North American pay-radio operator, SiriusXM, is suffering a loss of subscribers which has driven its share price into negative territory. The subscriber loss for its quarter ending June 30th totalled around 173,000 and made up of 100,000 so-called ‘self-pay’ (conventional) subscribers, and 73,000 promotional subscriptions. These were considered major losses but when compared with the […]
Goalhanger, the independent UK podcast company, has announced a record level of downloads and views over a busy May to July period, led by a worldwide boost in interest across shows such as The Rest Is Politics and The Rest Is Football. From May 22nd to July 5th, The Rest Is Politics and its companion […]
Ofcom recently published its Media Nations report, which looks at the UK’s media landscape and how people across the country use and consume media across a range of platforms. The main findings show that younger audiences are watching less broadcast TV, while, overall, radio listening is on the rise. The report also highlights a number […]
Americans spend almost 20 per cent of every day with audio, reports Nielsen. In Q2 2024 that translated to 4 hours and 5 minutes of daily listening across both ad-supported and ad-free platforms like radio, podcasts, streaming music services and satellite radio, accoridng to The Record – a quarterly look at how US audiences divide […]
For the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds (Gen Z) are now watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s media habits. Just 48 per cent of young audiences tuned in during an average week last year, down from 76 per cent in 2018. Children aged 4-15 […]
Podcast, radio and audiobook industry trade body AudioUK has launched an anonymised survey to gather some key data as it steps up its work to secure Government measures to grow the UK podcast and audiobook sector. Key among AudioUK’s policies, outlined in its manifesto produced earlier in the year, is a tax relief for podcasting […]
Consumer research platform Attest has released the findings from its fifth annual US Media Consumption Report which provides insights into how Americans’ habits across television, audio, news, and social media continue to evolve. TV & Streaming Trends (Most) consumers are spending less time watching, while live TV continues to plummet • Attest’s research finds that […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published its review of the BBC’s assessment of whether its proposals for three new music streams on BBC Sounds constitute ‘material changes’ to its public service activities. Before making any changes to its licence-fee funded services, the BBC must first, under the Charter and Agreement, consider whether the changes are […]
The English football League (EFL) has announced the renewal of it national radio rights deal with talkSPORT for a further four seasons. Fans will now be able to listen to exclusive live commentary of their team on talkSPORT, with an uplift in games across the Sky Bet EFL and the Play-Offs. As part of the […]
Sentech has launched Freevision Play, an OTT platform designed to grant South African viewers free access to a number of local TV and radio channel. Freevision Play is accessible to all South African residents with an active Internet connection and is compatible across all screens – smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. To access the service, […]