The smartphone is one of the most influential consumer electronics categories of the last 20 years. It certainly influences how Americans listen to radio and internet-delivered audio. At RAIN Summit West, Edison Research President Larry Rosin brought new metrics about smartphone listening from Edison’s ongoing Share of Ear and Infinite Dial consumer surveys. A shift is underway, too dramatic to disregard. Continue Reading
Edison Research, home of The Infinite Dial and Share of Ear research projects, today announced a new research venture called Hacking the Commuter Code, and released some statistics. American drivers switch radio stations very frequently during their commutes. Continue Reading
YouTube’s penetration into the music lives of Americans is a snapshot of quiet domination captured by last week’s Infinite Dial release. When you cross-reference different parts of the Edison Research / Triton Digital study, startling comparisons emerge. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Why Time Spent Listening has dropped; Omnifone’s personnel changes and new products; a round-up of the royalty lawsuits; the state of podcasting in Australia. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial, a consumer research project that tracks listening habits and trends of American teens and adults, was released today for 2016, co-produced by Edison Research and Triton Digital and presented via webinar. Continue Reading
The combination of sample size and tracking in the Share of Ear surveys, produced by Edison Research, show changes in audio consumption as they happen. In this guest column originally published on his Infinite Dial blog, Edison President Larry Rosin notes a milestone: young Millennials have crossed a meaningful threshold, now spending more time with streaming than with AM/FM radio. Continue Reading
Edison Research has released another factoid in advance of its Infinite Dial 2016 webinar on Thursday, and it’s a landmark in the evolution of streaming audio. Half of Americans 12 years and older listened to online radio weekly. That percentage is up from 44% last year. Continue Reading
In advance of The Infinite Dial 2016 this Thursday, Edison Research has released one result of its large-scale consumer survey of American listening habits. In it, Edison announces that podcast listening “is growing — and growing fast.” Continue Reading
Edison Research presented new research at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville this week. The slide presentation is a dazzling, Star Wars-influenced “Ear Wars” show complete with deep-space Lucas-style video backgrounds. Within, Edison reveals new numbers from its ongoing Share of Ear study. Continue Reading
There is an even generational split between Millennials (13-34), the 35-54 group, and the over-55’s. How does each group listen to AM/FM compared to streaming audio? Edison Research President Larry Rosin answers and illustrates. Continue Reading
How do people discover music? Since 2002, radio’s role as the first source of discovery has plummeted while the Internet has risen. In this guest column, Larry Rosin explains another way to see radio’s ongoing importance as a hitmaker. Continue Reading
In October Triton Digital commissioned Edison Research to survey mobile music listeners about how they engage with audio advertisers. The results shine light on the multi-device digital lifestyle. The study targeted 410 listeners in the 18-54 group, each of whom had actively listened to Internet radio in the past week. Continue Reading