Nielsen’s Q3 2015 comparable metrics report revealed the latest figures for media consumption, including strong results for radio. More than 90% of adults listen to radio each week, giving the medium more reach than TV, PCs, or smartphones. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web, all focused on podcasts and podcasting. Read on for questions about podcasts vs advertisers; Nielsen talking audience data; and why Gimlet Media doesn’t have an app. Continue Reading
Much of the discussion around streaming music positions the medium as a rival to radio. But a new blog post from Nielsen explains how radio professionals could change their thinking to see on-demand streaming as a source of programming intel. Continue Reading
Nielsen has turned its analytical lens to China with the launch of a new Music 360 Report focused on that country. It is the first time the company has examined a market outside North America for its music listening and consumption habits. The findings show a country with large potential interest in music, but faced with economic stratification. Continue Reading
Nielsen has released data reviewing 2015 for the Canadian music market. Total number of streams in the year exceeded 25.6 billion, with 7.8 billion of those from audio and a sweeping 17.8 billion for video. The results from Canada, especially in album performance, mark an interesting contrast to the big U.S. Nielsen report released last week. Continue Reading
We’ve got our hands on the full Nielsen 2015 Music Report. The results offer fascinating insights into radio, streaming, music discovery, music spending, and how dominant Adele really was last year. Continue Reading
Nielsen Music’s latest data shows that streaming doubled in the U.S. in 2015. Billboard has a first look at the company’s reports from the recently concluded year. The total songs streamed increased from 164.5 billion in 2014 to 317.2 billion last year. Continue Reading
The latest quarterly SoundScan report from Nielsen found further growth in music streaming and further declines in digital downloads. It found that 232 billion tracks were streamed in the first nine months of 2015, up 96.4% from the year-ago period. Continue Reading
Nielsen has released highlights for its 360 Music Report of 2015. One of the highlights of Nielsen reports are the breakdowns on music spending. For the total population, online music streaming services accounts for 7% of annual music spend, and 11% goes to digital tracks or albums. Cost was the top reason for listeners in selecting a streaming service, and it was part of the top two reasons for people to not subscribe. Finally, this year’s report found that AM/FM and satellite radio was the top discovery engine. Continue Reading
Nielsen Music’s data for the week ending Aug. 27 was the lowest for digital song sales in seven years. Only 15.66 million songs were sold on digital platforms for the week. The top track for the period, “Locked Away” by R. City, sold only 92,000 downloads. On the other hand, that same week had the highest level of on-demand audio and video streams. Continue Reading
Billboard and Nielsen have long been the standard for music charts, but a new contender is joining the field. BuzzAngle Music it the new kid on the block, and it’s offering some unique features to stand out from the old guard. Continue Reading
A newly released Nielsen Music U.S. Mid-Year Report delivers a dramatic message: On-demand music streaming nearly doubled over the first half of 2014. “The growth of streaming continues to accelerate,” says Nielsen. Continue Reading