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Podcast listening among UK adults hits all time high

27/06/2024

Podcast listening among UK adults hits all time high with listeners spending an average of five and a half hours per week according to The UK Podcast Consumer 2024 report produced by Edison Research. The UK Podcast Consumer 2024 includes data from Edison Podcast Metrics UK. Edison Podcast Metrics UK is the only all-inclusive measurement of weekly reach of podcasts in the UK. Launched in the UK in the third quarter of 2023, Edison Research […]

Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q1 2024

19/06/2024

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q1 2024 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q1 2024 list is derived from data collected continuously during the first quarter of 2024, interviewing podcast consumers ages 15 and […]

Eirewave Radio

28/04/2024

Eirewave is a UK-based pop and rock music radio station with terrestrial DAB transmitters in Belfast and Derry plus an internet radio presence with availability on the UK Radioplayer, smart speakers and devices, various radio aggregators and via direct streaming links. There are also iOS and Android apps. The station has reinstated its CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream plus a 128kbps MP3 and 64kbps AAC (although foobar measures it at 320kbps?) direct stream link. Their […]

Top 25 UK podcasts for Q4 2023

13/03/2024

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q4 2023 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q4 2023 list is derived from data collected continuously during the third quarter of 2023, interviewing 2,402 weekly podcast consumers ages […]

BBC Sounds streams 617 million plays in Q4 2023

08/02/2024

BBC Sounds streams 617 million plays in Q4 2023 with on-demand plays up 16.8% year on year according to recent figures released by the BBC. On-demand listening of the BBC’s audio content grew between October and December with BBC Sounds achieving a record 231 million plays for on-demand radio programmes, podcasts and music mixes. Christmas music contributed to a record 6.2 million plays for music mixes on BBC Sounds, up 32% from last year. Key […]

Free music from your local library

16/01/2024

There can’t be many of us who aren’t having to think about personal and household budgets in these difficult times following the COVID-19 pandemic and everything that has followed. So, here is a reminder that for many of us in the UK there is a wealth of free audio available usually only a short trip away from home or available online at your local library. Despite local authority cuts to library services in recent years […]

UK music revenues highest in over two decades thanks to streaming

12/01/2024

UK music revenues highest in over two decades thanks to streaming following a 7% increase in overall entertainment sales to £119 Bn in 2023, according to preliminary figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. The main driver of growth in 2023 was streaming and digital services which increased revenues by more than £800m in a year and now account for 91.7% of total revenue. It means the entertainment market has grown by just […]