Category: Audio

  • RAJAR Q1 2026

    RAJAR Q1 2026

    This post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the many years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I am delighted that I continue to be able to bring you this RAJAR analysis in association with RALF. For more details on the product, contact Deryck Pritchard via…

  • Edison Research Top 25 UK Podcasts – Q4 2025

    Edison Research Top 25 UK Podcasts – Q4 2025

    Edison Research has just published their Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q4 2025. As ever, this chart is based on recall from 2,000 online interviews with weekly podcast listeners in the UK. As ever, I’m going to take the long view on this and show how the chart has changed over time. This…

  • Apple Enters the Video Podcast Fray

    Apple Enters the Video Podcast Fray

    Apple is getting into the video podcasting action announcing support of video podcasts within the Apple Podcasts app. Since Apple Podcasts is the #1, #2 or #3 podcast app in the world, depending on where you live, which data to believe, and how you actually count podcast consumption, that’s a big deal. The technicalities are…

  • RAJAR Q4 2025

    RAJAR Q4 2025

    This post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the many years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I am delighted that I continue to be able to bring you this RAJAR analysis in association with RALF. For more details on the product, contact Deryck Pritchard via…

  • Edison Research Top 25 Podcasts in the UK: Q3 2025

    Edison Research Top 25 Podcasts in the UK: Q3 2025

    Edison Research has released its latest UK podcast rankings for Q3 2025. A reminder that this survey is conducted amongst at least 2,000 weekly podcast listeners each quarter, and they are counted regardless of which platform they listen (or watch) podcasts on. The methodology is the same as that used in the US, where they…

  • RAJAR Q3 2025

    RAJAR Q3 2025

    This post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the many years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I am delighted that I continue to be able to bring you this RAJAR analysis in association with RALF. For more details on the product, contact Deryck Pritchard via…

  • Spotify, The Ringer, Netflix and YouTube

    Spotify, The Ringer, Netflix and YouTube

    I am intrigued by the recent announcement from Spotify that a range of their podcasts from The Ringer (which is owned by Spotify) will be coming to Netflix. In recent years, The Ringer has leant heavily into video for their titles. And now, complete episodes will air exclusively on Netflix – in the US initially.…

  • Edison Research Top 25 Podcasts in the UK: Q2 2025

    Edison Research Top 25 Podcasts in the UK: Q2 2025

    Last week, Edison Research published their latest list of the Top 25 podcasts in the UK for Q2 2025. This is the most visible chart of which podcasts are being listened to, since the charts from providers like Apple and Spotify aren’t true charts for the whole industry, and tend to be tweaked for newness…

  • RAJAR Q2 2025

    RAJAR Q2 2025

    This post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the many years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I am delighted that I continue to be able to bring you this RAJAR analysis in association with RALF. For more details on the product, contact Deryck Pritchard via…

  • Ofcom Podcast Survey and Audio Report 2025

    Ofcom Podcast Survey and Audio Report 2025

    Ofcom has just published it’s annual Podcast Survey for 2025, alongside its wider Audio Survey. Regular readers of this blog will know that Ofcom has been publishing this data for several years now, and I’ve always been keen to dig into the data here. This year, the release has coincided with The Podcast Show where…

  • Edison Research Top 25 Podcasts in the UK: Q1 2025

    Edison Research Top 25 Podcasts in the UK: Q1 2025

    On the eve of The Podcast Show in London (Note: I’ll be speaking! Come see me at 14:10 on Wednesday on the Talking Podcasts 1 Stage), Edison Research has just published its new Top 25 list for UK podcasts. A reminder that this data is based on a survey of at least 2,000 weekly podcast…

  • RAJAR Q1 2025

    RAJAR Q1 2025

    This post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the many years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I am delighted that I continue to be able to bring you this RAJAR analysis in association with RALF. For more details on the product, contact Deryck Pritchard via…