QUARTER 2 2020
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QUARTER 2 2020
Transcript of QUARTER 2 2020
QUARTER 2 2020
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BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE 2020, ON BBC SOUNDS WE HAD…
313 million plays of all content across radio, podcasts and music mixes, up 37m on the
previous quarter.
An average weekly audience of 3.4 million users across the app, website and voice activated
devices
A record 136 million plays to on-demand radio and podcast content in this quarter, up 13
million on Q1 20
2.7 million plays of music mixes, a 1.4m increased and over double the previous quarter.
BBC SOUNDSSource: BBC ATi, Q2: w/c 30/03/20 – w/c 22/06/20 inclusive
Live v On-demand (Hours)
HOW ARE AUDIENCES LISTENING?Live v On-demand (Plays)
65%
35%
55%45%
Source: BBC ATi, Q2: w/c 30/03/20 – w/c 22/06/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS
LiveOn-demand
BBC SOUNDS – ON-DEMAND RADIO
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1 Radio 1's Dance Anthems – R1
2 Radio 1 Anthems – R1
3 The Archers – R4
4 Elis James and John Robins – R5L
5 Desert Island Discs – R4
6 Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac – R1
7 In Our Time – R4
8 Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James – R1
9 Old Harry’s Game – R4E
10 The Unbelievable Truth – R4
Top Ten OD Programmes: Plays – U35
1 Snoochie Shy – 1X
2 Maya Jama – R1
3 Radio 1 Anthems – R1
4 Nick Grimshaw – R1
5 Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James – R1
6 Kenny Allstar – 1X
7 Scott Mills – R1
8 1Xtra’s Rap Show With Tiffany Calver – 1X
9 Radio 1’s Scott Mills Daily Podcast – R1
10 Radio 1’s Power Down Playlist with Annie Mac –R1
Top Ten OD Programmes: % – U35 skew
1 The Archers – R4
2 Drama – R4
3 Desert Island Discs – R4
4 Miss Marple – R4E
5 GF Newman’s The Corrupted – R4
6 Old Harry’s Game – R4E
7 Hercule Poirot – R4E
8 Radio 1’s Dance Anthems – R1
9 In Our Time – R4
10 The News Quiz – R4
Top Ten OD Programmes: Plays – All
Source: BBC ATi, Q2: w/c 30/03/20 – w/c 22/06/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS
%U35 filtered on min. 10,000 U35 plays
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BBC SOUNDS – MUSIC MIXES
1 Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton
2 Radio 1’s Big Weekend – UK 2020
3 Glastonbury
4 Mindful Mix
5 Radio 1’s Movie Mixtapes
6 Pace Setter
7 Normal People – The Soundtrack
8 The Happy Hour from Radio 1
9 Radio 1’s R&B Anthems
10 Classical Focus
Top Ten Music Mixes Q2 2020
BBC SOUNDSSource: BBC ATi, Q2: w/c 30/03/20 – w/c 22/06/20 inclusive
BBC SOUNDS – PODCASTS
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1 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L
2 Match of the Day: Top 10 – 5L
3 Grounded with Louis Theroux – R4
4 The Coronavirus Newscast – BBC News
5 You’re Dead To Me – R4
6 Tailenders – 5L
7 James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds – BBC Sounds
8 Evil Genius with Russell Kane – R4
9 Obsessed with… - BBC Sounds
10 6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer – R1
Top Ten Podcasts: Plays – U35
1 6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer – R1
2 Too Rude For Radio – 1X
3 Mandemic – 1X
4 The Gemma Collins Podcast – R1
5 Match of the Day: Top 10 – 5L
6 James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds – BBC Sounds
7 Tailenders – 5L
8 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L
9 Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe – R1
10 Beyond Today – R4
Top Ten Podcasts: % – U35 skew
1 Grounded with Louis Theroux – R4
2 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L
3 The Coronavirus Newscast – BBC News
4 Match of the Day: Top 10 – 5L
5 Fortunately… with Fi and Jane –R4
6 You’re Dead To Me – R4
7 Evil Genius with Russell Kane – R4
8 Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle – 5L
9 Homeschool History – R4
10 Bitch Bitch Bitch with Matt Lucas – R2
Top Ten Podcasts: Plays – All
Source: BBC RSS Feed Q1: w/c 30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS
%U35 filtered on min. 10,000 U35 plays
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BBC PODCASTS AND ON-DEMAND RADIO PROGRAMMES ON THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS
1 Global News Podcast – WS
2 The Documentary Podcast – WS
3 In Our Time – R4
4 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L
5 Desert Island Discs – R4
6 The Coronavirus Newscast – BBC News
7 Woman’s Hour – R4
8 Business Daily – WS
9 The English We Speak - WS
10 Friday Night Comedy – R4
Top Podcasts – Global Downloads
In total there were over 240 million global podcast downloads across the world between April – June 2020
Amongst UK audiences, Grounded with Louis Theroux, That Peter Crouch Podcast, The Coronavirus Newscast and Woman’s Hour
proved most popular
11 More or Less: Behind the Stats – R4
12 Witness History – WS
13 Football Daily – 5L
14 Newshour – WS
15 The Infinite Monkey Cage – R4
16 The Archers – R4
17 6 Minute English – WS
18 13 Minutes to the Moon – WS
19 World Business Report – WS
20 Grounded with Louis Theroux – R4
Top Podcasts – Global Downloads
Source: BBC Podcast downloads server, Apr – Jun 2020 - Global downloads BBC SOUNDS
The data and insight provided in this pack covers the period April-June 2020(Q2).
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NOTES
Sources:BBC ATi, BBC ATi, Q2: w/c 30/03/20 – w/c 22/06/20 inclusive BBC Podcast downloads server April-June 2020, Global downloads. BBC SOUNDS
