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BBC drops podcast adverts plan after industry backlash

Summary by Financial Times
U-turn highlights challenges facing corporation in moving away from licence fee model

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BBC backtracks on having adverts in some podcasts in UK

The BBC says it "recognises strength of feeling about the plans" after other broadcasters objected.

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BBC drops podcast adverts plan after industry backlash

U-turn highlights challenges facing corporation in moving away from licence fee model

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BBC rules out UK ads in podcasts

Sponsored by CoHost. Want more listener insights without switching hosting providers? Explore CoHost's Prefix with in-depth podcast analytics and tracking links starting at just $15/month. Sign up today for a free trial. After criticism from the UK podcast industry, the BBC has said it won’t press ahead with ads in podcasts in the UK, saying that it has “decided to rule out placing adverts around BBC licence-fee funded programmes on third-party …

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BBC U-turns on podcast ads plan - The Media Leader

The organisation has dropped its plan to introduce ads into podcasts accessed via commercial streaming platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Sources: the BBC drops plans to sell ads on some of its podcasts when streamed on third-party platforms like Spotify in the UK, following industry backlash

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Financial Times broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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