March 02, 2006

Popular podcasts begin charging in the U.K.

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"The Times sells £6.95 monthly subscriptions to a five days a week podcast reading of its main stories and LBC, the London talk radio station, has been charging £2.50 a month since January for access to a catalogue of past shows and special podcast-only material.

The Ricky Gervais Show will be the most high-profile podcast to date to begin charging. The first series, distributed free through the Guardian Unlimited website, has been downloaded about 4.5m times and is to be included in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular podcast to date."

More at the FT: "Is Ricky Gervais having a laugh? By Maija Palmer"

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