Podcasts Archives

New Deezer analytics app for Podcasters

18/08/2020

New Deezer analytics app for Podcasters has been rolled out to give podcasters an instant overview of their podcast’s performance. Analytics by Deezer is available on both iOS and Android and provides easy-to-read charts and stats on your show’s audience and success, helping to shape your content strategy. The app contains two dedicated tabs which help you to discover more about your podcast: Analytics: find out the number of streams, unique listeners, fans and shares of your podcast, […]

Spotify produces ‘behind the scenes’ podcasts

17/08/2020

Spotify produces ‘behind the scenes’ podcasts with the first three episodes of ‘Spotify: For the Record’ available to listen now. This new series features interviews with Spotify employees and industry experts who discuss cultural events, listening trends, the tech behind Spotify’s platform. The three episodes are: Artists & Creativity During COVID-19 During the COVID-19 pandemic, artists, producers, and venue owners are looking for and finding creative solutions to stay connected with fans. Katy Perry gives us a […]

The Joe Rogan Experience is No 1 podcast in US

16/08/2020

The Joe Rogan Experience is No 1 podcast in US according to a recent survey by Edison Research. The Podcast Consumer Tracker (PCT) Q2 2020 Top 30 is based on 8,080 online interviews with a nationally representative sample of weekly podcast consumers in the US, aged 18 and older. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish between 24th June and 7th July 2020. The PCT is a comprehensive study of the reach of podcast networks and […]

Deezer creates ‘Black Culture’ channel

28/07/2020

Deezer creates ‘Black Culture’ channel reinforcing the streamer’s commitment to Black artists and podcasters. The streamer is taking action to support black artists and creators and in June this year Deezer removed the term ‘Urban’ explaining that it’s an outdated word and is something they have banned internally and stopped using externally. With its new ‘Black Culture’ channel, Deezer has committed to promoting audio content from the most talented black creators around the world. Its […]

Spotify rolls out Top Podcasts and Trending Podcast charts

16/07/2020

Spotify rolls out Top Podcasts and Trending Podcast charts which are available in 26 countries on Spotify mobile (iOS and Android). The charts will not only share the fastest-climbing of-the-moment trends for podcasts with users, but will also list the overall most popular shows in your region based on recent listener numbers. Certain markets, including Brazil, Australia, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, UK and the US will dig further into the podcast data and will separate out […]

25% of Latinos in the US are monthly podcast listeners

05/07/2020

25% of Latinos in the US are monthly podcast listeners with 45% of US Latinos age 18+ having listened to a podcast at some point. These findings are from a Share of Ear report from Edison Research and show the results of a representative survey of 2500 Hispanic/Latino adults age 18+. conducted in May 2020. Although US Latinos (61%) overall are less likely to be familiar with the term ‘podcasting’ than the total US population (75%), there are […]

COVID-19 is changing listening habits in US

23/06/2020

COVID-19 is changing listening habits in the US with the percentage of listeners streaming AM/FM Radio increasing to 10% and the share of time spent listening to audio at home has increased by 44%. These findings are from the Share of Ear reports from Edison Research and represent the results of two surveys conducted in May 2020. Streaming accounts for 10% of AM/FM Radio Most radio stations in the US now can be heard online […]