James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Rethinking the limits of live radio. Big numbers for Amazon Music. FM switchoff in Denmark? Much more. Continue Reading
Tokyo FM is the flagship radio station of Japan FM (39 stations), and is making a joint partnership announcement with AdsWizz. The deal brings AdsWiz technology to a new “Wiz Radio” app, and appoints Tokyo FM the sales rep for the AdWave digital audio marketplace in Japan. Continue Reading
The full results of Jacobs Media annual Techsurvey are not released yet, but All Access got hold of one data point pertaining to podcast consumption. For the third straight year, weekly podcast listening nudged upward to 23%. That’s a slightly great share than the 21% of last year, and the 20% of 2016. Many respondents in the Jacobs survey are radio listeners, putting an interesting angle into the results. Continue Reading
Last year was unquestionably the year of “Despacito,” as the Spanish-language track by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee broke records and won fans all around the world. And it isn’t done with the record-breaking. Continue Reading
Beatport has acquired Pulselocker, a company that offers a digital music locker service. The purchase will help Beatport to expand its existing offerings for DJs beyond digital downloads. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Continue Reading
EmpireStreaming has has announced a new monetization methodology, launch as a product called Empire Audience Network. the new initiative emphasizes monetization through RPM (revenue per thousand listening hours), a metric the company is positioning as helpful to small- and mid-sized audio publishers. Continue Reading
Spotify has been trading on the New York Stock Exchange for two full days, meaning we’re starting to see the streaming service’s shares near a potential equilibrium after the hotly-anticipated direct listing. The business debuted on April 3 at about $165 per share for a valuation of about $30 billion. Today’s trading opened at about $150 per share and, as of publish time, it has hovered near that price since. Continue Reading
VuHaus, the music video discovery platform for public radio, announced that it has added WMNF Community Radio to its programming roster. The station is based in Tampa, Fla., and it will curate a new local page on VuHaus, joining 22 other public radio stations on the service. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial Canada analyzed trends in online audio listening and brand awareness. The results found that 57% of Canadian adults are listening to online audio on a monthly basis. For weekly listening, the rate is 49%. It also tracked a steady lead for Spotify among audio brands. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial Canada looked at the uptake of smart speakers in the country, as well as pointing out some unique trends compared with the southern neighbors. In Canada, smart speaker ownership is 8% of the adult population. People aged 35-54 were most likely to own smart speakers at 11%, followed by ages 18-34 at 10%. Continue Reading
Radio is the top choice for Canadians’ in-care listening, according to the Infinite Dial Canada report. When asked about what audio sources they ever use behind the wheel, AM/FM took an 83% share. Radio also took the lion’s share of responses for the most commonly used in-car audio. Continue Reading
Podcasting has built a solid following in Canada, and listenership is keeping pace with the format’s progress in the United States. The Infinite Dial Canada found that 61% of Canadian adults are familiar with podcasting, tracking even with 64% familiarity reported in the U.S. survey. Continue Reading