H2O Radio
Radio

H2O Radio

H2O Radio is a local radio station serving 3 localities in the Lac D’Annecy region in the North East corner of France close to the Swiss border. It has an FM and DAB+ terrestrial transmitter network and an internet radio presence broadcasting a mixture of local news, information and music with CD Quality Lossless FLAC streams as well as AAC and MP3 streams. They also have 5 music ‘webradios’ streaming  192kbps MP3 streams. The website […]

Audible launches immersive audiobooks
Audiobooks

Audible launches immersive audiobooks

Audible launches immersive audiobooks with an initial catalogue of more than 40+ titles in Dolby Atmos format. It includes some of the service’s most popular Originals, including Letters From Camp, Maejor Frequency, Oliver Twist, The Prophecy, and The Sandman: Act III. New releases include The Little Mermaid, narrated by Leigh-Anne Pinnock alongside the Audible Emerging Playwright Commission Marrow by Aditi Kapild. The Dolby Atmos titles are available to all Audible members globally to stream and […]

UK’s National Album Day returns in October
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UK’s National Album Day returns in October

UK’s National Album Day returns in October on Saturday the 14th and this year it will be themed around The 90s, following previous celebrations that included The 80s, Women in Music, and, just last year, Debut Albums. It will also help to honour 75 years of the album LP format. Now in its sixth edition, this year’s National Album Day will look to shine a light on a decade that skipped between Britpop, Trip Hop and Hip Hop; gave […]

Global recorded music revenues grew 9% in 2022
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Global recorded music revenues grew 9% in 2022

Global recorded music revenues grew 9% in 2022 driven by growth in paid subscription streaming according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report show total revenues for 2022 were US$26.2 Bn. Subscription audio streaming revenues increased by 10.3% to US$12.7 Bn and there were 589 million users of paid subscription accounts at the end of 2022.  Total streaming (including both paid subscription and advertising-supported) grew by […]

SuperStereo 8
Radio

SuperStereo 8

In the beginning of March SuperStereo Radio Chile closed down its latest channel – SuperStereo 8. In an email to one of its listeners it said, “SuperStereo 8 closed its broadcasts, our corporate building contains 7 departments for each station plus the technical and administrative area, so we will focus only on the 7 existing stations on our website.” SuperStereo 8 was a soul and ballads from the 70s, 80s and 90s genre channel broadcasting […]

French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022
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French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022

French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022 achieving a turnover of €920 million, a sixth consecutive year of growth according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. Revenues from sales have returned to their level of 15 years ago, but only reached 52% of the historical peak of 2002. Three quarters of them are generated by digital operations and a quarter by physical media – exactly the reverse of 10 years ago. […]

Bailrigg FM
Radio

Bailrigg 95.3FM

Bailrigg 95.3FM is Lancaster University’s Students’ Union radio with both a terrestrial FM transmitter and an internet radio presence. It has CD Quality Lossless FLAC, MP3 and Ogg streams. As one of the oldest student radio stations in the UK, the station has a dedicated building with two studios and offers a varied mix of music, book reviews, long-form interviews and study shows. In addition to its live broadcasting output, it produces podcasts and live […]