by Brad Hill
Yesterday Google announced it was introducing a free-listening, Internet radio-style component to its Google Play service. The announceement was widely viewed as counter-Apple positioning. But Apple has freemium too. Both companies, the owners of mobile computing, are playing the same game with the same pieces. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James begins with a few of his articles, then moves on to the international roundup. Lots of reaction to Apple’s Beats 1 announcement! Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein left Saga Communications in March to start on-demand audio company Amplifi Media. In this article, he reports on a panel experience, and explains radio’s challenge to develop new audiences. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James begins with a few of his articles, then moves on to the international roundup. Lots of reaction to Apple’s Beats 1 announcement! Continue Reading
Keying off a blog post by Pierre Bouvard, who recently joined Cumulus, Kurt Hanson reaches a different conclusion about Pandora’s market share, and how it compares to Netflix. Continue Reading
Yesterday, the world got its first official look at Apple Music, the newest player to join the streaming music field. To call it a highly-anticipated debut would be an understatement. As befits such a big announcement, the media has come forth with an intriguing mix of thoughts and opinions about what Apple is and isn’t bringing to the table. Here’s a selection of what people are saying about Apple Music. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James sends his bulletin from Cologne, featuring news from the BBC, Radioplayer, and U.S. public radio. Continue Reading
What do “hawker centres” in singapore have to do with online radio business strategy? RAIN News founding editor Kurt Hanson explains. Continue Reading
Guest contributor Mark Mulligan offers an executive summary of his new research presented at MIDEM. How are on-demand services, and the easy consumer availability of 30-million tracks, changing listening, collecting, and careers? Continue Reading
Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends presentation is always highly anticipated. Guest columnist Bret Kinsella dug into this year’s report and those of the past five years to develop revealing trends. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A problem with a Kuala Lumpur simulcast, and many more links from Africa, the U.K., and the U.S. Continue Reading
Mary Meeker updated her yearly Internet Trends report at the ReCode conference yesterday. Meeker’s a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and she’s an expert at seeing the next big thing. In 2011 she predicted that online audio was the ‘next big thing.’ Continue Reading