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Video Podcasts Are Taking Off in the US

23/09/2025

The Rise of Video Podcasts Podcasting used to be synonymous with audio. People listened while commuting, exercising, or cooking — the appeal was hands-free, voice-only storytelling. But that’s changing fast. According to Edison Research’s Podcast Consumer 2025, more than half of Americans aged 12+ have now watched a video podcast, and over a third have done so in just the last month. Younger audiences in particular are blurring the line between “podcast” and “show,” expecting […]

Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q2 2025 revealed

29/08/2025

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q2 2025 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q2 2025 list is derived from data collected continuously during the second quarter of 2025, interviewing podcast consumers aged 15 and […]

Eirewave Radio

13/07/2025

Eirewave is a UK-based pop and rock music radio station with terrestrial DAB transmitters in Belfast and Derry plus an internet radio presence with availability on the UK Radioplayer, smart speakers and devices, various radio aggregators and via direct streaming links. There are also iOS and Android apps. The station has 128kbps MP3 and 64kbps AAC (although foobar measures it at 320kbps?) stream links. For a while they trialled a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream […]

Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q1 2025

28/05/2025

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q1 2025 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q1 2025 list is derived from data collected continuously during the first quarter of 2025, interviewing podcast consumers aged 15 and […]

UK smart speaker ownership outpaces US

28/05/2025

UK Smart Speaker ownership outpaces US with 45% of the UK population owning a smart speaker according to The Infinite Dial 2025. The Infinite Dial is produced by Edison Research sponsored by SiriusXM Media and AdsWizz, and details technology ownership, podcast listening, and in-car audio consumption. The full report closely mirrors Edison Research’s US Infinite Dial Research and allows for comparisons between the two markets. Back in 2021, American smart speaker ownership outpaced that in the […]

UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024

13/03/2025

UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024 achieving a decade of continuous growth according to figures released by the BPI. This latest increase means that over the last ten years the market has grown by more than 80% to a new high. However, once adjusted for inflation, annual revenue is still hundreds of millions of pounds lower than it was in 2006, the first year public performance and sync were included in the calculations. […]

TNM Radio

10/03/2025

TNM Radio is a UK internet radio station broadcasting playing European Hits and Classics with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC, a 128kbps MP3 and 256kbps and 96kbps AAC streams. The website contains a pop-up webplayer and a ‘Contact Us’ link. According to the station, ‘TNM Radio is a completely non-profit internet based radio station dedicated to bringing you the best in music past and present from all around Europe. Broadcasting 24 hours a day from […]