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November 2011
Sample: 324 Absolute Radio Content
Podcast Users in the UK
On-Demand Poll
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Three-quarters of respondents are male
75%
25%
What is your sex?
Male Female
55% of MIDAS 8 respondents were male
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Over half the respondents are aged 18-34
Under 18
18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-55 56-60 61-64 65-69 70 and over
4%
17% 17%
21%
14% 15%
7%
2% 2% 2%0% 0%
Which age group do you fit into?
Total MIDAS 847% - 15-3437% - 35-5417% - 55+
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31% of respondents live in London
London
Midlands
North W
est
Merid
ian
Yorksh
ire
South W
est
East of E
ngland
Central S
cotla
nd
North East
HTV Wales
North Sco
tland
Ulster
HTV West
Not in th
e UK
Border
31%
12%11% 11%
8%6% 6% 5%
2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Which ITV region do you live in?
Total
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Almost no difference in the types of podcasts downloaded
Standard podcasts (i.e. simply audio)
Enhanced podcasts (i.e. with chapters you can skip)
Video podcasts / Vodcasts
95%
16%25%
95%
17%
30%
94%
17%25%
97%
16%26%23%
5% 8%
The podcasts I currently download are:
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Londoners listen to podcasts most often
Every day Most days About once a week About once a month Less often
40%
34%
19%
5%2%
50%
25%
16%
6%3%
40%
33%
18%
6%3%
43%
35%
16%
6%
0%4%
13%
29%
16%
35%
How often do you generally listen to podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Half of respondents say they have been listening to podcasts for two years or more
In the last month Between 1 and 6 months ago
Between 6 months and a
year ago
Between a year and 2 years ago
Between 2 and 3 years ago
Longer than 3 years ago
2%
9%
13%
26% 26%23%
3%
12% 13%
20%
27%25%
2%
9%
13%
27%25%
24%
2%
8%
11%
26% 26%
28%
2%
5%
13%
33%
24% 23%
When did you start listening to podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Comedy is clearly the top category followed by TV & Film, Music and Sports & Recreation
Comedy
TV and Film
Music
Sports and Recre
ation
Technology
Society
& Cultu
re Arts
News & Politi
cs
Science
& M
edicine
Drama
86%
39% 36%31%
27%22% 21% 21%
16% 14%
88%
32% 35% 33%26% 24% 22%
26%
18%13%
85%
39% 39%33% 30%
22% 20% 22%17% 15%
88%
41% 41% 41%35%
20% 21% 22%17%
11%
62%
28%
37%
25%20% 18% 19%
23% 20%13%
What type of podcasts are you interested in or subscribe to?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Top 10 categories
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Comedy is clearly the top category followed by TV & Film, Music and Sports & Recreation
Games and H
obbies
Business
Education (e
.g. languages)
Religion &
Spiritu
ality
Health
Kids and Fa
mily
Government &
Org
anisations
14%6% 6% 5% 3% 3% 2%
12%8% 10%
5% 3% 0%4%
13%7% 7% 5% 4% 4% 2%
15%9% 7% 7%
3% 1% 2%10% 13% 14%
7% 7%3% 5%
What type of podcasts are you interested in or subscribe to?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Categories 11-17
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BBC is the biggest supplier with 72% of the sample subscribing to at least one of their podcasts
BBC
UK commerci
al radio st
ations
A famous p
erson /
personalit
y
An amateur i
ndividual
UK newspapers
Fore
ign / inte
rnational r
adio stations
Other
Don't know
72%
60%
49%
26%20%
15%9% 5%
70%64%
51%
24%28%
21%14%
3%
73%
59%
47%
24% 22%14%
10%5%
74%
63%
51%
24% 24%
13%8%
4%
63%
5%10% 8% 8%
4%
19% 21%
Do you subscribe to any podcasts from any of the following suppliers?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Londoners and men subscribe to slightly more podcasts than the average
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
12.713.7 13.3
13.9
4.8
How many podcasts do you currently subscribe to?
