Definition of LISTENERSHIP

Examples of listenership in a Sentence

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Monthly podcast listenership in the U.S. has more than doubled over the past five years to 73 million, according to Edison Research. — Anne Steele, WSJ, "Spotify, Pandora Turn to Podcasts for Listeners, Profits," 18 Nov. 2018 There’s a lot of overlap between that publication and maybe my listenership. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Colin Kaepernick’s Nike ads are just one piece of a bigger ‘reckoning’ in the fashion industry," 20 Sep. 2018 Puerto Rico uses a quarterly diary survey to measure listenership. — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Radio listenership spiked in Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas after hurricanes, survey says," 12 June 2018 Radio listenership among people ages 6 and older shot up 54 percent in the Houston-Galveston area of Texas and 20 percent in Austin the week that Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25 compared to the previous four weeks, according to Nielsen. — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Radio listenership spiked in Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas after hurricanes, survey says," 12 June 2018 Radio listenership in Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida surged in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, according to a report from Nielsen Audio — the radio ratings company. — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Radio listenership spiked in Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas after hurricanes, survey says," 12 June 2018 Other genres self-consciously evolve from old traditions and aim for lasting listenership, as seen, again, in Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Was Classic Rock a Sound, or a Tribe?," 28 May 2018 Audio companies such as Gimlet Media, Wondery and 60dB have raised millions from investors in recent years, riding a wave of exploding listenership in the U.S. and beyond. — Benjamin Mullin, WSJ, "With $40 Million, Podcast Upstart Luminary Media Builds a Platform," 11 May 2018 And his labor shows: The podcast has 150 perfect reviews on iTunes, and Phillips believes his listenership is approaching 15,000 streams per month. — Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, "The Best Adventure Podcast You Should Be Listening To," 19 Apr. 2018

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