Apple News gets an update adding new audio features and expanding its local news offerings for readers. The premium offering, Apple News+, gets a new daily audio briefing, and curated local news collections. The new curated local news experience is only available in five areas of the US at the moment – the Bay Area, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco and features a variety of content from a diverse collection of local […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deezer streams summer holiday music with superstar Dance DJ set playlists to bring this season’s music scene to your home. Nina Kraviz, Bob Sinclar, Nervo, Steve Aoki, Carl Cox, plus many more, have created special ‘Destination Dance’ playlists exclusively for fans. Whether it’s Berlin, Cape Town or Miami, Deezer’s selection of DJs are bringing you the dance tunes from your party destination. Tracks include ‘Are You With Me’ by Lost Frequencies in Mykonos through to ‘Erotic […]
Spotify Discover Weekly playlists reach 2.3 Bn streaming hours since launching in 2015 according to a recent blog posting to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The playlist initially started as an idea at Spotify’s annual Hack Week. Since then, it’s become one of Spotify’s flagship offerings, and has introduced Spotify users to some of their new favourite artists. In the five years since its launch, listeners have also streamed over 2.3 Bn hours between July 2015 and […]
Listening to a good book has been made easier as International Booker Prize (IBP) and Deezer have produced playlists to accompany your reading. IBP have worked on playlists for the 2020 shortlist and some great summer reads to create pairing menus like no other. The ‘Sounds of…’ series matches the shortlisted books with complementary music. To folk who think that listening to music is distracting while reading, recent research proves that music can be an effective aid […]
COVID-19 accelerates music streaming growth with global subscriptions reaching 394 million in Q1 2020 according to global research firm, Counterpoint Technology Market Research. This was driven by increased usage of the OTT platforms as people stayed at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Promotional offers like free trials and subscription price cuts in emerging markets added to the growth. Increase in podcast genres on the music streaming platforms was another big factor for people to tune in. Research […]
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