Radio Joint Audience Research Limited (RAJAR) UK’s “Podcasting and Radio Listening via Internet Survey,” conducted in April and May by Ipsos-MORI. More than one-half of responding podcast downloaders said they would be at least somewhat interested in downloading free podcasts that included advertising. Only 31% said they would be interested in paying for ad-free podcasts.
More than four out of 10 UK Internet users ages 16 to 54 have downloaded podcasts at some point, compared with 29.5% of US Internet users, according to Universal McCann’s April 2008 “Power to the People: Social Media Tracker” report.
Regular podcast downloaders are more rare, according to a Wiggin-sponsored study of UK adult Internet users conducted in January by Entertainment Media Research. Only 8% of respondents said they were regular podcast listeners, and only 2% paid to subscribe to podcasts.
Podcast ad skeptics note that not only are regular podcast listeners rare, but podcasting itself is almost by definition a niche medium. Although there are a few podcasts with a mass audience, most reach well under 100,000 listeners.
Boosters of the format say its niche makes for well-targeted audiences, and that podcast advertising networks have the potential to reach across multiple programs with similar listeners
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