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SOURCE: CIRP - US Smart Speaker installed base

Smart Speaker sales continue to grow in US

13/08/2019

Smart Speaker sales continue to grow in US with over half of them owning the base model according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). CIRP analysis indicates that the US installed base of Smart Speaker devices is 76 million units, up from 70 million units in the March 2019 quarter and 50 million units in the June 2018 quarter. Amazon Echo has 70% of the installed base, with Google Home accounting […]

SOURCE: FIMI - Italian music industry in the first half of 2019

Italian music industry grows 5% in first half of 2019

12/08/2019

Italian music industry grows 5% in first half of 2019 with streaming subscription revenue up by 32% according to FIMI, the Italian recording industry association. Figures released for the first 6 months of 2019 show that streaming represents 63% of all the revenues of the Italian recording industry generating over €54 million in the first six months of 2019. Subscription revenue grew by 32% compared to 2018 and revenues from ad-supported audio also increased exceeding those of video sharing. Digital […]

Canadians go-to music sources are radio and podcasts

11/08/2019

Canadians go-to music sources are radio and podcasts with 65% of them discovering new music via traditional radio sources according to a new report from market analysts, Nielsen. Despite the increase in media choices radio remains one of the most popular and wide-reaching ways to listen to music. According to Nielsen’s fifth annual Canada Music 360 report, 58% of consumers in Canada tune to radio to get their music fixes. Despite having been around for […]

Free Spotify offer with AT&T Unlimited plans

Get Spotify free with AT&T mobile

10/08/2019

Get Spotify free with AT&T mobile wireless plans for existing and new AT&T Unlimited &More Premium customers in the US. Spotify have teamed up with AT&T in a new relationship bringing Spotify Premium across one of the largest mobile networks in the US. Key facts about the Spotify and AT&T offer If you’re on or join AT&T’s Unlimited &More Premium wireless plan, you can choose Spotify Premium as your premium entertainment option at no extra […]

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Alexa Song ID comes to the UK

09/08/2019

Alexa Song ID comes to the UK following on from its release in the US in March 2019. Song ID is an Alexa feature that helps users find and identify new music. Usually you would ask Alexa to play a specific song but when the next song comes along automatically and you it’s something you don’t recognise you will have to ask, “Alexa – what song is this?” Song ID will announce the name of […]

Spotify posts better than expected 2019 Q2 results

08/08/2019

Spotify posts better than expected 2019 Q2 results with 232 million Monthly Active Users – an increase of 29% year on year. According to the company ‘the business outperformed our expectations in Q2 2019, with our gross margin up slightly year on year, despite our investments in podcasting, and with revenue growing more than 2.5x faster than the growth in operating expenses.’ The growth in Monthly Active Users (MAUs) was put down to its launch […]

UK cassette sales are at their highest in 15 years

07/08/2019

UK cassette sales are at their highest in 15 years according to a blog posting by the Official Charts Company which has also published The Official Top 20 best-selling cassettes in the UK since 2010 and The Official Top 20 best-selling cassettes in the UK of 2019 so far. Cassette sales continue to grow in 2019 with sales at their highest since 2004. In common with the vinyl revival, music buyers are steadily returning to […]