Audible announced that it will begin selling subscriptions to the "Ricky Gervais Show," a podcast launched in December by British comedy actor Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant of the BBC's "The Office" fame, writes the Associated Press. Audible will offer two seasons of the show, one starting Feb. 28 and one in the fall, each with a minimum of four episodes. The podcasts will cost $1.95 per episode or $6.95 for a season subscription.
The weekly comedy show, previously free, is among the most popular podcasts on the internet, and will be sold via the Audible and iTunes services, according to the BBC. It reports that the show's producers have contacted the Guinness Book of Records, claiming to be the most downloaded podcast, with an average of 295,000 per episode.
