Spoken Word Listening Increases 20%
Time Spent With Music Decreases 5%. [Source: radioink]
The Publishing and Podcasting Industries Are Getting Even Cozier
Book publishers create podcasts, and podcasters create and distribute digital books or audiobooks. [Source: Forbes]
Uber and Audible Collaborate to Offer Free Short Audiobooks
For one month Uber is offering its UK users seven free audio stories via their app. [Source: Gizmodo]
The UK Celebrates the Brilliant World of Audio: Nominees for 2019 Audio Production Awards Announced
Nominees represent a diverse range of UK production talent, including audio production companies, in-house producers and freelance producers of radio, podcasts and audiobooks [Source: PSNeurope]
Emirates News Agency reports: Publishers Conference Discusses Strategies to Thrive in Digital Market
"We no longer think in terms of print alone. In fact, we are looking to create stories for digital consumption." [Source: WAM]
Audio Dominates the Shortlists for This Year’s Prestigious UK FutureBook Awards
Seven podcasts and seven audiobooks shortlisted. [Source: The Bookseller]
Digital Audio Subscriptions Showing Rapid Growth
Swedish company Storytel has shown a Viking-like ambition to span the globe with its all-you-can-listen-to monthly audiobook subscriptions, but there are serious questions about how sustainable these models are. [Source: Publishers Weekly]