James Cridland’s Future of Radio: hi-fi streaming, BBC snooping, 1930s news jingles, benches

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A hi-fi streaming survey. Questioning the BBC and surveillance. Much more news from the U.S. the UK, Australia, and elsewhere. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: RAJAR, why kids like podcasts (and radio), new welsh station, set-top boxes

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Extensive analysis of the RAJAR data. Millennials’ affinities for podcasting and radio. Much, much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Radio in the Apollo 11 space program, an engineering crisis, and Podcast Movement

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio’s Apollo 11 cameo; engineering shortages loom worldwide; notes from Chicago’s Podcast Movement conference; much, much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: The truth about online live linear radio; and Katz Gets It

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: The truth behind online live, linear radio; Katz’ Stacey Lynn Schulman on the future of radio; several BBC items; much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: NPR’s too old; ABC bans management parking spaces; in-car listening

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Wall Street Journal on NPR’s age issues. Updates to the Next Radio conference. Looking ahead to Australia’s OzPod. Much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: don’t choose a radio person to lead you; when the news isn’t funny; a new radio distribution medium

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A discussion of why radio leaders shouldn’t necessarily be radio people; radio shows and covering tragedy; bluetooth radio distribution in India. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: iHeart’s spammy texts, the ABC’s multiplatform future, U.S. media job stats

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A few iHeart items; Australian Broadcasting Coroporation and a multiplatform future; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on media jobs; much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Microsoft pulls FM out of phones, plus consumption changes and pizza

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Microsoft removes FM radio from mobile devices; numbers for Netflix; streaming vs downloading podcasts; much more. Continue Reading