Thursday, August 5, 2021

Podcasts and pandemics

From Ofcom's Media Nations Report 2021

"Before the first national lockdown in 2020, there were increases in listening to podcasts across all demographics. But almost two-fifths of weekly podcast listeners (38%) had been listening while travelling or at the gym – activities which were abruptly halted in March. The pandemic appears to have also had an impact on those new to podcast listening; the previous increase in numbers of early adopters has slowed in 2021."   

So 15% of adults were listening to podcasts on a weekly basis in Q1 2021 – only one percentage point higher than in early 2020.  BBC Sounds can't seem to help skewing old; it reaches 65% of the over 55s who say they listen online. 

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