QUARTER 1 2020 BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2020, ON BBC SOUNDS WE HAD…
275 million plays of all content across radio, podcasts and music mixes
A growing weekly audience with a record of 3.5 million users in w/c 23rd March across the app, website and voice activated devices
A record 123 million plays to on-demand radio and podcast content in this quarter,
up 15 million on Q4 19
1.25 million plays of music mixes*, up 360k on the previous quarter. *(Comparison vs 2019 Q4 excl.
Christmas Mixes)
Source: BBC ATi, Q1: w/c 30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive 2 BBC SOUNDS HOW ARE AUDIENCES LISTENING?
Live v On-demand (Hours) Live v On-demand (Plays)
34% 45% 55% 66%
Live On-demand
Source: BBC ATi, Q1: w/c 30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS BBC SOUNDS – ON-DEMAND RADIO
Top Ten OD Programmes: Plays – All Top Ten OD Programmes: Plays – U35 Top Ten OD Programmes: % – U35 skew
1 The Archers – R4 1 Radio 1's Dance Anthems – R1 1 Maya Jama – R1
2 Desert Island Discs – R4 2 Radio 1 Anthems – R1 2 Radio 1 Anthems – R1
3 Drama – R4 3 The Archers – R4 3 Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James – R1
4 The Unbelievable Truth – R4 4 The Unbelievable Truth – R4 4 Kenny Allstar – 1X
5 Hercule Poirot – R4E 5 Desert Island Discs – R4 5 Nick Grimshaw – R1
6 The Archers Omnibus – R4 6 The News Quiz – R4 6 Scott Mills – R1
7 The News Quiz – R4 7 Woman's Hour – R4 7 Jordan North – R1
8 The Infinite Monkey Cage – R4 8 Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac – R1 8 Radio 1’s Scott Mills Daily Podcast – R1
9 Woman's Hour – R4 9 The Infinite Monkey Cage – R4 9 DJ Target – 1X
10 In Our Time – R4 10 Radio 1's Scott Mills Daily Podcast – R1 10 1Xtra’s Rap Show with Tiffany Calver – R1 %U35 filtered on min. 10,000 U35 plays
4 Source: BBC ATi, Q1: w/c 30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS BBC SOUNDS – MUSIC MIXES
Top Ten Music Mixes Q4 2019
1 Pace Setter
2 Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton
3 The Morning After Mix
4 Classical Focus
5 The Happy Hour from Radio 1
6 Radio 1 Playlist
7 Best of the Decade 2010 – 2020
8 Sing-Along Anthems with Rylan
9 Focus Beats
10 Radio 1’s R&B Anthems
5 Source: BBC ATi, Q1: w/c 30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS BBC SOUNDS – PODCASTS
Top Ten Podcasts: Plays – All Top Ten Podcasts: Plays – U35 Top Ten Podcasts: % – U35 skew
1 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L 1 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L 1 The Gemma Collins Podcast – R1
2 You’re Dead To Me – R4 2 You’re Dead To Me – R4 2 Money 101 – BBC Sounds
3 Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle – 5L 3 Beyond Today – R4 3 Tailenders – 5L
4 Beyond Today – R4 4 The Missing Cryptoqueen – BBC Sounds 4 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L
5 The Whisperer in Darkness – R4 5 Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle – 5L 5 Beyond Today – R4
6 The Missing Cryptoqueen – BBC Sounds 6 Evil Genius with Russell Kane – R4 6 Jacob Hawley: On Drugs – BBC Sounds
7 Fake Heiress – R4 7 Tailenders – 5L 7 Fit & Fearless – 5L
8 Evil Genius with Russell Kane – R4 8 Fake Heiress – R4 8 The Missing Cryptoqueen – BBC Sounds
9 mortem – BBC Sounds 9 The Whisperer in Darkness – R4 9 You’re Dead To Me – R4
10 Paradise – 5L 10 mortem – BBC Sounds 10 Tell It – R1 %U35 filtered on min. 10,000 U35 plays
6 Source: BBC RSS Feed Q1: w/c 30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive BBC SOUNDS BBC PODCASTS AND ON-DEMAND RADIO PROGRAMMES ON THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS
In total there were 230 million global podcast downloads across the world between January – March 2020
Amongst UK audiences, That Peter Crouch Podcast, Desert Island Discs, The Archers and Woman’s Hour proved most popular
Top Podcasts – Global Downloads Top Podcasts – Global Downloads
1 Global News Podcast – WS 11 Friday Night Comedy – R4
2 In Our Time – R4 12 The Infinite Monkey Cage – R4
3 The Documentary – WS 13 Witness History – WS
4 That Peter Crouch Podcast – 5L 14 More or Less: Behind the Stats – R4
5 Desert Island Discs – R4 15 Newshour – WS
6 Football Daily – 5L 16 Beyond Today – R4
7 Woman’s Hour – R4 17 6 Minute English – WS
8 The Archers – R4 18 Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review – R5 Live
9 The English We Speak - WS 19 The Coronavirus Newscast – BBC News
10 Business Daily – WS 20 World Business Report - WS
7 Source: BBC Podcast downloads server, Jan – March 2020 - Global downloads BBC SOUNDS NOTES
The data and insight provided in this pack covers the period Jan-March 20(Q1).
Sources: BBC ATi, Q1: w/c30/12/19 – w/c 23/03/20 inclusive 8 BBC Podcast downloads server Jan-March 2020, Global downloads. BBC SOUNDS