Why Audio?

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Communication begins with listening. As digital audio culture continues to grow exponentially, people are hungry for distinctive, compelling, eyes-free content.

Formats that build communities

Story-led podcast productions, discussion-based shows and knowledge-sharing approaches are building communities and connecting with unprecedented audiences globally.

Crafting their own styles and brands beyond traditional broadcast, and garnering audience loyalty with a simple subscription method, gives organisations and businesses a direct, lasting way to be heard.

  • Story-led productions for emotionally engaging storytelling
  • Discussion-based shows and knowledge sharing
  • Eyes-free listening for audiences on the move
  • Simple subscription delivery across platforms
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UK listenership

Podcast audiences grew fast

3.2m

Weekly listeners in 2013

UK weekly podcast listenership was measured at 3.2 million in 2013.

5.9m

Weekly listeners in 2018

By September 2018, listenership had nearly doubled to 5.9 million a week.

50%

Listeners under 35

Half of podcast listeners are under 35, according to Ofcom data cited.

UK weekly podcast listeners
YearWeekly listeners
20133.2 million
September 2018Nearly 6 million (5.9 million)

Audio has become one of the most human ways to reach an audience, because it meets people where they already are: on a walk, on a drive, in a kitchen or at the edge of sleep. Listening requires only attention, not a screen, and that intimacy is exactly what makes stories feel personal. For organisations and businesses with something genuine to say, sound offers a distinctive channel that audiences choose voluntarily rather than simply scroll past.

Communication begins with listening, and that principle shapes how we work. Before a single microphone is switched on, we ask what the audience wants to understand, what they already believe, and what would make them lean in rather than tune out. This listening-first approach turns a production plan into a conversation, and it is why our story-led podcast work feels grounded in purpose rather than engineered for clicks.

Story-led productions, discussion-based shows and knowledge-sharing formats are building communities and connecting with unprecedented audiences globally. Formats that build communities travel further because they carry their own identity, their own tone and their own reason to exist beyond a single episode. Crafting a distinctive style and brand beyond traditional broadcast gives organisations and businesses a direct, lasting way to be heard and remembered.

As digital audio culture continues to grow exponentially, people are hungry for distinctive, compelling, eyes-free content. That hunger creates space for ambitious work: documentary series, short-form storytelling, event documentation and audio scores for film. It also creates responsibility. The teams we support want to educate, enlighten and inspire, and they use creativity and listening as tools to affect positive change in their sectors and communities.

Good audio production is a blend of craft and curiosity. It involves planning, interviewing, editing, scoring and mixing, but also the patience to let a story find its own rhythm. From branded content and campaigns to training and production support, our role is to shape the sound so it feels inevitable, so that audiences keep listening, keep subscribing and keep coming back to the next conversation.

Mobile technology drives on-demand listening

Mobile technology continues to drive audiobook and on-demand listening growth, and audio fits naturally into busy days: commuting, walking, working and winding down.

For organisations and businesses, that means an audience that chooses to spend their attention on you, with formats that can be short, personal and easy to follow.

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