 2027

Non-traditional categories of digital gaming, online video, messaging apps, smart home and digital music are showing faster growth, with projected five-year CAGRs of 5 per cent – 21 per cent according to research from Omdia. Although of smaller value than established telco services such as mobile data, pay-TV and broadband, these fast-growing markets are forecast […]

April 12, 2023

Ofcom issues new BBC operating licence

The changing needs of viewers and listeners and a demand for greater public accountability are enshrined in a new, modernised BBC operating licence announced by broadcast regulator Ofcom. The licence, which comes into effect on April 1st, 2023, has been designed firmly to hold the BBC to account on delivering its remit, while enabling it […]

March 23, 2023By Colin Mann

France: Future of radio White Paper

Roch-Olivier Maistre, president of broadcast regulator Arcom, revealed during a round table in the Senate earlier in 2023 that the authority was preparing a White Paper on the future of the radio broadcasting. The Arcom board has now determined the main focuses of this study and the methods for drawing up the document, which the […]

March 16, 2023By Colin Mann