NPR’s Got Lots Of Listeners, Lots Of Web Traffic
By 9am on weekdays NPR‘s broadcast audience has peaked, while the online audience continues to build until mid afternoon. According to data NPR recently shared on their website, the broadcast audience peaks at 7am with about 2.3 million listeners in an average quarter hour. Two hours later that number is under 2 million and falling [...]
VW’s Internet Radio Project
Volkswagen will soon begin testing connected radios in cars that will allow listeners to create personalized playlists. The new system, which VW expects to begin testing in 2011, will let listeners choose the content, and stream it directly to their device. Listeners will be able to choose from a variety of programming options and build [...]
Internet Radio Thrives In Germany
Four fifths of online radio stations in Germany are only available online, according to a newly released study by the Bavarian regulatory authority for commercial broadcasting – BLM and Berlin strategy consultant Goldmedia. The study is based on a survey of 2692 online radio operators in Germany in 2010. Interest in online radio grows every [...]
Best Buy’s New Internet Radio Device
I’m a fan of Chumby – mainly because of its name. Chumbys are tabletop internet radios and a lot more – they’re actually tabletop internet ready devices, designed to be a digital photo frame and alarm clock that also allows you to listen online, check news and weather, watch videos, play games. Last year Sony [...]
Streaming Increases Music Consumption
Streaming is a very good thing for the music industry. So says a new study conducted on behalf of streaming services company Aspiro Music. Streaming music reduces illegal filesharing activity and increases overall listening to music. The survey, conducted in Norway in June, shows that one of three Norwegians have now streamed music. A good [...]
Another Excellent Internet Radio Gathering
RAIN Summit East will take place on September 28th at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington DC. As many already know, RAIN Summits are super gatherings for folks interested or involved in Internet radio. This event is from 1-5 pm on tuesday September 28, with a cocktail party following. It will consist of an afternoon’s [...]
Cool Online Music Discovery Site We Are Hunted
High on the list of cool music sites these days is We Are Hunted, a site that charts the 99 most popular songs on a daily basis by tracking what the web has to say. We Are Hunted watches blogs, social networks and forums, including Twitter, MySpace, Spotify, Last.fm and others. Headquartered in Queensland, Australia, We [...]
Digital Radio Fuels Growth
HD Radio units sold, currently at 3 million, will reach 4 million units by the end of this year, according to ABI Research. That number pales in comparison to the 13.5 million DAB radio receivers sold in Great Britain and Europe, but it’s a healthy increase of more than 25% this year. Digital radio technologies, [...]
Slacker’s New Revenue Stream
Slacker Radio has announced a partnership with Hot Topic that will enable them to sell artist related merchandise to listeners. Slacker Personal Radio web listeners can click an icon while playing an artist to view and purchase artist-related merchandise, ranging from t-shirts, to hoodies, to DVD’s and vinyl records, from ShockHound, a Hot Topic subsidiary. [...]
