Teenagers, smartphones and digital audio consumption in the age of Spotify.

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Title: Teenagers, smartphones and digital audio consumption in the age of Spotify.
Alternate Title: Adolescentes, smartphones y consumo de audio digital en la era de Spotify.
Authors: Pedrero-Esteban, Luis Miguel1 bipedreroes@upsa.es, Barrios-Rubio, Andrés2 andres.barnos@utadeo.edu.co, Medtna-Ávila, Virginia3 virginiamedinaavila9@gmail.com
Source: Comunicar. jul2019, Vol. 27 Issue 60, p103-112. 10p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Subject Terms: Smartphones, Digital audio, Digital technology, Podcasting
Company/Entity: Spotify Technology SA
Abstract (English): The consolidation of smartphones as dominant devices for access EO digital information and entertainment has redefined the processes of production and commercialization of cultural communication industries. The nature of these screens, which prioritize the visual content over the sound, decisively influences distribution strategies in the audio market: radio operators, streaming music platforms and podcast creators need to adapt their value chains lo the habits derived from this mediation, especially in the younger audience. This research identifies the practices of mobile use as an audio receiver among adolescents in Colombia, Spain and Mexico -the most representative countries of Spanish-speaking digital sound consumption-based on a descriptive study on a thousand subjects from 13 to 19 years of age. The results confirm the overwhelming dominance in this music menu in die face of low penetration of radio and podcast word content. The selection is based on personal criteria, with little margin for the prescnption of family or friends. There is evidence of the roots of individual listening, linked 10 the brand and the visibility of audio providers, who are obliged to develop diffusion logics based not only on thematic or genre preferences, but also on the user experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): La consolidación de los smartphones como dispositivos dominantes de acceso a la información y el ocio digital ha redefinido los procesos de producción y comercialización de las industriáis culturales de la comunicación. La naturaleza de estas pantallas, que priorizan el contenido visual sobre el sonoro, determina hoy las estrategias de distribución y comercialización en el mercado del audio: operadores de radio, servicios de música en streaming y creadores de podcasts necesitan adecuar sus cadenas de valor a los hábitos dertvados de esta mediatización, sobre todo en la audiencia más joven. Esta investigación identifica las prácticas de uso del móvil como receptor de audio entre ios adolescentes de Colombia, España y México -tos países más representativos del consumo digital sonoro hispanohablante-a partir de un estudio descriptivo sobre 1.004 sujetos de 13 a 19 años. Los resultados reveían el abrumador dominio de la música en este menú frente a la baja aceptación de los contenidos de palabra de radio y podcast. Su selección se asienta sobre criterios personales, con poco margen para la prescripción de familiares o amigos. Se constata el arraigo de una escucha individual, ligada a la marca y la visibilidad de los oferentes de audio, obligados a desarrollar lógicas de difusión basadas no sólo en preferencias de temas o géneros, sino también en las asociadas a la experiencia de usuario en estos terminales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The consolidation of smartphones as dominant devices for access EO digital information and entertainment has redefined the processes of production and commercialization of cultural communication industries. The nature of these screens, which prioritize the visual content over the sound, decisively influences distribution strategies in the audio market: radio operators, streaming music platforms and podcast creators need to adapt their value chains lo the habits derived from this mediation, especially in the younger audience. This research identifies the practices of mobile use as an audio receiver among adolescents in Colombia, Spain and Mexico -the most representative countries of Spanish-speaking digital sound consumption-based on a descriptive study on a thousand subjects from 13 to 19 years of age. The results confirm the overwhelming dominance in this music menu in die face of low penetration of radio and podcast word content. The selection is based on personal criteria, with little margin for the prescnption of family or friends. There is evidence of the roots of individual listening, linked 10 the brand and the visibility of audio providers, who are obliged to develop diffusion logics based not only on thematic or genre preferences, but also on the user experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:11343478
DOI:10.3916/C60-2019-10