Australia saw a fifth consecutive year of growth for its music industry. The 2019 figures from industry group ARIA revealed 5.5% annual growth in wholesale revenue, reaching more than A$555 million. It was the best year for Australia’s music industry financials since 2004, according to ARIA. Continue Reading
Podtrac has shared a new batch of weekly listening figures, in its continued tracking of COVID-19 podcast listening.. The company found that podcast consumption continued a dip for the week of April 13-19, was mainly flat from the previous week. Click through for more metrics and charts. Continue Reading
Adding to the heap of COVID-19 statistics charting the undulations of podcast listening in March/April, Voxnest today unleashes an update based on its internal tracking. The headling numbers show double-digit growth: Overall podcast listens have increased 42%, and European listening is up 53%. U.S. listening has dropped. Continue Reading
Country music streaming reached a new high for the week of April 9. Nielsen Music/MRC Data found that country music racked up 1.244 billion on-demand audio streams for that week. That result marks a new high, besting the 1.201 billion audio streams from the week ending March 5. Continue Reading
Apple Podcasts is now home to 1 million shows. My Podcast Reviews reported on the count, which came from its Podcast Industry Statistics measurement system. Just under half of those million podcasts appear to be active. Continue Reading
Stream listening jumped in February compared to January, according to Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. The year-over-year view showed a 3% decline. The monthly jump was fueled mostly by Pandora, the every-month leader of the group; the streaming giant gained 4% over january in a reversal of a months-long incremental decline. Continue Reading
Ever needed confirmation that success breeds success? Edison Research has released an important result from its Podcast Consumer Tracker, a subscription research product that illuminates what the company calls “a universal measure of reach.” The bullet point? Any podcast advertising campaign which buys the top five podcast networks will reach 50% of weekly podcast consumers. Continue Reading
Podtrac has shared a new batch of weekly listening figures. The company found that podcast consumption continued a dip for the week of April 6-12, falling from a recent high of March 2-8. Looking at weekly podcast download growth, last week was -3%. Continue Reading
Every data company is trying to understand how the coronavirus pandemic is changing media and entertainment habits. A report from Nielsen Music and MRC Data titled COVID-19: Tracking the impact on the Entertainment Landscape from Nielsen Music and MRC Data explored media and subscription use. The results found that 60% of the U.S. population is engaging with more entertainment during the outbreak. Continue Reading
Entercom released its latest statistics for RADIO.COM. The media giant’s digital audio and content platform recorded a record 40 million monthly active users in March. It included notable spikes on web and smart speakers. Continue Reading
Triton Digital is expanding its Podcast Ranker to the United States. The company released its first assessment of the top podcasts in the U.S. The data comes from Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service, and includes both individual shows and leading networks. The inaugural report covers February 17 through March 15. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its show ranker for March 2020. The podcast list continues to show a bent towards news and current events. The only new addition for the month was Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction from CNN, which landed at No. 13. The appearance of only one new program in Podtrac’s assessment implies that, at least in the upper echelon, there has not been much or any movement away from favorite shows during this time of crisis. Continue Reading