The study says that Digital and HD Radio formats will never scale to replace FM, and auto manufacturers will continue to include FM receivers in cars for many years. But listening to FM will gradually be replaced by streaming radio and music services as more and more cars become connected. Continue Reading
Edison Research and Triton Digital have scheduled the release of Infinite Dial 2014, for Wednesday, March 5. In a preliminary peek, Edison reports a few Internet listening statistics. Click through for a link to the registration page for getting the full report when released next week. Continue Reading
In the latest RAIN Poll, we asked readers to vote their preference: lean back, or lean in? There was no majority opinion in the poll results. Forty-three percent of voters chose lean-back listening, against a 13% preference for leaning in. Another option was “Some of both.” Continue Reading
Lean back, or lean in?
This week’s poll asks whether you prefer effortless listening, or the fun (and effort) of selecting your own music and playlists. Continue Reading
The head of Britain’s Radio 1, George Ergatoudis, announced that U.K. top-40 music charts will “soon” include streaming data. The range of services to be measured, and how the streaming consumption will be weighted alongside song purchases, is not disclosed. Continue Reading
Edison Research presented its new study, #MeetTheMillennials, at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville yesterday. The surveys and interviews assessed how Millennials listen to music at home, at work, and in their cars. What role does FM play, in an increasingly Internet-delivered world? Continue Reading
“The whole music subscription sector is intrinsically unprofitable.” That is the stark conclusion of a 150-page financial research report released by British company Generator Research. Unsustainably high cost of operation will prevent profitability, according to the report. Continue Reading
Hundreds of readers voted in the inaugural RAIN Poll. We asked: “Pandora is the leading ‘Internet radio’ service. Is Pandora radio?” Click through for results, and comments. One thing is certain: the word “radio” has been changed. Continue Reading
Research group NPD Group released a small set of survey data revealing what a sample group of smartphone users listen to on their phones. In a sample of 328 users, 71% reported listening to Pandora in the past week, and 15% listened to iTunes Radio … but, the deck is stacked. Continue Reading
Internet listening remained essentially flat in December over November, according to data released by Triton Digital in its Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Top-line listening growth barely nudged total listening into new-high territory. Click through for analysis and charts. Continue Reading
A new research report from eMarketer projects U.S. online listening to grow incrementally through 2018, from 148-million listeners in 2013 to 183-million listeners in 2018. eMarketer characterizes the audience as “mass market.” Continue Reading
Edison Research has revisited its landmark study on streaming music listening conducted last September, “The New MainStream.” Now, Edison breaks out numbers for the 18-34 demographic. Continue Reading