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Radio still beating streaming for listeners in UK according to Ofcom report

17/08/2018
Ofcom, the UK’s communication regulator, has produced its first annual Media Nations report. The report reviews key trends in the television, audio-visual, radio and audio sectors with analysis of traditional broadcasting and the take-up and impact of subscription on-demand and streaming services. In addition to a UK-wide report and an interactive report, there are separate reports for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Media Nations 2018 Key findings Take-up of superfast broadband and connected televisions is […]
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BBC Sounds App launched as iPlayer Radio replacement

29/06/2018
The BBC has soft launched BBC Sounds, a new audio app intended to replace the BBC iPlayer Radio. BBC Sounds brings together BBC live and on-demand radio, music and podcasts into a single personalised app which is available in iOS and Android versions. BBC Sounds is designed to learn from the user’s listening habits, providing one-tap access to the latest episodes of favourite BBC podcasts and radio shows and making available an 80,000 hour library […]
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Absolute Radio 70s goes internet radio only

09/06/2018
Absolute Radio 70s closed its DAB and Sky TV services on 23rd May 2018 becoming an internet only radio channel. Listeners will still be able to access the service in the following ways: Online at absoluteradio.co.uk Absolute Radio free mobile app available to download for iOS and Android phones and tablets Smart speakers/voice activated devices (e.g Amazon Echo. Say ‘Alexa, play Absolute Radio 70s’) WiFi enabled internet radios Smart TV and Apple TV apps The […]
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Digital radio overtakes AM and FM in UK

28/05/2018
50.9% of all listening in the UK was digital in the first three months of 2018 according to radio research body RAJAR. This compares to 47.2% for the first quarter in 2017. The share of radio listening by platform in the first quarter of 2018 to 17th May 2018 was: AM/FM 49.1% All Digital 50.9% DAB 36.8% Digital TV 4.8% Online/Apps 9.3% Total listening for all radio platforms during the quarter amounted to 1,025 million […]