Americans still listen to AM/FM radio
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Americans still listen to AM/FM radio

Americans still listen to AM/FM radio for 36% of their daily audio time according to a recent blog post by Edison Research. Using their Share of Ear survey that measures the full audio space and how much the audio average American consumes in a typical day using a nationally representative sample of those aged 13+. The chart above shows the Q4 2023 data for the Share of Ear Audio Dial, which shows the percentage of daily listening that […]

Fifth of young Americans stream radio
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Fifth of young Americans stream radio

Fifth of young Americans stream radio rather than listen on traditional radio sets according to a recent blog post by Edison Research. Using their Share of Ear survey that measures the full audio space and how much the audio average American consumes in a typical day using a nationally representative sample of those aged 13+. Since 2015, the total portion of radio listening time that comes from streams has more than doubled, from 6% to 13% among those […]

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95bFM

95bFM is an independent radio station located on the University of Auckland city campus broadcasting a CD Quality Lossless FLAC and a 64kbps AAC webplayer stream. They have been broadcasting since 1969, making it New Zealand’s oldest corporate-free broadcaster. According to the station “We’re dedicated to providing a voice for alternative music and independent journalism from Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond.” 95bFM is primarily run by volunteers and for those that are interested there is more […]

Local music continues to top the album charts in France
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Local music continues to top the album charts in France

Local music continues to top the album charts in France in the first half of 2023 according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. In an analysis of the top 200 albums in the first six months of 2023: 17 of the Top 20 albums are French productions Three quarters of the Top 200 albums are French productions 33 first albums rank in the Top 200 with more than three quarters produced in France. […]

Draft media bill promises more British content
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Draft media bill promises more British content

A draft media bill promising more British content on UK media has been published by the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The principal aims of the bill are: To bring Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ under new Ofcom rules and ensure public service broadcasters’ on-demand services are easy to discover on smart TVs and streaming sticks New reforms to guarantee access to UK radio on smart speakers and cut red tape […]

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Deezer and Sonos enter long-term partnership

Deezer and Sonos enter long-term partnership to power the brand’s streaming radio service Sonos Radio and its subscription service Sonos Radio HD. The collaboration will provide a catalogue of music that is curated for Sonos customers and furthers Deezer’s strategy of focusing on partnership-led expansion to deliver growth opportunities in the US and other markets globally. Deezer now has more than 45 partners and 80 hardware integrations worldwide. Beginning April 2023, Deezer will deliver key […]