The Daily leads another month of Podtrac show stats
The Daily topped another month of Podtrac’s monthly ranking of the top 20 podcasts. The rankings are based on Podtrac measurement data for unique U.S. monthly audience. Continue Reading
Metrics & Research
RAJAR Midas winter 2018 results: More digital, more smartphones, plus a small but mighty podcast cohort
The winter results from the RAJAR Midas survey have brought another flurry of insight into how the UK is consuming audio. Live radio has a 90% reach for audio formats, just trailing any TV with 91% reach. Online video/audio clips took a distant third place with 33% reach, while on-demand music services posted 25% and podcasts 12%. Continue Reading
Streaming reached a new high in Germany during 2018
The German Music Association, more commonly known as BVMI, released its results for 2018. The year marked another batch of big numbers in streaming, even in a market where CDs remain a potent source of revenue. The group reported that audio streams in Germany grew 40% to 79.5 billion for the year, marking a new all-time high for the country. Continue Reading
NPR leads Podtrac publisher ranking for December
Podtrac has released its podcast publisher rankings for December, the second month of stats with its verification program. All ten publishers on the ranker stayed the same from the previous month, with only shifts in the order. Continue Reading
Musonomics report explores the role of labels in a streaming economy
Musonomics, a consulting and analytics firm for the music industry, has released a report about the operational changes undergone by music labels in the streaming era. It is authored by Musonomics founder Larry Miller and commissioned by the RIAA. Continue Reading
Report: U.S. consumer tech could see $398 billion in 2019 revenue, with smart speakers and streaming key drivers
The Consumer Technology Association released a report with its projections for spending by U.S. shoppers this year. The report anticipated that the latest tech developments will spur a record-breaking $398 billion in retail revenue during 2019. On-demand music services are projected to grow revenue in double-digit percentages. Continue Reading
Drake tops 2018 in Nielsen’s Canadian report
Nielsen is continuing its data drops this week, following up its 2018 United States stats with a review of the music market for Canada. Total album equivalent audio consumption increased 21% in Canada for 2018. The growth largely stemmed from streaming. Continue Reading
Nielsen: On-demand audio streams grew 49% to 611 billion in 2018
Nielsen has shared its insights on music industry statistics from 2018. The analysis showed that there were 611 billion on-demand audio song streams in 2018, up 49% from the 2017 figure. The total 2018 on-demand music consumption, both in audio and video, rose 43% to more than 900 billion streams. Continue Reading
Smart Audio Report: Smart speakers post 78% growth year-over-year
Edison Research and NPR have released the latest edition of The Smart Audio Report, with December 2018 survey results about smart speakers. The past year saw the addition of 14 million new smart speaker owners for a total of about 53 million people. That equates to roughly 21% of adults in the United States. The product segment is still firmly in the early majority phase of adoption. Continue Reading
Drive Time Metrics awarded key patent for in-car media data and measurement
Drive Time Metrics (DTM), a connected car tech startup, announced that it has been awarded a patent for its core technology which collects, measures, and analyzes in-car media use. After four years in process, the patent positions DTM to provide a key measurements and in-car audience behavior insights to audio publishers such as broadcast radio and music services. Continue Reading
MIDiA Research explores YouTube, the value of advertisements, and the risk of EU’s Article 13
MIDiA Research has a new report examining YouTube’s impact on the international streaming market. Its assessment shares statistics from the video platform in Q3 2018 and shares insights as to how the recent legislation passed in Europe could have unintended effects on the music industry as a whole. Continue Reading
BuzzAngle Music 2018 report: Streaming (and Drake) top the charts for another year
BuzzAngle Music has released its 2018 report on the U.S. music market. The analysis showed 16.2% in total album consumption during the year compared with 2017, while total song consumption rose 27.4%. On-demand streams in 2018 totaled 809.5 billion, including 534.6 billion audio streams. Continue Reading