February 2020

Spotify subscribers hit 124 million

08/02/2020

Spotify subscribers hit 124 million, a 29% increase year on year, according to its recently released Q4 2019 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 31% to 271 million. But despite a 24% increase in revenue of €1,855 million in the quarter, the streamer reported a €77 million loss. Exponential growth in podcast hours streamed (up approximately 200% year on year) is driving increased overall engagement and retention of subscribers. Podcast highlights through the year […]

Country Music listening increases in the US

07/02/2020

Country Music listening increases in the US with daily listening up 8% in the second half of 2019 according to a recent report from the Country Music Association (CMA). The CMA has launched a new Country Music consumer research dashboard called TRENDWATCH which is a monthly snapshot of ‘key music engagement behaviours’. Karen Stump, CMA Senior Director, Market Research said, “The fact that Country Music is garnering more daily listeners means we are connecting more frequently […]

TV and radio are favourite activities of Germans

07/02/2020

TV and radio are favourite activities of Germans consuming more than 9 hours of audiovisual (AV) media each day according to German media association VAUNET. The report entitled Media Usage Analysis 2019 is a compilation of research by a number of research organisations who surveyed Germans aged 14 years and older. The consumption of television and radio programming as well as other AV media remains by far the most popular activity with Germans aged 14 […]

Children’s use of smart speakers doubles in UK

04/02/2020

Children’s use of smart speakers doubles in UK amongst children aged 5-15 with smart speakers being more widely used than radio according to a recent report by Ofcom, UK’s communications regulator. Research by Ofcom and published in Children and parents: Media use and attitudes report 2019 provides evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15, as well as data about the media access and use of young children aged […]

Mix SoundCloud tracks for free with Algoriddim djay

01/02/2020

Mix SoundCloud tracks for free with Algoriddim djay, the #1 DJ app in the Apple App Store with an award-winning UX. If you’re just starting out, djay’s Automix AI makes creating seamless mixes a breeze. If it’s not your first spin, you can use djay with your favourite hardware thanks to Algoriddim’s many partnerships. To celebrate the launch of this integration which was recently announced in a blog posting, SoundCloud is letting you test-drive the […]