NoTV: BBC Podcasts Exclusively on Amazon

[Mark Jeffries]

I had thought that they were on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, but it seems that the Beeb's for-profit arm BBC Studios made a deal with Apple for a subscription service that does not include the U.S., so Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited subscribers can choose amongst over 50 podcasts from the UK pubcaster--no indication in the article if "In Our Time" or "The News Quiz," mentioned in the past on this group, are included:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bbc-podcasts-amazon-music-global-deal-1235853483/

[Jon Delfin]

badly written article at best

presumably, anybody who can navigate Amazon Music can also figure out how to find BBC's iPlayer, if these titles will no longer be available via Apple

On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com> wrote:

I had thought that they were on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, but it seems that the Beeb's for-profit arm BBC Studios made a deal with Apple for a subscription service that does not include the U.S., so Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited subscribers can choose amongst over 50 podcasts from the UK pubcaster--no indication in the article if "In Our Time" or "The News Quiz," mentioned in the past on this group, are included:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bbc-podcasts-amazon-music-global-deal-1235853483/

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[Adam Bowie]

This is where work and this group intersect for me...

These titles are all on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/wherever-you-get-your podcasts, and will remain so. They just come with ads in those places. 

This deal means that ad-free versions are on Amazon outlets for a select group of titles. I don't know the exact list, but yes, In Our Time is likely to be there. The News Quiz is part of "Friday Night Comedy" and I'm not sure about the story there as on podcast it's still delayed for four weeks (in an attempt to get UK listeners over to BBC Sounds). I'm not sure if that's continuing.

And prior to this deal, no BBC podcast was available on Amazon. Now they all are - although only the select group of titles are ad-free.

The Apple subscription deal is similar, and actually launched in the US. The difference is that you pay Apple a fee, and you get ad-free versions of a select group of titles, including some that were never otherwise available as a podcast. The Apple subscription deal is available everywhere in the world *except* the UK.

Adam

On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 3:14 PM Mark Jeffries <spotl...@gmail.com> wrote:

I had thought that they were on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, but it seems that the Beeb's for-profit arm BBC Studios made a deal with Apple for a subscription service that does not include the U.S., so Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited subscribers can choose amongst over 50 podcasts from the UK pubcaster--no indication in the article if "In Our Time" or "The News Quiz," mentioned in the past on this group, are included:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bbc-podcasts-amazon-music-global-deal-1235853483/

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[Adam Bowie]

On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM Jon Delfin <jond...@gmail.com> wrote:

badly written article at best

Not as badly written as a Deadline piece the other day that somehow conjured up a brand new BBC news TV channel specially made for going onto FAST platforms like Pluto, Vizio and the rest. 

In reality, it's the same BBC News Channel you might already get on cable now being made available on FAST platforms. I guess that the writer couldn't get their head around the idea that the regular channel might also be able to get on a FAST platform. (CNN on the other hand, did have to make a new version for Max)

[Doug Eastick]

Adam,

Your mention of BBC Sounds......

I am now commuting an hour each morning and afternoon.   Sometime in the past few years I must have installed BBC Sounds on my phone, so one drive while I was tired of SXM, Terrestrial, Podcasts I hit the BBC Sounds app and listened to BBC 1 for a drive.      My impression is not about the music itself -- I'm ok with the music.  What did surprise me is the amount of DJ talking between each song (equivalent of "Shout out to Bob from Leeds that messaged us, and Tawny from New Zealand" between each song) and perhaps the abbreviation of songs.    It didn't seem like they were playing each song in full (or each song is only 2:30 long).   Is BBC 1 usually hyper like this?   Or maybe it was because it was 9pm UK time.

[Adam Bowie]

Doug, I can't claim to be the most frequent listener to Radio 1 these days - it's a little outside my age demo these days. Radio 1's target audience is 15-29 year olds. I'm more a 6 Music/late night Radio 3 listener these days. But a couple of thoughts:

- Songs are pretty short these days anyway. And radio edits can be shorter. I don't think Radio 1 does that speeding up/editing that some did (still do?) in the past. But in a Spotify-world, shortness is a feature since people listen to more tracks and artists get more chance to get more slices of the pie. That said, I'm listening right now, and yeah - they get faded out quite quickly.

- Yes, there will be lots of DJ speak. To be honest, that's radio's USP these days. If they just broadcast what are essentially playlists, then Spotify has already won. Obviously, not at the cost of the music, but speaking directly to the listener is something streaming music services can't do.

- And yes, you might have been listening to a show timed for UK listeners sitting in their bedrooms doing their homework or whatever. So maybe slightly more than average audience feedback. Also, the show is called Future Artists, so you have to let listeners know who the artists are and perhaps tell their story a bit.

As it happens, I've broken off my brand new Doctor Who Season 15 Blu Ray boxset (Tom Baker circa 1977-78) watch to have a listen for a bit, and it's actually quite a good listen. But now I have to get back to The Horror of Fang Rock!

Adam

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