UK SICSubclass
UK SIC 59.222—Podcast and other audio publishing activities
Subclass · UK Standard Industrial Classification (2026)
Where 59.222 sits
- J Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
- 59.2 Sound recording and music publishing activities
- 59.22 Music and audio publishing activities
- 59.222 Podcast and other audio publishing activities
What 59.222 includes
- Other audio publishing including podcasts, i.e. activities of: • acquiring and registering copyrights for audio recordings • promoting, authorising and using these audio recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media • jointly publishing and distributing sound recordings via streaming and downloads Releasing, promoting and distributing other sound recordings and associated promotional materials including for podcasts, to wholesalers, retailers or directly to the public. This may include production of master recordings or obtaining the reproduction and distribution rights to master recordings.
What 59.222 excludes
- Podcast and other audio recording activities, see 59.21/2
- Live podcast broadcasts, see 60.10/1
59.222 in other systems
ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
- 5522 Music and Other Sound Recording Activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 5700 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 5521 Music Publishing inferred via ISIC 601
- 5610 Radio Broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 5921 Data Processing and Web Hosting Services inferred via ISIC 592
- 5922 Electronic Information Storage Services inferred via ISIC 592
- 570 Internet publishing and broadcasting broader via ISIC 601
- 552 Sound recording and music publishing broader via ISIC 601
ATECOItaly
- 59.20.20 Music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.10.00 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20.10 Sound recording activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 59.2 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 601
- 60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
- 59.20.2 Music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
CNAE BrazilBrazil
- 5920-1/00 Sound recording and music editing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 6010-1/00 Radio activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 6021-7/00 Open television activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 6022-5/02 Activities related to subscription television, excluding programmers inferred via ISIC 601
- 6022-5/01 Programmers inferred via ISIC 601
- 60.1 Radio activities broader via ISIC 601
- 59.2 Sound recording and music editing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 59.20-1 Sound recording and music editing activities broader via ISIC 592
CNAESpain
- 60.10 Audio broadcasting and distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 59.20 Sound recording and music editing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.3 Activities of news agencies and other content distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.1 Audio broadcasting and distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
- 59.2 Sound recording and music editing activities broader via ISIC 601
HSICHong Kong
- 592000 Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 631100 Data processing, hosting and related activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 601000 Radio broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 619900 Other miscellaneous telecommunications activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 601
- 619100 Internet access services inferred via ISIC 592
- 611000 Telecommunications network operation inferred via ISIC 601
- 5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 592 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
ICNEAChina
- 877 Recording production inferred via ISIC 601
- 656 Information technology consulting services inferred via ISIC 592
- 644 Internet security services inferred via ISIC 592
- 645 Internet data service inferred via ISIC 592
- 8740 Radio and television integrated broadcast control inferred via ISIC 601
- 6490 Other Internet services inferred via ISIC 592
- 6439 Other Internet platforms inferred via ISIC 592
- 6410 Internet access and related services inferred via ISIC 592
ISICUnited Nations (global)
- 5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 6010 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 592 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 601 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
JSICJapan
- 4121 Recording and disk production inferred via ISIC 601
- 4169 Other services incidental to video picture information, sound information, character information production and distribution inferred via ISIC 592
- 3832 Cable radio broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 3822 Radio broadcasting, except satellite broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 3719 Other fixed telecommunications inferred via ISIC 592
- 4122 Radio program production inferred via ISIC 592
- 3921 Data processing services inferred via ISIC 592
- 4012 Application services providers inferred via ISIC 592
KSICSouth Korea
- 60320 Audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60100 Radio broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 63112 Hosting and related service activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59201 Music and sound recordings publishing inferred via ISIC 601
- 59202 Sound recording service activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 60310 Video distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 592 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 601
- 603 Video and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 592
MSICMalaysia
- 59200 Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60100 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 592 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 601 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
- 5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 6010 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
NACEEuropean Union
- 59.20 Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.2 Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 63.10 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.2 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 60.1 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
- 63.1 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities broader via ISIC 592
NAFFrance
- 59.20Y Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.3 Activities news agency and other distribution activities of contents inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.10Y Broadcasting and distribution business of audio content inferred via ISIC 601
