Ricky Gervais leaves Guardian to cash in on podcast
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 23 February 2006 at 11:34
Tags: Guardian, Podcasting
Comedian Ricky Gervais has evidently cottoned-on to the fact that giving away his weekly radio show free on Guardian Unlimited wasn’t the smartest business move.
After clocking up more than three million downloads to become the most requested podcast ever Gervais has opted to move the show to a pay website.
In a recent podcast he joked “I have been a fool” to give it away for free.
The last Guardian podcast of the Ricky Gervais show goes out on 20 February. From Tuesday, 28 February, fans will be able to pay to hear his new series at a rate of $6.95 for four programmes via iTunes or Audible.com.
Tags: Guardian, Podcasting
