Audience Insights published research into podcast listening in Canada. Nearly 10 million Canadian adults, or 34% of the country’s adult population, have listened to podcasts in the past year. 12.5 million adults, or 43% of the population, have ever listened to a podcast. Continue Reading
The third quarter data from RAJAR has been released, with the latest information about radio listening in the UK. The rate of weekly listening remained steady at 90% of the adult population, or about 49.1 million people. Continue Reading
Leading Australian radio/TV network Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) released an infographic disclosing audience metrics on digital platforms in September. It is a chart full of comparisons. Continue Reading
Over 70 iHeartMedia radio stations will air Inside Psycho, Mark Ramsey’s highly produced podcast leading up to Halloween. It marks the first time a made-for-podcast show will air across broadcast radio, according to iHeart and Ramsey. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: A difficult road for Apple’s video plans. Behind the scenes at Sonos. Take your Spotify listening to the Upside Down. Continue Reading
The Country Music Association shared research into the potential for growth in streaming country music. The group’s findings suggested that country music fans are less satisfied with playlists created by streaming platforms. The results pointed to a need for access to more and newer titles in order to facilitate better discovery. Continue Reading
Auddly, based in Sweden, operates a songwriter database with information such as co-writer and producer details, split agreements, and credits. Auddly recently announced that it is expanding its pool to include data from music managers as well. Continue Reading
TuneIn has hired Holly Lim as its new CFO. Lim will finance, legal, HR, workplace and corporate development from TuneIn’s San Francisco office. She joins the team from SoundCloud, where she was appointed that audio company’s first CFO in September 2016. Continue Reading
Tidal’s recent charity concert raised $3.7 million for relief following multiple devastating natural disasters in North America. Tidal X: Brooklyn is the third charity performance hosted by the Jay-Z owned streaming service. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio announced the debut of another original podcast. Joshua David Stein hosts the weekly show dubbed The Fatherly Podcast, which will feature discussions about raising children and the men who take on that role. Stein is a journalist and children’s book author. Continue Reading
Stream ripping has been one of the most persistent trends in potential copyright infringement, topping reports from the IFPI, Muso, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Websites that allow stream ripping were a focus in the RIAA’s letter to the U.S. Trade Representative with information for the Notorious Markets List. Continue Reading
Investment bank (and Spotify investor) GP Bullhound released a new paper projecting that Spotify could be valued at $20 billion by the time the streaming service goes public. It also projected subscriber growth reaching 100 million by summer of 2018. As of July 2017, Spotify had 60 million subscribers. Continue Reading