January 2024

SuperStereo 1

14/01/2024

SuperStereo 1 is a ‘Yacht Rock’ genre internet radio station broadcasting a HiRes 24-bit/96kHz Lossless FLAC stream. In December 2023 SuperStereo added a second ‘sister’ channel – SuperStereo 1+ – with a similar playlist which took over the HiRes 24-bit 192kHz stream previously used by SuperStereo 1. SuperStereo Radio Chile also broadcasts another 6 channels of music in HiRes 24-bit/96kHz Lossless FLAC. According to the station, “SuperStereo Radio Chile is the first in South America […]

Global on-demand audio streams reached 4.1 Tn in 2023

13/01/2024

Global on-demand audio streams reached 4.1 Tn in 2023, an increase of 22.3% on 2022 according to Luminate, the entertainment data and insights company that powers Billboard Charts. Previously in their annual Luminate Year-End Music Report they have focussed on the US music market but this year there are insights on 50 markets including the US and Canada. On-demand music streaming increased by 12.7% in the US in 2023 with 1.2 Tn streams. World, Latin and Country music […]

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia

13/01/2024

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia and will be available from the 24th January in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao according to a recent announcement on X (Twitter). The app can now be pre-ordered in these countries. Apple initially launched the its Classical app on the 28th March last year with an iPhone app and has since release an Android app in June and an iPad app in November. Available to […]

UK music revenues highest in over two decades thanks to streaming

12/01/2024

UK music revenues highest in over two decades thanks to streaming following a 7% increase in overall entertainment sales to £119 Bn in 2023, according to preliminary figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. The main driver of growth in 2023 was streaming and digital services which increased revenues by more than £800m in a year and now account for 91.7% of total revenue. It means the entertainment market has grown by just […]

Top 25 UK podcasts for Q3 2023

12/01/2024

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q3 2023 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 Q3 2023 list is derived from data collected continuously during the third quarter of 2023, interviewing 2,326 weekly podcast consumers ages 15 and […]

SuperStereo Chile makes stream changes

11/01/2024

Update 11/01/2024: SuperStereo Chile has migrated its website to a new URL. You will need to change any bookmarks to www.superstereohires.com. SuperStereo Chile makes stream changes adding an extra channel (SuperStereo 1+) and AAC links for Apple Mac and Apple mobiles. The links will officially go live on Tuesday, 12th December. In addition, the website has had a makeover with a drop-down menu for channel selection and a slicker presentation. SuperStereo 1 and 1+ are […]

Sanctity of Sound

11/01/2024

Sanctity of Sound is an internet radio station set up to support the Queer Spirit project and its annual festival which this year occurs over 5 days between the 15th – 19th August in Bridwell Park, Devon. In addition to a webplayer the station has numerous ways to listen such as mobile apps, smart devices and radio aggregators. There is a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream available via a direct link plus a 128kbps MP3 […]