James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A crucial detail about Google’s podcast venture; Rdio in bankruptcy; Iain Lee leaves BBC and Trevor Long leaves SBS. Continue Reading
Is streaming revenue-neutral to the music industry? Some think so, but guest columnist Pat Higbie, CEO of XAPPmedia, argues that streaming is music’s savior, and closes a revenue gap that started long before streaming became popular. Continue Reading
Monday’s news that Rdio had declared bankruptcy, with Pandora purchasing the company’s remaining assets and making big future plans, turned the tech, business, and music media on its head. The major consolidation in the streaming music space sparked lots of features and think pieces. Here, we’ve collected some of the more useful and insightful writing on the subject. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Iain Lee departing BBC; a reminder about the realities of “unlimited” data; much more. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A look at Chinese radio and how The Sun dropped its paywall. Plus updates from the ASI Europe conference, horse suits, and much more. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Chris Price of New Slang Media writes about the possibility and potential for skippable radio. Radio of the future? Or radio of the present? Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: This week’s edition is dominated by RAJAR ratingsof U.K. radio and podcast stories. Also, worlds collide; the ever-controversial Audials, and the Belfast Media Festival. Plus much more. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldsteing addresses the ever-relevant question of whether brand or talent is more important. Along the way he mourns the passing of ESPN’s Grantland, and points to what happened. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A lonely man received a radio invitation; podcast apps should sense the acoustic environment; the world’s largest natural sound archive; much more. Continue Reading
With CEO Tim Cook’s disclosure of Apple Music subscriber numbers, Apple Music is finally positioned in the music service market. Should Apple Music be compared to other services? Apple Music is not as mature as competitors, but also not in the same business. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Longwave radio; how normal people talk about radio; new iHeartRadio stations; how Classic Rock has changed;much more. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Review of Fun Kids Radio; several items on podcasting; key traits for radio presenters. Continue Reading