Average
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85% of respondents say they listen to most or all of the podcasts they download
All of them Most of them About half of them Fewer than half of them
45%
40%
9%5%
41% 40%
12%
7%
45%41%
7% 6%
46%43%
5% 5%
22%
37%
13%
18%
In general, what proportion of all podcast episodes that you download do you actually get round to listening to?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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When listening to a podcast, 95% of respondents say they listen to most or all of it
The whole episode Most of it About half Less than half It varies widely
78%
18%
2% 1% 2%
75%
20%
1% 1% 4%
77%
17%
2% 1% 2%
79%
15%
2% 1% 3%
58%
24%
3% 2%6%
When you do listen to a podcast episode, what proportion of it do you normally listen to?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Favourite podcast tend to be 40-59 minutes long
Under 10 m
inutes
10-19 minute
s
20-29 minute
s
30-39 minute
s
40-49 minute
s
50-59 minute
s
60-69 minute
s
70-79 minute
s
80-89 minute
s
90 minute
s or o
ver
2%5%
10%
15%
21%
30%
10%
2% 2% 2%2%
6%
11%
18%
24%25%
11%
2%0%
2%2%5%
11%
16%
21%
29%
9%
2% 2% 2%2%
5%
9%
15%
24%
29%
9%
2% 2% 3%
On average, how long is an episode of your favourite podcast?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men
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Podcasts tend to be listened to on portable devices far more than on computers
54% 53%
34%
10% 8% 5% 1%
51% 53%42%
11% 10% 6% 0%
50% 47%37%
11% 10% 5% 1%
48% 47% 41%
10% 10% 5% 1%
61% 67%
5% 4%
On which of the following device/s do you listen to podcast episodes (i.e. MP3 files)?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
MIDAS 8 included25% - Mobile phone2% - PDA
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Podcasts tend to be listened to at home most but notice the public transport spike for Londoners
At home Whilst walking On public transport
In the car At work Whilst exercising
69%
46% 45%
28% 28%
18%
67%
50%
61%
23%
29%
22%
65%
43% 43%
29% 31%
19%
60%
44% 45%
32%37%
20%
73%
21%
31%26%
18%13%
Where do you normally listen to podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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During the week, podcasts tend to be listened to during early mornings, late afternoons or evenings
Early M
orning (6
am-9am)
Mid M
orning (9
am-12pm)
Lunch
time (12pm-2pm)
Early A
fternoon (2
pm-4pm)
Late
Aftern
oon/Early
Evening (4pm-7pm)
Evening (7pm-M
idnight)
Overnight (
Midnight-6
am)
46%
30%22% 25%
48% 47%
15%
55%
21% 21% 20%
53%44%
17%
50%
28%22% 24%
48% 44%
12%
53%
30%23% 27%
49%41%
12%
25%17% 14% 17%
26%36%
5%
When do you normally listen to podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Weekdays
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On Saturdays, podcasts tend to be listened to across the day 9am-4pm with a evening spike
Early M
orning (6
am-9am)
Mid M
orning (9
am-12pm)
Lunch
time (12pm-2pm)
Early A
fternoon (2
pm-4pm)
Late
Aftern
oon/Early
Evening (4pm-7pm)
Evening (7pm-M
idnight)
Overnight (
Midnight-6
am)
11%
20% 20% 21%17%
26%
15%
9%
25% 25%21% 21%
26%
18%13%
21%17% 18%
13%
21%
11%13%
22%
16% 18%13%
21%
11%8%
15%
8%
14% 14%
20%
7%
When do you normally listen to podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Saturdays
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Sunday podcast listening follows a similar pattern to Saturdays
Early M
orning (6
am-9am)
Mid M
orning (9
am-12pm)
Lunch
time (12pm-2pm)
Early A
fternoon (2
pm-4pm)
Late
Aftern
oon/Early
Evening (4pm-7pm)
Evening (7pm-M
idnight)
Overnight (
Midnight-6
am)
10%
18% 17%20% 19%
28%
14%9%
17%21%
24%21%
25%
17%
11%
18%14%
17%15%
23%
10%10%
19%
14%17%
14%
23%
10%6%
12%8%
15%13%
20%
6%
When do you normally listen to podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Sundays
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“I can listen when I want” and “I can hear shows I missed on the radio” are the top first mentions
36%28%
17%5% 4% 4% 3% 1%
32% 35%
15%8%
2% 1% 4% 1%
37%30%
16%5% 3% 2% 3% 1%
32% 33%
19%
4% 4% 3% 3% 1%
59%
18% 13%4% 0% 2% 1% 0%
What do you think are the five main benefits of downloading podcasts for you?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
First mentions
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“I can listen when I want” and “hear shows I missed on the radio” are the top benefits of podcasting
94%87%
77%60% 58%
49%40%
13%
90% 84% 77%
53%66%
48%37%
15%
94% 87%76%
56% 56% 51%39%
13%
94% 88%78%
53% 58%50%
41%
11%
What do you think are the five main benefits of downloading podcasts for you?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men
All mentions
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Recency is not much of an issue when considering downloading and listening to back catalogues
I am only inter-ested in the most
recent episode
More than a week
More than a month
More than 3 months
More than 6 months
More than a year
6%
19%15%
10% 10%
41%
7%
16% 16%
10% 9%
43%
6%
18%16%
10% 12%
39%
7%
19% 18%
9% 8%
39%
Sometimes it is possible to download the full back catalogue of a podcast's episodes. How long after an episode's release would you consider downloading
and listening to it?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men
