Nielsen is the latest research company to share its insights on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on audio. It shared a positive outlook for radio from an online survey of 1,000 U.S. adults between March 20-22. While more than half (55%) U.S. listeners have not changed their radio habits, 28% said they are tuning in more as a result of the outbreak. Continue Reading
Spotify had several newsworthy moments this week. Here’s the latest from the streaming service. The company has created a new option for listeners to directly support artists who are losing gigs and revenue to the coronavirus pandemic. Algoriddim, the maker of popular app Djay, announced that Spotify was revoking access to the program and its compatriots. And new reports that a Korean launch is near. Continue Reading
Jeff Ulster, Chief Technology and Content Officer at TPX, pointed us to the infographic below, made by TPX to facilitate podcast listening for people who don’t quite know how to get started. “They make great company while keeping your social… Continue Reading
Stewie and Brian do a podcast. “Let’s make a podcast.” “Wow, that sounds hard.” No, actually Brian it’s about the easiest thing in the world.” Continue Reading
Italy has been dominating headlines as a center of the western world’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The country is expected to take major economic hits as a result of the outbreak, and the music industry will almost certain reverse the positive growth it saw last year. Continue Reading
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: James and the rest of the industry weigh in on the role of radio as people isolate and social distance themselves to weather the pandemic. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today, new shows from Gimlet & Google, BMW, and Grow Your Mind. Continue Reading
YouTube Music is continuing to broaden its feature set. The latest update is an expansion of its lyrics display. Access to a tab with the full lyrics to a song was introduced in the YouTube Music Android app a few weeks ago. Now, YouTube is making the feature available to all users. Continue Reading
Edison Research released a graphic from its Share of Ear survey. The most recent update of the report is about streaming’s share of Americans’ AM/FM radio listening. “If the radio industry is ever going to really ‘turn the corner’ on digital listening, this may need to be the crisis that makes it happen,” Edison President Larry Rosin observed. Continue Reading
AdLarge Media has entered an exclusive ad sales agreement with Remote News Service. RNS provides radio stations with customized hyper-local and national news. It offers stations custom branding, news anchor selection, traffic, weather, and more. Continue Reading
AdsWizz is announcing a couple of enhancements to its AudioMatic platform — which is a self-serve programmatic planning and ad-buying platform for major agencies building podcast campaigns. One of them automates and scales host-read ads, and the other address brand safety. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today, new shows from Podglomerate and iHeartRadio, and a returning podcast from Cadence13. Continue Reading