Radio Intro
Read this Guardian feature on the launch of BBC Sounds and answer the following questions:
1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’?
With platforms such as Spotify making custom radio playlists and podcasts being available on the app people find that if they're media is all on one platform it is just easier.
2) What percentage of under-35s use the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app?
Only 3% of the people under 35 use the BBC i player catch up app.
3) What is BBC Sounds?
It is an application available on ios and android that brings together bbc radio 1, bbc i player radio and other sources into one platform to make it all easily accessible.
4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age?
The main place people listen to the radio is on their commute to and from work or when travelling in the car but with technology this is becoming rare as people use their phones or apple carplay.
5) What does Jason Phipps suggest is important for radio and podcast content aimed at younger audiences?
He says that the platform is very important to younger audiences as they offer stories to the public and is a more personal experience as the app personalises the content to specific users.
6) Why does the BBC need to stay relevant?
The BBC must stay relevant to ensure that the public see's it is worth paying a licence fee to fund companies such as the BBC who are using the money for a failed platform.
Now read this review of the BBC Sounds app.
7) What content does the BBC Sound app offer?
It offers radio sets, podcasts, music albums and many other platforms on the audio front.
8) How does it link to BBC Radio?
It houses the content aired on there on the app making it an easy housing area for the
9) What are the criticisms of the BBC Sounds app?
That the app does not have a very streamlined process or platform, while the app does have multiple bbc outlets the platform does not live by the BBC code of educating it does not yet offer these aspects.
10) Two new podcasts were launched alongside the BBC Sounds app. What are they and why might they appeal to younger audiences?
This is a platform that BAME people are able to house their shows and voice out their opinions and will be able to find a source of income and if not can educate the people on a wide range of topics.
There are shows such as
Top 4mation
Two fools talking
Mostly lit
92% of the audiences are part of the BAME group and houses 20.000 listeners per month.
3.7 million adults listen to podcasts which equate to around 6.5% of the adult population.
It also adds that 57% of the people use them on smartphones, while their preferred activity to listening to podcasts was 47% while commuting and 34% relaxing or doing nothing.
I believe that the platform of podcasts are growing greatly with big media outlets now publishing their own shows, with radio still holds a seat on the table it is no longer in the foreground but is a sub in the game, where podcasts have now become the forefront on audio listening.
1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’?
With platforms such as Spotify making custom radio playlists and podcasts being available on the app people find that if they're media is all on one platform it is just easier.
2) What percentage of under-35s use the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app?
Only 3% of the people under 35 use the BBC i player catch up app.
3) What is BBC Sounds?
It is an application available on ios and android that brings together bbc radio 1, bbc i player radio and other sources into one platform to make it all easily accessible.
4) How do audiences listen to radio content in the digital age?
The main place people listen to the radio is on their commute to and from work or when travelling in the car but with technology this is becoming rare as people use their phones or apple carplay.
5) What does Jason Phipps suggest is important for radio and podcast content aimed at younger audiences?
He says that the platform is very important to younger audiences as they offer stories to the public and is a more personal experience as the app personalises the content to specific users.
6) Why does the BBC need to stay relevant?
The BBC must stay relevant to ensure that the public see's it is worth paying a licence fee to fund companies such as the BBC who are using the money for a failed platform.
Now read this review of the BBC Sounds app.
7) What content does the BBC Sound app offer?
It offers radio sets, podcasts, music albums and many other platforms on the audio front.
8) How does it link to BBC Radio?
It houses the content aired on there on the app making it an easy housing area for the
9) What are the criticisms of the BBC Sounds app?
That the app does not have a very streamlined process or platform, while the app does have multiple bbc outlets the platform does not live by the BBC code of educating it does not yet offer these aspects.
10) Two new podcasts were launched alongside the BBC Sounds app. What are they and why might they appeal to younger audiences?
Beyond Today is a programme that offers a brief 20 min overview of the day that is given to people, this appeals to the younger audiences as it can provide an alternative to social media which in a way does the exact same thing, this can then be listening to people at the end of the day or in a car,
ShoutOut Network
Read this Huffington Post feature on the Shout Out Network and answer the following questions:
1) What is the ShoutOut Network?
This is a platform that BAME people are able to house their shows and voice out their opinions and will be able to find a source of income and if not can educate the people on a wide range of topics.
2) What podcasts are offered by the ShoutOut Network?
There are shows such as
Top 4mation
Two fools talking
Mostly lit
3) What audience do they reach?
92% of the audiences are part of the BAME group and houses 20.000 listeners per month.
4) What are the 2015 statistics on podcast listening in the UK?
3.7 million adults listen to podcasts which equate to around 6.5% of the adult population.
It also adds that 57% of the people use them on smartphones, while their preferred activity to listening to podcasts was 47% while commuting and 34% relaxing or doing nothing.
5) The article suggests podcasts are ‘picking up more steam’. Do you think podcasts the future of radio?
I believe that the platform of podcasts are growing greatly with big media outlets now publishing their own shows, with radio still holds a seat on the table it is no longer in the foreground but is a sub in the game, where podcasts have now become the forefront on audio listening.
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