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The Canadian version of the streaming radio app has exceeded a key milestone: one-million downloads. Radioplayer Canada is a property of Corus Entertainment, a major Canadian radio/media group. Nearly 500 Canadian radio stations have streams on the multilingual app. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Questions and conspiracy theories swirl around the BBC. Several items about Aussie radio. Continue Reading
Digital radio has been making leaps and bounds around the world, but the U.S. has been slower to adopt the technology. There may be more options to go digital in the future, though as the FCC has officially proposed allowing an option for all-digital AM broadcasting. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Developments in personalized audio from Spotify and Google Assistant. Possible new stations at the BBC, and presenter changes at TripleJ. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Ransomware attack on Entercom. Asia radio stats. Podcasts on radio. Continue Reading
Podcast Radio, claiming to be the world’s first 24-hour radio station devoted exclusively to podcasts, has announced its intention to launch in London. Founded by consultant Paul Chantler and PodcastKing founder Gerry Edwards, Podcast Radio will showcase podcasts from all over the globe enabling content providers to market and promote their audio across broadcast radio. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A breakout of RAJAR radio station data. More on last week’s UK lawsuit against TuneIn. Continue Reading
Ireland’s RTÉ is closing down all of its digital radio stations, marking a major shift in strategy for the national media broadcaster in response to financial strain. The reorganization will see the end of all DAB digital radio stations. Continue Reading
Sirius XM announced that Alex Luke has joined the company as senior vice president of digital content. In this position, Luke will lead programming on Pandora and head up editorial content for both Pandora and Sirius XM’s digital platforms. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Digging into a UK ruling against TuneIn. Being the voice of your local bus. Other audio insights and analysis. Continue Reading
Radioplayer is making a move into Italy. The platform plans to launch the Radioplayer Italia app in early 2020. The update is the result of an agreement between Radioplayer and the Player Editori Radio, a collection of Italian public, commercial, and local radio broadcasters collaborating on improving their digital presence. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: LBC News launches in the UK. Radioplayer arrives in Italy. Stats on DAB in Australia. Continue Reading