Gen Z is demonstrating the largest increase in media consumption during the Coronavirus outbreak, according to research by GlobalWebIndex across 13 markets. For example, Gen Z audiences are twice as likely as Gen X and seven times more likely than Baby Boomers to be using audio streaming services like Spotify more. Well over half (58 […]
BBC local radio is teaming up with manufacturers, retailers and a loneliness charity to offer free DAB radios to the most vulnerable people aged over 70. It comes as millions of people are forced to stay in their homes and isolate from their friends and families because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Radio is a vital […]
Music, radio and podcast fans can now enjoy over 80,000 hours of audio content on their connected TV with the launch of the BBC Sounds TV app. The new TV app is being rolled out on YouView and Virgin Media devices immediately – and will launch on other TV platforms in the future. During these […]
BBC’s Match Of The Day trio, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are bringing their knowledge, insight and wisdom to a new podcast series titled Match Of The Day: Top 10 – available on BBC Sounds. Taking themselves out of the studio, the series will be recorded in Linker’s kitchen and will see the […]
Ofcom has fined the licence holders of Talk Radio £75,000 (€90,000) and NTV Mir Baltic £20,000 for breaking broadcasting rules. Talk Radio is a national digital speech radio station. NTV Mir Baltic is a television channel broadcasting to the Russian-speaking community in Latvia. Under Ofcom rules, all broadcasters must remain duly impartial when covering matters […]
Political broadcaster John Pienaar will leave the BBC after 28 years and host the Drive Time slot on Times Radio, the new national digital radio station launching later this year in partnership between The Times, The Sunday Times and audio business Wireless. Pienaar is one of the most familiar voices in UK broadcasting, with a […]
BBC radio has declared its Q4 as “stable”, with 33.58 million listeners and a share of 51 per cent (from 49.4 per cent in last quarter and 33.97 per cent on the same period last year), according to data from Rajar. Figures show that during the same three months, there was a record number of […]
Audio streaming service Spotify has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Ringer, a creator of sports, entertainment and pop culture content. The Ringer was founded by Bill Simmons in 2016. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We look forward to putting the full power of Spotify behind The Ringer as they drive […]
The weekly audience for BBC Sounds, the broadcaster’s streaming media and audio download service, peaked at a record 2.9 million during Q4 2019, topping the previous record peak of 2.5 million in the previous quarter. New figures confirm that more than half a million young people (16-34s) use Sounds each week, and that BBC Radio […]
MTV UK has announced a partnership which sees Global’s digital ad exchange, DAX, become the advertising sales and distribution partner for MTV’s first ever UK podcast series. As part of the deal, MTV will produce five podcast series based around its hit linear titles including Celebrity Ex on the Beach and Geordie Shore. Each of […]