Music revenues in Europe are 39% below 2001 levels
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Music revenues in Europe are 39% below 2001 levels

Music revenues in Europe are 39% below 2001 levels according to a recent report by IFPI, the organisation representing record companies worldwide, which looked at recorded music in the European Union. The report, Music in the EU: A Global Opportunity, explores the ways in which the work and investment of record companies is helping to drive the success of European music and artists, both domestically and internationally, whilst providing insight into the challenges and opportunities […]

BBC commissions new shows for BBC Sounds
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BBC commissions new shows for BBC Sounds

BBC commissions new shows for BBC Sounds music streams, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 3 Unwind. Following highly competitive commissioning rounds, a raft of production teams across the audio sector and different parts of the UK have secured shows on the new music streams for BBC Sounds, launching in early November. Lorna Clarke, Director of Music, BBC says, “Our new music extensions provide invaluable creative opportunities for the audio sector to win more commissions, and […]

YouTube is the preferred podcast listening service in US
Podcasts

YouTube is the preferred podcast listening service in US

YouTube is the preferred podcast listening service in the US according to a recent report by Edison Research. According to Edison Podcast Metrics, 31% of weekly podcast listeners age 13 and up choose YouTube as the service they use most to listen to podcasts, surpassing Spotify (27%) and Apple Podcasts (15%). Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures listening, not downloads, across all networks, shows, and platforms. As the world of podcasting evolves, many […]

Qobuz expands its streaming service into Japan
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Qobuz expands its streaming service into Japan

Qobuz expands its streaming service into Japan its twenty-sixth country and since its launch in the US in 2019, the company has opened in 15 new countries in the last four years. The company’s move into Japan follows the acquisition of e-onkyo music in 2021. While streaming dominates the global music market with over 67% of revenue, Japan presents a unique landscape where the physical market still accounts for over 50% of sales. Paid streaming, […]

Agape's JPop/Anisong Radio
Radio

Agape’s JPop/Anisong Radio

Agape’s JPop/Anisong Radio is an internet radio station broadcasting JPop/Anisong music with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC and a MP3 128kbps stream. It went ‘off-air’ in early March of this year, returned later in the month, stopped broadcasting in June but has now restarted broadcasting. There was also a Song History, a Playlist and a feature to ‘Request a Song’. Website: http://nas.agapec.fun:81/public/agapes_anisong_radio Webplayer: http://nas.agapec.fun:81/public/agapes_anisong_radio CD Quality Lossless FLAC: http://nas.agapec.fun:38000/flac MP3 128kbps: http://nas.agapec.fun:38000/mp3   To find […]

Radio Aristona
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Radio Aristona

Radio Aristona is an internet radio station broadcasting Dutch and German music which used to have  a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and now only broadcasts a 192kbps MP3 stream. On their website there is a webplayer, a song history, the ability to request a song and a playlist. ​Website: http://radioaristona.homedns.org/public/radio_aristona Webplayer: http://radioaristona.homedns.org/public/radio_aristona MP3 192kbps: http://radioaristona.homedns.org/listen/radio_aristona/radio.mp3   To find out more about CD Quality Internet Radio go here. To find out more about HiRes Internet Radio […]

Radio evening in the Galaxy
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Radio evening in the Galaxy

Radio evening in the Galaxy was a German internet radio station broadcasting pop music with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and a 320kbps MP3 stream. There was a webplayer on its website together with a programme guide, links to radio aggregators and a chat function. Its tagline was ‘The station for good music’. Their website domain name (radio-evening-in-the-galaxy.de) now points to a domain hosting provider.   To find out more about CD Quality Internet […]