BBC Studios’ BBC Podcasts Premium has launched in Australia exclusively on Apple Podcasts following its debut in Canada and the US.
BBC Podcasts Premium offers ad-free early access to shows like In Our Time, The Infinite Monkey Cage, Lady Killers With Lucy Worsley Series 2 and Killing Victoria, and ad-free versions of popular shows across news, history, true crime, pop culture and science, including BBC Global News Podcast, Business Daily and Football Daily.
Jennie Baird, BBC Studios EVP and MD of digital news and streaming, said: “The BBC is a world leader in audio content and the success of BBC Podcasts Premium in the US and Canada has shown that audiences really value the opportunity to access the best of our world-renowned impartial news and quality, distinctive podcasts in this way.
“I am delighted that we are now able to make this offering available to Australian audiences on Apple Podcasts.”
Fiona Lang, general manager of BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, said: “The BBC is one of the largest producers of audio in the world. BBC Podcast Premium means Australian audiences now have a one-stop destination that curates the best of that BBC audio content.
“The BBC brand acts as a marker of quality in a crowded content market and I’m delighted that we have a subscription audio channel to sit alongside our suite of branded television channels.”
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With BBC Podcasts Premium, subscribers also instantly unlock ad-free editions of some of the BBC’s best podcasts, including BBC Global News Podcast, with twice daily briefings on weekdays and daily editions on weekends; Football Daily, keeping fans up to date with what is happening across the Premier League, EFL and WSL; Fairy Meadow, investigating the disappearance of three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer from an Australian beach in 1970; health and well-being series Just One Thing with Michael Mosley; and You’re Dead To Me, the comedic history podcast for people who don’t like history.
BBC Podcasts Premium is available now from the BBC Podcasts channel on Apple Podcasts for $4.49 per month or at an annual price of $49.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial available.