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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 06/08/2026

There's new #RAJAR is out and I've had a look at what's happening: * All Radio is up, although so is the population * BBC R1 & R3 Brands do well * Excellent results for Kiss * LBC has excellent results * 27% of population listen to podcasts weekly Read more at: www.adambowie.com/blog/2026/08...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 30/07/2026

@jim.londoncentric.media Fun to see an actual *official* Harry Potter shop is opening soon on Oxford Street. I strongly suspect that they will be paying their taxes.

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 14/07/2026

Nice to get a look at the settings of the Sony mirrorless cameras they're using for some of the crowd shots in this World Cup. F2 .5 1/250 ISP 2000. #WorldCup

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 14/05/2026

New #RAJAR data is out today! Lots of stories including: - Good quarter for the BBC as Commercial Radio dips - BBC starts to measure brands - Great quarter for 6 Music & LBC - Disappointing for Global and Bauer - Record digital listening Read about it on my blog: www.adambowie.com/blog/2026/05...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 07/05/2026

One of the things about bringing photo-ID to a polling station is that you might accidentally leave it there. I found a passport in the booth in my polling station. Handed it in to the staff and hopefully it will get back to the owner. As they said, "We literally have his name and address..."

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 05/02/2026

There's new RAJAR today, and over on my blog I dig into a bit including: - Radio listening down but still > 1b hours - Hours up for sports stations: 5 Live and talkSport - Greatest Hits down - LBC doing well - 28% of the population listen to podcasts More over at www.adambowie.com/blog/2026/02...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 21/01/2026

Netflix launches a reality singing contest show with live voting as an element. Just maybe don't expect many Europeans to participate...

Image showing that the start time of Star Search is 0200 GMT

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 24/12/2025

It's Christmas Eve, and as usual, I've put together my picks of the festive fare from the double issue of The Radio Times. www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/12...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 02/12/2025

Play-offs??? It's early December, not April.

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 23/10/2025

New #RAJAR is out, and I've been number crunching: - 50m/86% of UK listen to the radio weekly - Gap widens between Commercial Radio and the BBC - Overall falls for speech radio - Global extends lead over Bauer - 28.3% of the population listen to podcasts each week www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/10...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 23/09/2025

The episode of 3-2-1 that @itvx.com has put up as part of its 70th birthday celebrations is the very first episode, featuring the late radio presenter, Janice Long.

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 01/09/2025

I've got around to examining the latest @edisonresearch.bsky.social podcast rankings for the UK, and in particular, tracking them over time. Over on my blog there's a handy interactive chart showing how the Top 25 titles have performed over time. www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/09...

The top 25 podcasts in the UK for Q2 2025

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 22/08/2025

I am overly fascinated by the state of sports TV rights in general, and specifically in the UK. At the start of the football season, I've taken a quick look at which channels have what sports, and the streamers in particular. It's mostly from a UK perspective: www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/08...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 10/07/2025

Who is buying these things? Is this what the publishing industry has come to? (And yes, that *is* a Taylor Swift "activity book" just behind, alongside the BTS bookazine)

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 20/05/2025

There's new data from @edisonresearch.bsky.social with the Top 25 UK podcasts for Q1 2025. As ever, I've been digging into it a bit: www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/05... Look for more UK podcast research released in the coming days #PodcastShow2025

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 15/05/2025

New RAJAR is out today. Here's my summary including: * Strong results for speech radio including Radio 4 and 5 Live * Great results for Heart, talkSPORT and Times Radio * Kiss recovery * Greatest Hits Radio dips For all this and more, head over to my blog: www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/05...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 25/04/2025

Good to know that a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, party speakers were very much the thing. Lots of bass, flashing lights and no Bluetooth cutting out. They also fly! @reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz #andor #vergecast

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 29/03/2025

Makes you wonder what the other 75% do... (From an Insta ad)

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 26/03/2025

At the Hildur Guðnadóttir concert at the Southbank Centre and *very* excited to hear she's composing the soundtrack for #28YearsLater! #LondonSoundtrackFestival

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 12/03/2025

Let me think Instagram. No, I might *not* like this Reel!

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 28/02/2025

There's some new MIDAS data from RAJAR which I've gone through over on my blog. It digs into the weekly 26% of people who listen to podcasts, explores the size of radio, and looks at mood states. www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/02... *MIDAS has nothing to do with the king of many myths :-)

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 20/02/2025

Taking a look at the new @edisonresearch.bsky.social Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q4 2024. It's unchanged at the top, but lots of news titles did well in the quarter. Read more over on my blog including some trend data: www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/02...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 19/02/2025

From a great piece by Benedict Evans on AI Deep Research. Yes. 100% Yes. www.ben-evans.com/benedictevan...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 08/02/2025

Just in case anyone was uncertain that those shallow depth of field cameras behind the tryline in ITV's coverage of England/France were Sonys, I think this is a big clue 🤣

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 06/02/2025

New #RAJAR is out today. Read on for my summary including: - Record Heart figures - Kiss falls following FM switch-offs - *Loads* of new digital-only stations from Global - Strong quarter for Radio 2 - Record podcast and smart speaker audiences www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/02...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 28/01/2025

On the demise of the Eurosport brand as it gets enveloped by TNT Sports in the UK, the significant price increases many cycling fans will face, and a bit about the Six Nations' broadcast future: www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/01...

An AI generated cartoon graveyard with one of the tombstones reading Eurosport

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 17/01/2025

I will miss David Lynch, whose work has been with me throughout my life. www.adambowie.com/blog/2025/01...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 07/01/2025

Just a thought. If you're managing multiple brands' email marketing, you might want to spend just a small amount of time personalising the unsubscribe functionality to at least make the consumer feel that they're missing out on something.

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 26/12/2024

One final post on this subject from me this year. For those of you not watching wall to wall football on Prime Video or streaming Squid Games on Netflix, here are some other choices to wipe away the tears from Gavin & Stacey: www.adambowie.com/blog/2024/12...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas all! Here are my viewing and listening choices for the festive day itself... www.adambowie.com/blog/2024/12...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 24/12/2024

It's Christmas Eve and I've begun my "traditional" Radio Times annoations... www.adambowie.com/blog/2024/12...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 05/12/2024

The president of FIFA says "Every single football fan across the globe... can watch... the new FIFA Club World Cup" Only if they have reliable internet, affordable data plans, and a streaming device. He might want to think about the large number of football fans across the planet who do not.

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 03/12/2024

Reading a NY Times piece on some new monstrous cruise liner built for the Caribbean. The ads I'm being served are for canal boat holidays just outside London!

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 26/11/2024

New Q3 2024 UK Podcast Rankings out from Edison Research today. Good news for The Rest Is Politics which jumps up to #2. Look over all the changes on my blog: www.adambowie.com/blog/2024/11...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 21/11/2024

Apple has just released its UK Apple Podcast top ten, and Podtrac has released its October 2024 UK data. I've compared these with previously released Edison data. The main finding of Apple users is that they love Goalhanger! But check out my blog for more: www.adambowie.com/blog/2024/11...

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Adam Bowie @adambowie.com · 19/11/2024

FFS Amazon! This is literally the worst choice for me you could find...

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