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Canadian Smart Speaker ownership and podcast listening unaffected by pandemic

02/06/2021

Canadian Smart Speaker ownership and podcast listening unaffected by pandemic according to the Infinite Dial 2021 Canada from Edison Research and Triton Digital. The research carried out in February 2021 surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1001 people aged 18 and older. It found that 27% of Canadians 12+ own a smart speaker, up one percentage point from 2020, and smart speaker households in Canada now own an average of 1.8 of the devices, up from 1.7 in 2020. […]

Deezer creates ‘Black History Month’ collection

07/02/2021

Deezer creates ‘Black History Month’ collection to celebrate and pay tribute to all the talented Black musicians from all over the globe. Deezer has worked with artists like Gregory Porter, Fatoumata Diawara, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kalash Criminel to showcase their brilliance through brand new Originals Sessions. They are also launching 24 playlists that have been curated by Black artists to highlight their music inspirations and the sounds of their home country. Black History Month happens in […]

Canadian music streaming up 16.6% in first six months of 2020

15/07/2020

Canadian music streaming up 16.6% in first six months of 2020 with 42.2 Bn streams so far this year according to a report from Nielsen Music/MRC Data. At the beginning of the year audio streaming was growing through early March, up 20.9% over the same period in 2019. Total music consumption was up 10.8% in the first 10 weeks of the year. As working from home became a reality for many due to COVID-19, some […]

Podcast listening in Canada catches up to US level

12/06/2020

Podcast listening in Canada catches up to US level with 1 in 4 being regular podcast listeners according to The Infinite Dial 2020 Canada, the third annual study of digital media behaviour in Canada from Edison Research and Triton Digital. The study was based on a representative sample of 1076 Canadian adults aged 18 and older was conducted in the first quarter of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic. 37% of Canadians age 18 and older are monthly podcast listeners (compared with 37% in the US) and 24% of those […]

Qobuz partners with Canadian telco

04/06/2020

Qobuz partners with Canadian telco, Québecor who launched QUB Musique, a streaming platform in Quebec in May. The streaming service is currently in beta with a web player and mobile apps (iOS and Android) offering 50 million tracks in 320kbps MP3. There is no information available about the possible availability of the service in the rest of Canada or whether higher audio quality streams could be rolled out in the future. The QUB music platform […]

SiriusXM Premier free offer extended to 31st May

SiriusXM Premier free till 31st May

30/04/2020

UPDATE: 30/04/2020 – SiriusXM Premier free offer originally planned to last till 15th May in the US and Canada has been extended to the 31st May to support the millions currently staying at home because of the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to a new #StayHome Radio channel featuring happy, feel-good music SiriusXM has 300+ channels of news and information, entertainment, escape, and companionship across ad-free music channels, plus channels of live news, faith-based content, comedy, […]

8tracks comes back from the dead

25/04/2020

8tracks comes back from the dead after having closed its doors at the end of 2019. Launched on 8th August 2008 the streamer initially offered a globally available streaming service which in 2016 was restricted to the US and Canada due to licensing concerns. The streaming service has resumed in the US with a resumption of service in Canada within days. The 8tracks platform and brand are now owned and operated by BackBeat Inc., a […]