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Radio
In the 20th century radios were a new thing, they were big, expensive and not very portable. -
Car radio
The commercial introduction of the fitted car radio came in the 1930s from the Galvin Manufacturing. The advance in car audio was a huge development in the consumption of music. People were able to listen to music in their cars while driving. Radios in cars became standard in time. -
Vinyl Records
Before cds, mp3 and the age of wireless downloads people listened to music on records. These were big.(12,10,7 inches) and not portable. They are still in use to day but are very outdated. Some people still believe they offer the best sound quality. -
Walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette players. In 1979, Sony began selling the popular Walkman in Japan. Walkman were the first to introduce portable low-cost cassette players. This drastically changed the way people consumed music, as music was available on the go. This was the first step towards what we have today. 1982- Walkman Professional was the highest quality Sony Walkman. It was capable of recording and was widely used by journalists and develop -
MTV
Targeted at young adults people now had a chanel to view music videos. This was a huge change as not only were people able to listen to music they could watch the videos as well. MTV channel was used in clubs, pubc and entertainment places such as bowling alleys. -
Digital radio
In the United Kingdom, 44.3% of the population now has a DAB digital radio set and 34.4% of listening is to different digital platforms. 26 million people, or 50% of the population, now tune in to digital radio each week. Digital was a improvement over analogue the sound quality and eliminate fading problems in mobile environments. This changed the way people consumed music as they were able to be more mobile. This ties in with car audio as most people listen to the radio in thei -
YouTube
A video sharing website where users and upload, view, share and comment on other peoples videos. It is the third most used website each day. This shows the reasons why music companies would be wise to appoach it in a positive way. Companies like vevo are popular( see VEVO event for more details). More recently YouTube has been used more for advertising and promotion so artists and companies can use it to reach audiences. -
Smartphones
These new devices have changed the way people consume music as it is a lot more portable. People can listen to their music on the move and they can also download/stream music on the move. Also social networking sites allow music to be shared and talked about. Apps such spotify and youtube are available for download. -
VEVO
It was launched on December 8, 2009. The videos on Vevo are syndicated across the web with Google and Vevo sharing the advertising revenue. It offers videos from three big music companies Sony, EMI and Universal. It has a worldwide audience this could partly be connected to youtube as vevo has its own youtube channel which gets millions of hits each day. -
Internet
The internet changed the way people can consume music as website and programs such as youtube, Itunes and spotify are now available for people to use to listen to music. This is called streaming, and due to the proliferation of hardware people can use these programs on the go on their smart phones.
