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Spotify Mobile improves Accessibility

22/05/2021

Spotify Mobile improves Accessibility with three updates to its iOS and Android apps: buttons with increased readability features, options for text resizing, and a beta for podcast transcripts. These will all be rolling out in the coming weeks. Improved buttons When you use Spotify, you’re constantly tapping buttons to shuffle a playlist or start a listening session. The colour, text formatting and size of these buttons has been changed to make it easier for low-vision and visually […]

Radio still listened to by 86% of Australians

01/05/2021

Radio still listened to by 86% of Australians and 37% are reached by podcasting each month according to a recent study conducted by Edison Research on behalf of Commercial Radio Australia (CRA), Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) and Triton Digital. The findings are published in The Infinite Dial 2021 Australia which brings together the results of a representative sample of 1000 Australians aged 12 and older conducted in the first quarter of 2021. Key findings from the Infinite Dial 2021 Australia report AM/FM/DAB+ […]

Spotify is the first choice for Nordic podcast listeners

28/04/2021

Spotify is the first choice for Nordic podcast listeners according to a report from Nordic media analysts, Mediavision. Approximately 3 million people in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), or 15%, of the 15–74-year-olds listen to podcasts an average day. Spotify and Apple are the two main actors on the Nordic market, with Spotify taking a significant lead. Among those who listen to podcasts an average day, 37% choose to listen via Spotify while […]

Deezer’s Podcast tab now available in Asia, Africa and Oceania

20/04/2021

Deezer’s Podcast tab now available in Asia, Africa and Oceania. The Podcast tab, previously called ‘Shows’ helps audio fans find their favourite podcasts in one convenient place. Podcasts are now available for all Deezer users in over 180 countries. Audio fans can discover shows across 15 categories and sub-genres. These include themes like self-help, business news, cooking, music and talk shows. The Podcast tab is also home to local shows such as “Podcast and Chill with […]

Spotify updates its Podcast Charts

18/04/2021

Spotify updates its Podcast Charts with a brand-new Podcast Charts experience including new and more detailed charts, a web experience, and highly shareable features so podcasters and listeners alike can share the word about their favourite shows. With over 2.2 million podcasts to choose from, Podcast Charts are a one-stop shop for discovering new shows and seeing what the rest of the world is listening to. Spotify Podcast Charts features ‘Top Podcasts’ is where you’ll find the […]

80 million Americans listen to podcasts weekly

13/03/2021

80 million Americans listen to podcasts weekly, a 17% increase over 2020 reaching 28% of the US 12+ population according to the Infinite Dial 2021. The Infinite Dial is produced by Edison Research and is America’s longest-running survey of digital media consumer behaviour in the US, published annually since 1998. It provides survey data on a number of important media channels, including streaming audio, podcasting, and social media from a representative sample of the US population aged 12 and over. The overall […]

Spotify takes you behind the scenes

13/03/2021

Spotify takes you behind the scenes with a new miniseries of podcasts showing how its product strategy has been developed over the past decade. In the podcasts Spotify’s Chief R&D Officer, Gustav Söderström, will bring listeners these insider stories of product strategy and development at Spotify as told by the people who built it. Spotify: A Product Story will contain previously untold stories filled with colourful characters, product challenges and successes, and many lessons learned. “In this […]