Category: Radio; New Media; Radio 1; Radio 2; Radio 3;
Radio 4
Date: 06.11.2006
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On demand listening to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio on the internet has reached record levels, with 12.5 million requests logged in September 2006, according to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's latest monthly statistics.
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The Archers (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4) was the most popular on demand programme (listened to after broadcast) on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Player, with 682,304 listens over the month.
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Chris Moyles (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1) received 503,088 requests, taking second place.
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Live online listening to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 reached a new peak in September, as the stations clocked up 3.1 million and 475,000 hours respectively.
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September also saw a record number of downloads of programmes in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Download and Podcast Trial - 4.8 million mp3s were downloaded over the course of the month.
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Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent saw the biggest percentage increase in downloads (75%), equating to more than a quarter of a million downloads of the programme.
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Radio 1's Best of Moyles tops the table of weekly podcasts, with 574,067 monthly downloads, while Russell Brand's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 6 Music podcast notched up 140,440 downloads during September.
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Notes to Editors
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Figures for online listening in September 2006 are available in PDF format on the right hand side of this page.
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