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UK 3.01
Figure 3.1
UK radio industry key metrics
Source: RAJAR (all adults age 15+), Ofcom calculations based on figures in BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15 note 2c (www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport), AA/Warc, broadcasters.
Revenue figures are nominal. DAB take up - Q1 of the following year.
UK radio industry
Weekly reach of radio (% of population)
Average weekly hours per head
BBC share of listening
Total industry revenue
Commercial revenue
BBC expenditure
Community radio revenue
Radio share of advertising spend
DAB digital radio take-up (households)
UK 3.02
Figure 3.2
Radio industry revenue and spending 2009-2014
Source: Broadcasters
Note: BBC expenditure figures are estimated by Ofcom based on figures in Note 2c of the BBC Annual Report (www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport); figures in the chart are rounded and are nominal.
Community radio revenue is included in the total, but not shown on the chart.
BBC expenditure (estimated)
Total commercial
Community radio
Total
UK 3.03
Figure 3.3
Commercial revenue percentage change 2013-2014
Percentage change in revenue
Source: Ofcom / operator data 2013-2014
2014vs2013
All commercial radio
National advertising
Local advertising
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Sponsorship
UK 3.04
Figure 3.4
BBC station expenditure percentage change 2013-14 to 2014-15
Percentage change in revenue
Source: BBC Annual Report 2014-15.
Note that these are financial year figures, excluding BBC-wide overheads, and are therefore not directly comparable to those set out in Section 3.2.2. Figures are nominal.
UK 3.05
Figure 3.5
Use of streaming services and radio stations among regular music listeners, by age: 2014
Proportion of regular music listeners (%)
Source: YouGov, New Generations and the Future of Radio 2014, fieldwork August 2014.
Base: Regular music listeners (663). Q: Thinking about how you listen to music, which of the following do you use regularly? Please choose all that apply.
Internet streaming services
Radio stations
UK 3.06
Figure 3.6
Use of streamed audio services among internet users, by age: Q1 2015
Proportion of each age group (%)
Source: Ofcom research, Q1 2015
Base: All internet users (2298). Q: Which, if any, of these do you use the internet for?
All adults
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
UK 3.07
Figure 3.7
Methods of paying for music services, 2014
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Proportion of respondents (%)
Source: YouGov, Audiovisual consumption 2015, fieldwork May 2014.
Base: those that pay for a music service (266) Q. How do you pay for your music, […] service?
Type of services used
Type of payment
UK 3.08
Figure 3.8
Proportion of listening time spent with each activity
Proportion of listening time (%)
Source: Ofcom Digital Day 7-Day Diary, Q1 2014
Base: All listening activity records for adults 16+, (17290), 16-24 (999), 25-34 (2342), 35-44 (4113), 45-54 (4334), 55-64 (3284), 65+ (2218)
All adults
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
UK 3.09
Figure 3.9
Volume of tracks streamed online and revenue from subscription streaming: 2012-2014
Year on year growth:
Source: Entertainment Retailers’ Association / Official Charts
Note: Subscription revenue is a BPI estimate. The number of tracks streamed includes subscription and ad-funded streams and excludes video streams.
2012
2013
2014
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Figure 3.10
Number of different songs in the top 100 on each platform: Q4 2014
Percentage of different songs on each platform:
Source: Ofcom analysis of RadioMonitor and The Official Charts Company data, Q4 2014
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Figure 3.11
Origin of songs in the top 100 on each platform: Q4 2014
Number of songs
Source: Ofcom analysis of RadioMonitor and The Official Charts Company data, Q4 2014
UK 3.12
Figure 3.12
Most popular sources for the discovery of new music, 2014
Proportion of respondents (%)
Source: YouGov, Music Consumption 2014, fieldwork August 2014.
Base: Those that strive to discover new music, all adults (684), 16-24 (118), 25-39 (198), 40-54 ((185), 55+ (183) Q. How do you typically discover music you have not heard previously? Please choose all that apply.
All adults
16-24
25-39
40-54
55+
UK 3.13
Figure 3.13
Radio industry revenue 2009-2014
Revenue (£m)
Source: Ofcom / operator data / BBC Annual Report 2008-2015
Note: BBC expenditure figures are estimated by Ofcom based on figures in Note 2c of the BBC Annual Report (www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport); figures in the chart are rounded and are nominal. Total includes community radio, but community radio is not shown on the chart. Total commercial includes all sources of revenue - national, local, sponsorship and ‘other’, but ‘other’ is not shown on the chart.
Total
BBC expenditure (estimated)
Total commercial
National commercial
Local commercial
Commercial sponsorship
Community radio
UK 3.14
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