Larry Rosin: What Wakes You Up?
by Larry Rosin
Edison Research President Larry Rosin reviews a survey which questioned how peoople wake up in the morning. Radio? Alarm buzz? Hungry dog? Continue Reading
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Nielsen measures radio reach by generation; results are nuanced
Nielsen measured the generational reach of radio in a recently released report, calling out a “Millennial majority.” Millennials are the 18-34 cohort, and Nielsen determined that 66.million of them listen to radio each week. The results are more nuanced than many headlines. Continue Reading
Webcast listening rose 5% in December; 2014 “incredible year for audio” (Triton)
Month-over-month webcast listening grew by five percent in December, according to Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. The lift came despite lower listening during Christmas week, compared to the three previous weeks. Big gains for streaming in 2014. Continue Reading
AudioBoom partners with Aupeo for global in-car listening
Audioboom announced a global agreement with Panasonic-owned Aupeo, to bring Audioboom’s curated mix of news, sports, comedy, and entertainment audio to the recently-launched Personal Radio by AUPEO!. Continue Reading
Internet Radio Rewind #033: Beats Relaunch; Infinite Dial
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THIS WEEK: Beats Music relaunch; “The Infinite Dial” research; a podcast ratings service of the future; second time around for songwriter legislation; digital radio in Europe; another retailer cools on CD sales Continue Reading
Bop.fm provides listening on Billboard + Twitter charts
We at RAIN wrote about the rise of platform-agnostic listening services last month, and today we’ve learned about a new use for them. Bop.fm has signed a deal with Billboard and Twitter to power integrate streaming into the companies’ real-time music charts. Since the Billboard + Twitter Real Time Charts often include tracks that aren’t part of a formal album release – they are more often covers or live performances – they aren’t as easy to find on a single listening platform. Continue Reading
Rumor Fact(ory): Apple’s Beats may get unveiling at WWDC this summer
Today, the big buzz is about Beats. Apple has one of its press events happening on Monday, but the rumors are that the company’s new vision for Beats Music will not be making its debut at the Spring Forward event. Instead, it seems that the introduction will happen in the summer, at Apple’s WWDC conference. Continue Reading
Smartening up advertising: A conversation about programmatic with Mike Agovino of Triton Digital
What is the state of the programmatic audio advertising market? For a deep dive, we turned to Mike Agovino, COO of Triton Digital. He described a bifurcated programmatic market in which broadcasters have most of the impressions, but Internet radio has most of the “smart impressions” which drive the market. User registration is one key. Continue Reading
Pandora lands on list of top app publishers of 2014
Mobile analytics company App Annie released its list of the top app publishers of 2014. Pandora landed at number 37 in the rankings. Many of the 52 companies focus on mobile games or social media, and some of those companies put out dozens or even hundreds of apps. Pandora, even with its narrow focus, was one of the few music-focused brands to secure a spot on the list. Continue Reading
Larry Rosin: The Online Audio Habit
by Larry Rosin
Edison Research President Larry Rosin analyzes the growth of online radio’s audience involvement, as people trend from monthly to weekly use over the past five years. The 2015 edition of The Infinite Dial, produced by Edison Research and Triton Digital, was released yesterday. Continue Reading
Songwriter Equity Act returns to Congress to try changing composer royalties
The Songwriter Equity Act has been reintroduced to Congress, which could lead to changes in how royalties to composers are calculated. The act, which was initially introduced last February but not passed, seeks again to amend two sections of the Copyright Act. Continue Reading
WorldDMB examines DAB adoption in Europe and Australia
WorldDMB released an infographic compiling data about use of broadcast digital radio in Europe and Australia. The report highlighted three of the key trends emerging in digital radio for those regions: Digital switchover is firmly on the agenda in Europe; network coverage is now over 90% of the population in the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands; in the UK, 61% of new cars sold have DAB as standard, and in Norway over 60% have DAB/DAB+ fitted. Continue Reading