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
The coronavirus surveys and data continue to come fast and furious. The latest edition is a detailed set of infographics from Visual Capitalist. The company collected data from the Global Web Index about how different age groups have been changing their media consumption during the pandemic. Continue Reading
Research company markettiers MENA shared some insights into the emerging podcast market in Saudi Arabia. The survey found that there are 5.1 million adult podcast listeners in the country, or 23% of the population. The weekly listening cohort is 15% of Saudi Arabia’s population. Continue Reading
Podtrac has posted the latest in its weekly series of coronavirus audience and listening metrics. This series tracks those statistics from the first of the year. this week’s batch goes through Sunday April 5. Unsurprisingly, the News category is faring well. Continue Reading
We thought it might be interesting to compare how three publicly traded audio stocks have fared in the COVID-19 period, for one month starting in early March. Sirius XM has weathered the coronavirus storm better than iHeartMedia and Spotify, but even so the drop is about 30%. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has released its LATAM Podcast Report. The latest chart covers February 17 through March 15. For that period, the top 100 podcasts generated 19.4 million downloads. Continue Reading
Canalys has published its 2020 outlook for the Internet-of-things industry. It projected that smart speakers, smart personal audio devices, and wearable bands would see a 9.8% increase in shipments for a total of 718 million units during the year. Smart speakers are forecast to see just 1.5% year-on-year growth. Continue Reading
Blubrry has shared data from its podcast platform, offering a look at how its audiences are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. In this blog post, it only shared figures for aggregate number of downloads. Continue Reading