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New Data On Podcasting Growth In Canada

The menu of options vying for consumer leisure time activities is ever increasing, and online one of the fastest growing areas that is capturing consumer attention is the podcast. New data shows the medium is trending strongly here in Canada.

New Data On Podcasting Growth In Canada

By FYI Staff

Gone are the days when radio, television and one’s collection of music more or less accounted for all of one’s leisure time with media.


Audience’s attention is increasingly fragmented, and it is biting into the mainstream media of old. One of the fastest growing sectors in today's cluttered media landscape is podcasting.

Following up on last year's in-depth study on podcasting in Canada, with The Canadian Podcast Listener 2018, Audience Insights’ Jeff Vidler provides us with a taste of what’s in store with the release of the latest findings that are to be published later this year.

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 “We're just out of the field, and we wanted to share some fresh top-line results from an initial survey of 3,118 Canadian adults. It confirms that podcast listening is indeed growing in Canada.

"Most important, while we see modest growth on awareness and sampling, we see even greater growth among Canadians who are digging into podcasting and making it a regular weekly habit."

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Warner Music Canada Lays Off at Least 24 People Amidst Global Restructuring
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Warner Music Canada Lays Off at Least 24 People Amidst Global Restructuring

The major record label has eliminated positions across the company, including marketing, A&R, catalogue and more. The cuts follow the departure of president Kristen Burke and reportedly came on the same day as the announcement of Julia Hummel and Madelaine Napoleone as co-general managers.

Warner Music Canada has laid off at least 24 people, Billboard Canada has learned. The cuts come amidst global restructuring and layoffs at Warner Music Group.

According to multiple former staffers, the layoffs came on Nov. 18, the same day Julia Hummel and Madelaine Napoleone were announced as new Warner Music Canada co-general managers.

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