Smart Speakers Archives

Draft media bill promises more British content

04/04/2023

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 […]

Smart speakers can combat loneliness

14/12/2022

Smart speakers can combat loneliness according to a recent report by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator. Smart Speaker Research conducted in depth interviews with 100 smart speaker owners and 15 non-owners who tested one, to find out how people use and feel about them. By far the largest use was to listen to music via a streaming service like Spotify, Apple Music or Deezer closely followed by getting weather forecasts, using the speaker to act […]

35% of adult Americans own a smart speaker

18/06/2022

35% of adult Americans own a smart speaker according to a report from NPR and Edison Research with 62% of saying that they have used a voice assistant on any kind of device. The 2022 Smart Audio Report highlights the increased usage of voice technology with 20% of smart speaker owners spending most of their audio time listening through a smart speaker compared to 18% in 2017. Key findings from the report 57% of voice […]

US moms increasingly use hands free smart devices

11/05/2022

US moms increasingly use hands free smart devices with two thirds having 2 smart speakers according to a recent survey by Edison Research. Moms and Media 2022 builds on data from The Infinite Dial, Wondery and ART19 plus an online survey of US moms. The report highlights device usage and media consumption of moms in the US, now two years into COVID and entering a much awaited phase of normalcy. In addition, from the online supplemental […]

Audio (excluding visual) by device share % for all adults

Smart Speakers may be forced to stream UK radio

23/10/2021

Smart Speakers may be forced to stream UK radio according to a recent report by the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). The report entitled Digital Radio and Audio Review concluded that new rules are needed to protect British radio output on smart speakers. It found that smart speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home are owned or accessed by a third of all UK adults and now play a central […]

Quarter of Australian households own 3 or more smart speakers

14/07/2021

Quarter of Australian households own 3 or more smart speakers according to a recent study conducted by Edison Research on behalf of Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) and TalkVia. The findings are published in The Smart Audio Report Australia 2021 which brings together the results of an online survey of 5000 Australian adults aged 18 and older conducted in April and May 2021. The new Smart Audio Report Australia finds that 24% of smart speaker households own three or more of the […]

Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices

13/07/2021

Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices using Google Assistant to play tunes on their smart speakers and displays. To use the service, start by setting up Deezer as your default music service in the Google Home app. Then kick off your music session with a simple “Hey Google, play my music” to enjoy your tracks. If you want a lean-back soundtrack that’s personalized to your exact music taste, ask Google Assistant […]