Metrics & Research 100

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RESEARCH: Native digital media is “past a point of no return”

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Anna Washenko

New research by Bain & Company determined that native digital media has reached a critical mass, and give some insights into how companies in entertainment, publishing, and services could begin to adapt. “Entertainment has passed a point of no return in its transition to native digital,” the report said. It pointed to five key points that businesses would need to address in order to see the most success and shared insightful data points to support this fast-moving trend. Continue Reading →

Australia’s capitals have DAB+ audience of 3.2 million

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Australia is seeing an increase in digital radio audience. Among the major capital cities, 40% of Australians have access to DAB+ digital radio either at home, at work, or in cars. That means an audience of 3.2 million in those metropolitan areas. Continue Reading →

Webcast listening moves up in September: Triton Webcast Metrics

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Brad Hill

Webcast listening in September moved up 6% from August numbers, according to Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker, released today. Pandora and Spotify both enjoyed listening gains during September. Click for historical charts from 2009 to the present. Continue Reading →

Music contributed £4.1 billion to the UK economy last year

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Anna Washenko

UK Music released a new report for the year that examined the music industry’s impact on the UK economy last year. In 2014, music added £4.1 billion to the gross domestic product, outperforming the rest of the British economy with 5% growth. Continue Reading →

RAJAR Q3 data shows digital radio growth in UK

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Third-quarter RAJAR data was released today, revealing the latest radio listening trends for the UK. Radio in the region had a weekly audience of 47.8 million adults or 89.3% of the UK’s population aged 15 and older. The most notable developments for radio this quarter were in digital radio. Continue Reading →

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Researchers find Spotify has “revenue-neutral” impact on music industry

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Anna Washenko

The finances of streaming have been a hot topic for the music industry since the services first arrived on the scene. A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research adds some hard science to the conversation, examining the impact of Spotify on both music sales and piracy. Continue Reading →

Webcast listening inches up in August: Triton Webcast Metrics

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Brad Hill

Webcast listening in August moved up slightly from July’s numbers, according to Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker, released today. The aggregate of Triton’s top 20 measured clients moved one percentage point upward month-over-month. Year-over-year gains were powered by Pandora and iHeartMedia. Continue Reading →

Pandora earnings: Revenue growth, gross profit, net loss, and savaged stock

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Brad Hill

“Pandora exited Q3 with strong financial results,” the company’s earnings summary states. Investors didn’t get the memo, or didn’t like it, as Pandora stock traded a shocking 33% down. Pandora’s key metric, RPM, continued to grow. Click for details. Continue Reading →

Apple Music survey shows popularity for older subscribers

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Anna Washenko

We got one glimpse at Apple Music subscribers thanks to Wristly, and today another peek comes from Jackdaw Research. The company surveyed just 500 people about their use of the streaming platform, but the results still offers some insight into how Apple Music is performing in the field after its initial free trials lapsed. Continue Reading →

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International survey finds 75% consider connected car services important

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Anna Washenko

AT&T Drive Studio and Ericsson partnered for a survey of people who are likely to buy a car in the next three years. The survey’s global results found that 75% of respondents considered connected car services an important feature in their next purchase. Continue Reading →

Research: 66% of American broadband households use a streaming audio service

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Parks Associates conducted market research into the connections between broadband Internet and streaming music. The results showed that of the 97.64 million U.S. households with broadband access, 66% use a streaming audio service. That figure could grow as more home audio technology adapts to keep up with the shifting preferences to digital music. Continue Reading →

Vevo survey reveals streaming, genre preferences for millennials

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Vevo conducted new research about the listening habits of millennials, finding that the age group spends an average of 25 hours a week streaming music. The platform also asked about preferences for both streaming services and music genres. Continue Reading →