Tag: Share of Ear

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2021 Five-Year Report Card: Pandora Collapses, Spotify Stagnates, Podcasts Soar, AM/FM Radio Dominates, And AM/FM Radio Streaming Is Up 2X

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2021 Five-Year Report Card: Pandora Collapses, Spotify Stagnates, Podcasts Soar, AM/FM Radio Dominates, And AM/FM Radio Streaming Is Up 2X

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of American audio time use. The just-released Q3 2021 report provides an opportunity to look back over five years to understand the shifts in U.S. listening.
Reach Voters With AM/FM Radio

Reach Voters With AM/FM Radio

By Pierre Bouvard
Kantar’s Campaign Media Advisory Group (CMAG) projects a $7.8 billion political ad spend for the midterm season across local broadcast TV, local cable/satellite, AM/FM radio, digital, and OTT. $7.8 billion will overwhelm inventories of many TV and digital platforms leaving campaigns to look for new ways to reach voters. Enter AM/FM radio.
Edison Research’s Q1 2021 “Share of Ear” Report: AM/FM Radio Adds Significant Audience To Pandora/Spotify, Reaches Consumers On The Path To Purchase, And Is The Most Listened To Ad-Supported Audio On Smart Speakers

Edison Research’s Q1 2021 “Share of Ear” Report: AM/FM Radio Adds Significant Audience To Pandora/Spotify, Reaches Consumers On The Path To Purchase, And Is The Most Listened To Ad-Supported Audio On Smart Speakers

By Lauren Vetrano
The recently released Q1 2021 edition of Edison Research’s “Share of Ear,” the gold standard audio time use study, reveals that AM/FM radio adds significant audience to Pandora/Spotify, reaches consumers on the path to purchase, and is the most listened to ad-supported audio on smart speakers.
Edison Research’s “Share Of Ear” Q4 2020: Podcasting Eats Spotify/Pandora And AM/FM Radio Remains The Dominant Ad-Supported Audio Platform

Edison Research’s “Share Of Ear” Q4 2020: Podcasting Eats Spotify/Pandora And AM/FM Radio Remains The Dominant Ad-Supported Audio Platform

By Pierre Bouvard
The Q4 2020 edition of Edison Research’s “Share of Ear,” the gold standard audio time use study, contains stunning news. For the first time, audience shares for podcasting surpassed the combined audiences of ad-supported Pandora and ad-supported Spotify.
Westwood One 2021 Audioscape: 5 Things To Know About The Podcast Audience

Westwood One 2021 Audioscape: 5 Things To Know About The Podcast Audience

By Lauren Vetrano
While AM/FM radio dominates the audio landscape with mass reach and significant time spent, podcasting is an area that has been experiencing significant adoption growth. The just-released Westwood One 2021 Audioscape looks at podcast consumer trends using data from Edison’s Q3 2020 “Share of Ear” Report.
Edison Research’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2020: In-Car Audiences Rebound, Brands And Agencies Overestimate Pandora/Spotify Audiences, AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Media, And Podcast Audiences Surge

Edison Research’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2020: In-Car Audiences Rebound, Brands And Agencies Overestimate Pandora/Spotify Audiences, AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Media, And Podcast Audiences Surge

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research recently released the Q3 2020 “Share of Ear” report, the media industry’s go-to for understanding how Americans consume audio each day. Here are the key findings.
What Impact Has The Pandemic Had On Audio? Little, If Any, According To Edison Research’s Q2 2020 “Share Of Ear” Report

What Impact Has The Pandemic Had On Audio? Little, If Any, According To Edison Research’s Q2 2020 “Share Of Ear” Report

By Lauren Vetrano
The “Share of Ear” is a quarterly report released by Edison Research that quantifies the reach and share of time spent with various audio platforms. Q2 2020 marks the first “Share of Ear” release since the pandemic began. Here are the key highlights.
The Westwood One 2020 Audioscape: Podcasting’s Continued Growth Plus Listener Trends, Including The Dominance Of Talk And Personality Content And Smart Speaker Usage

The Westwood One 2020 Audioscape: Podcasting’s Continued Growth Plus Listener Trends, Including The Dominance Of Talk And Personality Content And Smart Speaker Usage

By Lauren Vetrano
The just-released Westwood One 2020 Audioscape looks at podcast consumer trends using data from Edison’s “Share of Ear” Report from Q3 2019. Here’s where podcasting stands today.