It is perhaps no surprise that when Inside Radio surveys its readers, 82 percent of whom are radio veterans with at least 15 years in the business, the results are going to be pretty darn pro-radio. Still, the most eyebrow-raising point of the magazine’s year-end reader survey for 2013 might be filed in the Denial folder. Continue Reading
Nielsen reports that 118-billion streams were served in 2013 on a slate of measured platforms, representing a 32 percent year-over-year rise in that mode of listening. Measured listening platforms include at least 10 popular services. The report does not delineate mobile listening from desktop streams. Continue Reading
A newly-released study contains a summary of how, why, and where consumers use various audio channels. Radio is categorically described as the most popular audio platform. Pandora and Internet radio generally appear to be missing from the measured listening platforms cited in the report summary. Continue Reading
The 40-page report analyzes migration from analog to digital, and the projected impact of that shift for print, broadcast, and Internet media platforms. One of the most distinct and rapid changes is projected within the shift to Internet. On the mobile side, the growth is dramatic over the past five years, and will gain more through 2018. Continue Reading
It takes 14 pages, but eventually a point is quietly made: Spotify advertising revenue is forecast to rise five percent in 2014. The plain-English premise is this: Spotify has labored successfully to sell advertising in a down economy, so imagine the good times as things recover. Continue Reading
Market-leading Internet radio service Pandora released its monthly audience metrics today, showing substantial growth across the board. As of this post, Pandora stock (NYSE: P) is spiking to the tune of 10% over yesterday’s close, bringing it market cap close to $6-billion. Continue Reading
Internet listening reached all-time highs in October, according to data released by Triton Digital in its Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Pandora advanced its market-leading position with month-over-month and year-over-year gains. We analyze long- and short-term trends. Continue Reading
A new BrandWatch report studies how radio stations use Twitter, and which social tactics yield the best engagement with listeners. The report’s overall tone is negative and instructional. Radio stations leave social gains on the table. Continue Reading
Internet radio and streaming audio have inched toward mainstream use, but still lag other media consumption types. A new study from MIDiA Consulting (Media Insights & Decisions in Action) seeks to discover why — while profiling digital music users generally. Continue Reading
Pandora released its three-point Audience Metrics report for November this morning. The statistics reveal month-over-month growth in each category. The most scrutinized part of Pandora’s monthly measurement drumbeat is the Active Listeners statistic. That number has received especially obsessive attention… Continue Reading
Edison Research and Triton Digital today announced a partnership to produce The Infinite Dial 2014, the 16th year of that influential study. The report’s findings will be presented at RAIN Summit West on April 6 in Las Vegas, as they… Continue Reading
Emmis-owned TagStation, which produces and distributes the NextRadio broadcast listening app for smartphones, released usage statistics for the program’s first 100 days of live operation. Headline brags are: 75,000-plus app downloads 5,100-plus FM stations tuned from the app 33,000-plus listening… Continue Reading