SOURCE: RAJAR - Share of digital listening hours (Q4 2021)
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Listening to radio on smart speakers increases in UK

Listening to radio on smart speakers increases in UK according to the latest figures release by RAJAR, the UK’s official body for measuring radio audiences. 51% of speaker users listened to radio weekly in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to 48% in Q3 2021. Listeners who said they used smart speakers everyday rose from 20 to 21% in the same time period. Key UK radio listening statistics 40 million adults aged 15+ are now […]

How to listen to lossless FLAC Internet Radio with your browser
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How to listen to lossless FLAC Internet Radio with your browser

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec a lossless audio format that supports both CD Quality and HiRes music whether it is for downloads, streaming or internet radio. It is an open source format that is maintained by Xiph.org – ‘a non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by private interests.’ Television has seen a revolution in picture quality in the past couple of decades going from 625-line PAL through HD, 4k […]

BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021
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BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021

BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021 (January to November) an increase of 8% over a similar period in 2020 according to a recent blog post by the BBC. The latest figures also show there were 558 million plays of podcasts and on demand radio programmes in 2021, with a nearly 25% increase in podcast listening compared to the same period last year. On demand listening for music mixes on BBC Sounds also […]

How do consumers listen to music?
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How do consumers listen to music?

How do consumers listen to music was the question posed by YouGov as part of its ongoing research into the music industry. The study asked consumers in the US, Britain, Germany, Indonesia and Australia how they listened to music. Car radio is still the most popular activity Data reveals that listening to music radio in a car is popular among a majority of consumers across four in five markets of the survey and is the most common way […]

ABBA Radio debuts exclusively on SiriusXM
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ABBA Radio debuts exclusively on SiriusXM

ABBA Radio debuts exclusively on SiriusXM to celebrate the release of the Swedish quartet’s first new studio album in 40 years, Voyage, out on 5th November via Capitol Records. With music from Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Björn Ulvaeus, that has sold millions of records across the globe and garnered massive pop-culture notoriety from the Broadway stage, TV and film, the channel will take listeners on a full musical journey. ABBA Radio will feature classic […]

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Broadcast radio is the most preferred source of in-car entertainment

Broadcast radio is the most preferred source of in-car entertainment across the globe, according to a new international study released today by Edison Research. Broadcast radio continues to dominate as the most preferred source of in-car entertainment Almost all (90%) of the survey respondents say a broadcast radio tuner should be standard equipment in every car, a trend that is consistent across age groups, indicating strong demand among current and future car buyers. The survey […]

SiriusXM launches 19 Christmas channels
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SiriusXM launches 19 Christmas channels

SiriusXM launches 19 Christmas channels including two new channels, Holiday Instrumentals and Noël Incontournable, as well as Holly and Holiday Traditions channels. The festive music channels are kicking off the holiday season and are available on the SXM App now, Your Home For The Holidays. The holiday music channels, offer listeners a variety of traditional holiday songs, classic Christmas carols, contemporary holiday tunes, seasonal soul music, holiday pop songs, country Christmas classics, Hanukkah music, and classical […]