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One of the most interesting aspects of the full determination just released by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) is the detailed argument put forward by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) that radio simulcasts should pay a lower music royalty rate than pureplay webcasting (e.g. Pandora). The copyright judges praised the NAB witness presentations, but ultimately rejected the attempt. Continue Reading
Yesterday. There were acquisition rumors. There was an earnings call. There was a jittery-up-and-down stock price. In the middle of all that, Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews laid out the company’s key lines of strategy in this ambitious and pivotal year. Continue Reading
The UK is getting a second national DAB digital radio multiplex network on Feb. 29. The network is coming courtesy of Sound Digital, a joint venture formed by Arqiva, Bauer Media, and UTV Media in 2014. Three of the channels will be using the DAB+ standard. Continue Reading
Sacramento rock fans enjoy a refreshingly uncommercialized option as “The Brew” launches today on 107.1-FM with a 10,000-song commercial-free promotion of its Rock-formatted station. We chatted with Program Director Paul Boris. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: RAJAR data; Amazon’s radio activities; Imagination Technologies gets a boost; much more. Continue Reading
In an executive shuffle along the newly established migratory path between radio and streaming, Chris Price of thought-leading consultancy New Slang Media will join BBC 1 and Xtra as Head of Music, replacing George Ergoutadis. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Sir Terry Wogan; Why radio need to reinvent itself, four questions for radio; DAB+ in the U.K., much more Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced this morning that NPR has selected Triton’s Tap Podcast platform for monetization of NPR podcasts. The deal offers advertisers flexible ways to plan campaigns targeted to NPR’s on-demand podcast listeners. We spoke with Dominick Milano of Triton Digital about how it all works. Continue Reading
Programmatic radio advertising company Jelli released a press notice which summarizes the gains of programmatic advertising for radio in 2015. It sets the stage for a 2016 agenda of increased programmatic buying of radio ads. We spoke to Jelli CEO Mike Dougherty about buyer demand for programmatic ad campaigns. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Changes at Apple with the end of iTunes Radio; Ricky Gervais interview; radio for commuters; much more. Continue Reading
A new edition of an annual research projection from MyersBizNet forecasts 7.7% growth in ad spend across audio/radio, video/TV, display, video, mobile, and other categories. Terrestrial radio is predicted to grow 5% across “legacy” and digital advertising opportunities. Internet radio is projected at 25% growth. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: David Bowie; best 2016 podcasts; predictions, and much more from around the world. Continue Reading