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56% of respondents normally delete episodes after listening to them
Yes No Don't know
56%
42%
2%
59%
40%
1%
59%
39%
2%
63%
35%
2%
58%
37%
5%
After you have listened to an episode of a podcast, do you normally delete the file?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Most respondents who normally keep episodes so they can listen to them again in the future
85%
32%
7% 2% 4%
80%
41%
5% 2% 10%
84%
29%
7% 3% 4%
88%
28%
8% 3% 6%
70%
28%
3% 2% 4%
If you normally keep episodes of at least some of the podcasts you download, why is this?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Two-thirds of respondents have ever unsubscribed from a podcast
Yes No Don't know
67%
30%
3%
71%
27%
2%
67%
29%
4%
71%
26%
3%
51%
40%
8%
Have you ever chosen to unsubscribe from a podcast in order to stop download-ing it?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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The biggest reason for unsubscribing is the content got boring
72%
38%29%
21% 17%10% 5%
74%
42% 36%
19% 14% 10%3%
72%
41%27%
21% 17%9% 3%
69%
44%32%
24%18%
10%2%
51%42% 45%
12% 11% 7% 8%
Why did you unsubscribe?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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Respondents say listening to podcasts has little to no effect on their live radio listening
I listen to much more live radio
now
I listen to more live radio now
I listen to live radio just as
much as I used to
I listen to less live radio now
I listen to much less live radio
now
Don't know
6%
18%
54%
13%
7%2%
5%
16%
56%
13%7%
4%5%
16%
57%
12%7%
3%6%
17%
54%
13%8%
2%5%
13%
72%
7%2% 2%
Many podcasts are edited versions of radio shows. Since you started listening to podcasts, how would you say your live radio listening habits have changed?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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62% of respondents have discovered new radio programmes from downloading podcasts
Yes No Don't know
62%
37%
1%
63%
37%
0%
60%
40%
0%
60%
40%
0%
30%
68%
2%
Have you started listening to radio programmes you didn't previously listen to as a result of downloading podcasts?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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5% of respondents have paid for a podcast in the past month
Yes No
5%
95%
5%
95%
6%
94%
5%
95%
3%
97%
Have you paid to download a podcast in the last month?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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72% of respondents think they might be interested in downloading free podcasts containing adverts
Very interested Quite interested Not very interested Not interested at all Don't know
34%
38%
17%
8%
2%
27%
34%
23%
12%
4%
30%
41%
18%
9%
2%
31%
43%
16%
7%
2%
16%
43%
19% 18%
3%
Thinking about how podcasts might be paid for in the future, which of the follow-ing do you think you might be interested in downloading?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Free podcast, containing adverts
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17% of respondents think they might be interested in downloading paid for podcasts without adverts
Very interested Quite interested Not very interested Not interested at all Don't know
3%
14%
30%
52%
2%3%
10%
27%
58%
2%3%
15%
31%
48%
2%4%
11%
32%
51%
2%3%
20%
32%
40%
4%
Thinking about how podcasts might be paid for in the future, which of the follow-ing do you think you might be interested in downloading?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8Paid for but without adverts
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21% of respondents have bought a product or service after hearing it mentioned in a podcast
Yes No
21%
79%
21%
79%
20%
80%
21%
79%
7%
93%
Have you ever bought a product / service after hearing it mentioned on a podcast?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men MIDAS 8
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70% of respondents have listened to the Frank Skinner podcast
Frank Skinner
Dave Gorm
an
Christian O
'Connell Daily
Choice Cuts
Iain Lee
Geoff Lloyd's
Hometime Show
David Tennant
Noel Galla
gher and O
asis
Ian Wrig
ht
70%
52%
31%23%
17% 13% 13% 8%
71%
55%43%
32%20%
12% 13%7%
71%
54%
32%23%
15% 10% 14%7%
77%
54%
36%24%
15%9% 13% 10%
Which of the following Absolute Radio podcasts have you listened to?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men
Podcasts 1-8
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63% of respondents have listened to an Absolute station in the past two weeks
63%
39%33% 31% 31%
24% 19%
65%
37%29% 30%
21% 24%
8%
61%
39%33% 30% 33%
26%20%
61%
40% 39%30% 34%
28%18%
Which of the following radio stations have you listened to for at least 15 minutes in the past two weeks?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men
Stations 1-7
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32% of respondents spent the most time listening to an Absolute station over the past two weeks
32%
16%13% 10% 9% 8%
3%
39%
17% 14%
4%9% 7%
2%
33%
17% 14% 11% 8% 9%3%
31%
15% 17%11%
7% 9%3%
Which of these radio stations did you spend the most time listening to over the past two weeks?
Total London 25-54 25-54 Men
Stations 1-7