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TIDAL integrates with Algoriddim djay

10/02/2020

TIDAL integrates with Algoriddim djay giving DJs the ability to mix audio and video streams according to a recent announcement by Algoriddim. Music video and high quality audio streaming through TIDAL represents a ground breaking moment for mixing, enabling DJs to live mix streamed videos with premium tracks for the first time. Additional new features include Ableton Link integration allowing users to connect and beat-synchronize the output of djay running on different Mac and iOS […]

Pandora loses users but increases profits

09/02/2020

Pandora loses users but increases profits due to an additional 251,000 subscribers for its Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium service plus a 12% increase in advertising revenue. SiriusXM, Pandora’s parent company, posted its 2019 annual results which showed a decline in Monthly Active Users from 69.4 million in 2018 to 63.5 million in 2019. This was offset by record advertising revenues of $1.2 Bn – a 10% increase over 2018. Total revenue for Pandora grew […]

Local music dominates Spanish charts in 2019

09/02/2020

Local music dominates Spanish charts in 2019 with mainly Spanish music in the Top 100 Albums and reggaeton predominating in the Top 100 Songs according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continued its growth increasing by a quarter over 2018 so that now more than 10 million Spaniards use an audio streaming service. Physical sales were also up for the first time in the last five years. #ElDisco, the latest release by Alejandro […]

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 […]