Comments on: Digital Listening Statistics http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/08/23/digital-listening-statistics/ Matt Deegan's home on the web Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:18:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: William T http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/08/23/digital-listening-statistics/#comment-10765 William T Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:32:38 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/08/23/digital-listening-statistics/#comment-10765 "It also shows that internet broadcasting isn’t the place to be if you want strong hours." Perhaps that won't always be the case though... Have you seen some of these Wi-Fi radios that are on sale at the moment? For some time there was only one, quite ugly model, but they've suddenly got popular. Most of them work on a database (and possibly also use other technology) supplied by reciva.com. Whilst DAB + FM will always provide higher quality for music, internet radio is fantastic for speech, and the idea of being able to listen to stations from anywhere in the world without being tied to a computer is really appealing IMHO. From a ratings point of view, the radios also log what you're listening to, and reciva publish a list of the most popular stations hourly on the website, which is fascinating in itself (even if the figures are skewed in the same way that last.fm has a particular demographic.) Currently UK and Chinese stations are the most popular. I'm holding out until the prices drop a bit - although they've already hit £50. Perhaps soon they'll also be a model that provides AM, FM and DAB too. Rather puts the Sky Gnome in perspective. “It also shows that internet broadcasting isn’t the place to be if you want strong hours.” Perhaps that won’t always be the case though…

Have you seen some of these Wi-Fi radios that are on sale at the moment? For some time there was only one, quite ugly model, but they’ve suddenly got popular. Most of them work on a database (and possibly also use other technology) supplied by reciva.com.

Whilst DAB + FM will always provide higher quality for music, internet radio is fantastic for speech, and the idea of being able to listen to stations from anywhere in the world without being tied to a computer is really appealing IMHO.

From a ratings point of view, the radios also log what you’re listening to, and reciva publish a list of the most popular stations hourly on the website, which is fascinating in itself (even if the figures are skewed in the same way that last.fm has a particular demographic.) Currently UK and Chinese stations are the most popular.

I’m holding out until the prices drop a bit - although they’ve already hit £50. Perhaps soon they’ll also be a model that provides AM, FM and DAB too.

Rather puts the Sky Gnome in perspective.

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