After releasing its Infinite Dial Australia 2019 report, Edison Research and Triton Digital have turned their focus to the north. The duo shared a preview of the results from the Infinite Dial Canada report, the second time this survey has polled the country. Continue Reading
The RAJAR Midas survey has been released for spring 2019, sharing insights into the UK’s consumption of internet-delivered audio. The results showed a wide disparity in audio habits based on age, with the younger generations largely driving the growth in on-demand music and podcasts. Continue Reading
by Luke Riley
This guest post by Megaphone Data Analyst Luke Riley analyzes when podcasts are posted, and correlates than information with downloads. The result is a fascinating heat map of most and least popular posting times, and possible directional guidance about which “drop times” lead to success. Continue Reading
Edison Research has shared the results of its latest investigation into audio trends down under. The Infinite Dial Australia 2019 is the third edition of the report for this market. The report highlighted growth in podcasting and smart speakers for Australia, plus detailed some notable differences from the most recent U.S. data. Continue Reading
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released its annual Internet Advertising Annual Report. In it, the accounting for digital audio advertising showed an escalation of 23% from 2017 to 2018, with revenue growing from $1.8-billion to $2.3-billion. Continue Reading
The Australia-specific version of The Infinite Dial, the industry’s benchmark consumer survey of listening, is set for release in a webinar Wednesday evening, May 8. A conference in Australia got a first look. A few key statistics shared here. Also the webinar registration link. Continue Reading
With the launch of the Webcast Metrics Top-20 Ranker, Triton Digital we see three important changes: Spotify has dropped out of the Ranker; A new regional ranker is introduced; a new Sales Network statistic appears. Continue Reading
Venture investors Justine and Olivia Moore analyze how venture funding and exit money are balanced between tech companies and content companies in podcasting. Tech gets most of the startup funding money, while content gets most of the exit (acquisition) money. Graphics spell it out. Continue Reading
More indications of the explosive growth in Latin music was provided by Nielsen at the Billboard Latin Music Festival last week. Population growth, demographics, and streaming metrics are all in favor. Continue Reading
The New York Times continues to top Podtrac’s monthly chart of the leading podcasts with The Daily. The Ben Shapiro show rose to the second position, surpassing This American Life for March. The monthly ranker had three new shows. Continue Reading
Voxnest shared its data on the nations that have reported the largest growth in month over month podcast listening for March 2019. Its numbers point toward notable growth in Spanish-speaking markets; Voxnest saw a 13% increase in Spanish language podcasts in 2018. Continue Reading
Research firm Canalys has released a new report with projections for smart speaker sales this year. It anticipates that the global install base for the product category will increase 82.4% from 114 million units in 2018 to 207.9 million units in 2019. The company forecast that smart speakers would have a larger audience than tablets by 2021. Continue Reading