Spotify released a blog post with some statistics about its redoubled efforts in podcasting. The company said that its monthly audience of podcast listeners grew 175% internationally over the past year. Continue Reading
Edison Research has published its Infinite Dial 2019 report for Canada, its second exploration of the audio consumption habits for the market. The results are based on more than 1,000 phone surveys in the country, offered in both English and French, during the first quarter of the year. Continue Reading
Podtrac has made some changes to its measurement algorithm. This change to its measurements is part of Podtrac’s efforts to receive compliance and certification from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. It had already been compliant with the IAB guidelines, but it began the official certification program in late 2018. Continue Reading
Podtrac has released its April 2019 ranking of top podcast publishers. The results show very little change from the analytics company’s March results. NPR kept its longstanding position at the top of the list. Continue Reading
Canalys has released its report on the international smart speaker market’s first quarter of 2019. China was the big result in this report, overtaking the United States to be the largest smart speaker market. China secured a 51% share of the global smart speaker shipments. Continue Reading
The UK audience continues to put a growing share of its radio listening time into digital formats. That’s one of the takeaways from the first quarter RAJAR results. Continue Reading
We read in Podnews about an independently produced report on the state of podcasting in France. The document surveys current metrics of podcast listening, audience demographics, and the industry’s challenges and opportunities. Continue Reading
Smart speaker ownership continues to rise in the United States, according to the latest survey by the Consumer Technology Association. The organization examined ownership and intent to purchase for this device segment and dozens of other tech products. Continue Reading
Rolling Stone is working on new charts for the music business, but it’s unclear exactly what directions their path to a launch will take. The company announced and almost immediately delayed the launch of its own set of charts, which are currently in a private beta. The charts will be powered by BuzzAngle Music, which received an investment from Rolling Stone parent company Penske Media Corporation last year. Continue Reading
After releasing its Infinite Dial Australia 2019 report, Edison Research and Triton Digital have turned their focus to the north. The duo shared a preview of the results from the Infinite Dial Canada report, the second time this survey has polled the country. Continue Reading
The RAJAR Midas survey has been released for spring 2019, sharing insights into the UK’s consumption of internet-delivered audio. The results showed a wide disparity in audio habits based on age, with the younger generations largely driving the growth in on-demand music and podcasts. Continue Reading
by Luke Riley
This guest post by Megaphone Data Analyst Luke Riley analyzes when podcasts are posted, and correlates than information with downloads. The result is a fascinating heat map of most and least popular posting times, and possible directional guidance about which “drop times” lead to success. Continue Reading