- 59.20 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 59.2 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 601
- 60.10 Broadcasting and distribution business of audio content broader via ISIC 601
- 60.1 Broadcasting and distribution business of audio content broader via ISIC 601
NAICSUnited States
- 51611 Radio Broadcasting Stations inferred via ISIC 601
- 512290 Other Sound Recording Industries inferred via ISIC 592
- 51225 Record Production and Distribution inferred via ISIC 592
- 51821 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services inferred via ISIC 592
- 51224 Sound Recording Studios inferred via ISIC 592
- 512230 Music Publishers inferred via ISIC 592
- 51612 Television Broadcasting Stations inferred via ISIC 601
- 516210 Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers inferred via ISIC 601
NAICS CanadaCanada
- 512290 Other sound recording industries inferred via ISIC 592
- 51225 Record production and distribution inferred via ISIC 601
- 51821 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services inferred via ISIC 592
- 51224 Sound recording studios inferred via ISIC 592
- 512230 Music publishers inferred via ISIC 592
- 51612 Television broadcasting stations inferred via ISIC 601
- 51621 Media streaming distribution services and other media networks and content providers inferred via ISIC 601
- 516110 Radio broadcasting stations inferred via ISIC 601
NICIndia
- 592099 Other sound recording and music publishing activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 592
- 601099 Other radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 601
- 601002 Radio broadcasting activities over the internet (Internet radio stations) inferred via ISIC 601
- 592003 Publishing of music sheet and activities of acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions (music publishing) inferred via ISIC 592
- 592001 Production of original (sound) master recordings and sound recording service activities including the production of recorded (i.e. non-live) radio programming, audio podcasts, audio for film, television, books inferred via ISIC 592
- 601001 Broadcasting audio signals through radio broadcasting studios and facilities for transmission of audio programming inferred via ISIC 601
- 592004 Activities of promoting, authorizing and using musical compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print and other media inferred via ISIC 592
- 601003 Third-party on-demand audio streaming distribution services and downloads live or recorded podcast broadcasting and third-party on-demand podcast streaming services and downloads inferred via ISIC 601
NOGASwitzerland
- 592000 Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 601000 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 603 News agency and other content distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 601
- 592 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 6010 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
- 601 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
PKDPoland
- 60.3 Activities of news agencies and other activities related to the distribution of content inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20.Z Sound and music recording activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.10.Z Broadcasting of radio programs and distribution of sound recordings inferred via ISIC 601
- 59.20 Sound and music recording activities broader via ISIC 592
- 59.2 Sound and music recording activities broader via ISIC 592
- 60.10 Broadcasting of radio programs and distribution of sound recordings broader via ISIC 601
- 60.1 Broadcasting of radio programs and distribution of sound recordings broader via ISIC 601
SCIANMexico
- 51821 Provision of computing infrastructure services, data processing, web hosting and other related services inferred via ISIC 592
- 51611 Radio program broadcasting stations inferred via ISIC 601
- 51225 Record production and distribution companies inferred via ISIC 601
- 51224 Recording of compact discs (CDs) and digital video (DVD) or music cassettes inferred via ISIC 601
- 512290 Other sound recording services inferred via ISIC 601
- 512230 Music publishers inferred via ISIC 601
- 51612 Television broadcasting stations inferred via ISIC 601
- 516210 Real-time audio and video distribution services (streaming),social media, radio and television networks, and other content providers inferred via ISIC 601
SICUnited States (legacy)
- 2731 Book Publishing inferred via ISIC 592
- 899 Miscellaneous Services inferred via ISIC 592
- 738 Miscellaneous Business Services inferred via ISIC 601
- 2741 Miscellaneous Publishing inferred via ISIC 592
- 7378 Computer Maintenance and Repair inferred via ISIC 592
- 7374 Data Processing and Preparation inferred via ISIC 592
- 7922 Theatrical Producers and Services inferred via ISIC 601
- 3652 Prerecorded Records and Tapes inferred via ISIC 601
SNISweden
- 59.200 Sound recording and music publishing activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60.100 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 59.2 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
- 60.1 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
SSICSingapore
- 59202 Music publishing and distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59201 Sound recording production inferred via ISIC 592
- 59120 Movie, video, television and other programme post-production activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59119 Movie, video, television and other programme production activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 592
- 59139 Movie, video, television and other programme distribution activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 592
- 59140 Movie projection activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 60100 Radio programme production and broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
- 60200 Television programming and broadcasting inferred via ISIC 601
WZGermany
- 60.10.0 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities inferred via ISIC 601
- 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20.2 Sound recording activities (recording studios) inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20.3 Publishing of music recordings (labels) inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20.1 Music publishers inferred via ISIC 592
- 59.20 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 592
- 59.2 Sound recording and music publishing activities broader via ISIC 601
- 60.10 Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities broader via ISIC 601
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