Interviews with, and contributions from, the most perceptive voices in the online audio industry.
Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch discussed data around the Amazon Echo voice-activated personal assistant/WiFi speaker. Which streaming services are winning on the device so far? Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: How the iPhone impacted radio. Beats 1 in the Apple Music strategy. 1976 radio automation. Much more. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: An outlook on overnight radio in the US and the UK. Following up on Norway’s digital switch-off. More audio and radio news from around the world. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A thorough backgrounder and analysis about Norway’s recent transition to digital radio, plus the usual updates in radio and audio from around the globe. Continue Reading
Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Research delved into the recent milestone of 100 million subscribers accumulated by the streaming music industry. His latest blog post explores the significance of the achievement and what it might mean for the coming year. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Norway’s FM switch-off nears; Amazon Alexa behind the wheel; great new advertisement for Apple Music. Continue Reading
The past year has shown how difficult it can be to make predictions. Here, guest columnist Steve Goldstein does something different, laying out key trends. Here are four “mega” trends which will likely affect podcasting in 2017. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: a youTuber’s revenue; Donald FM; loss of serendipity. Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
RAIN News is pleased to present predictions from 29 thought-leading guest futurists. 2017 will carry forward the audio industry’s reputation for quick, disruptive change. Continue Reading
The velocity of change in podcasting this year has been non-stop. All of those events are significant and clearly illustrate the momentum in podcasting, but the year appears to be closing with potentially the biggest announcement of all. Facebook is rolling out “Live Audio.” Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio for dogs; the BBC’s Internet-fir studio; multiple musings on Radio Garden; much more from around the world. Continue Reading
In the most detailed and far-thinking report on Tom Wheeler’s resignation that we’ve seen, guest columnist and renowned broadcast attorney David Oxenford lays out what a Republican-controlled FCC could mean after Inauguration Day. Continue Reading