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March 12, 2015

New Users of In-Car Internet Radio and New Cars Grow 9%

Since 2010, Edison Research has been asking the question of consumers, “Have you ever listened to Internet radio in a car by listening to the stream from a cell phone that you have connected to a car audio system?” The number grew by 9% from 26% to 35% between 2014 and 2015. Does this question measure consumer interest or is it a proxy for availability of Bluetooth and other connectivity in the car?

March 9, 2015

Mobile Marketer Magazine Features XAPPmedia

Mobile Marketer: “[Internet radio] advertisers mistakenly focus on graphics and touch engagement”

Last week, Mobile Marketer published an article about the current state of Internet radio advertising. Michael Barris calls out advertisers and marketers for missing some of the key dynamics involved in the audio experience. He applauds innovators such as NPR for use of tactics that are more conducive to the consumer experience, such as XAPPmedia technology.

March 5, 2015

Internet Radio Continues Mobile Migration

Edison Research published its annual Infinite Dial report yesterday and many of the trends we have seen in the past have continued in the 2015 edition. One that correlates closely with other data we have reviewed here previously is the listener migration to mobile.

February 19, 2015

Download the Internet Radio Ad Load Report

Advertising is quickly becoming the primary economic engine for Internet radio and music streaming services. However, there is very little data available on how the industry is implementing its ad serving strategies. To fill this gap, XAPPmedia collected data between November 2014 and January 2015 to shed light on Internet radio ad serving practices over the winter holiday shopping season.

February 9, 2015

XAPPmedia article featured in WIRED Magazine

WIRED Magazine – Big Winners of 2014: Taylor Swift and Spotify

Written by XAPPmedia CMO Bret Kinsella and published on WIRED Magazine's Innovation Insights blog.

February 4, 2015

Internet Radio is Officially a Mobile Medium

Data from numerous sources is delivering the same verdict: Internet radio and streaming services are mobile channels. While some listening still occurs on desktop, Internet-based audio consumption has migrated overwhelmingly to mobile devices. We all probably suspected this and the data increasingly supports this conclusion.

January 29, 2015

Helping Broadcast Radio Drive Mobile Revenue

Yesterday, XAPP announced JAX, a new service to help broadcast radio drive more mobile revenue. JAX = jaccapps + audio + XAPP Ads. jacapps’ large network of over 300 radio broadcasters were looking for something new that would attract advertiser interest and drive mobile revenue, which XAPP can deliver.

January 26, 2015

New Survey: Advertisers to Accelerate Internet Radio Spend

A recent survey by financial analysts at OTR Global presents a positive outlook for advertising on Internet radio and Pandora in particular. These findings align with other predictions for Internet radio advertising in 2015.

January 22, 2015

Internet Radio Trends Report 2015

Today we released a compilation of the most meaningful data and trends driving Internet Radio today. Whether you are an advertiser, publisher or analyst, we hope pulling all of this disparate data into one place can help create a clearer picture of Internet radio trends that are driving the industry today. Download it now!