Interviews with, and contributions from, the most perceptive voices in the online audio industry.
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Is radio news all bad? FM chips in Apple Watches, but … unactivated. Podcasting and more. Continue Reading
How do people discover music? Since 2002, radio’s role as the first source of discovery has plummeted while the Internet has risen. In this guest column, Larry Rosin explains another way to see radio’s ongoing importance as a hitmaker. Continue Reading
The Podcast Movement podcasting conference is an annual event that recently conluded its second year. It was founded by Dan Franks, a CPA who specializes in small business asnd entrepreneurial accounting. We spoke with Franks on the phone about the podcast industry. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: RAJAR releases U.K. radio metrics, including online and DAB digital. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Bret Kinsella dug into the numbers to conclude that Internet radio has greater reach than Facebook. Now, what about monetization? 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 the charged energy at the recent Podcast Movement conference where he spoke … and notes a striking absence of broadcasters. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Listening of coffe shops; research from NPR; international links. Continue Reading
The Voltair controversy is a many-sided issue. When Randy Kabrich posted a piece of research that examined whether the audio processing technology increases ratings in Nielsen PPM markets, as Voltair claims to, Kurt Hanson was impressed — but suggests a different conclusion. Continue Reading
What does it mean when industry observers criticize radio for failing to tell a better story about itself? What should it mean? Larry Rosin thinks radio should take a lesson from what it preaches to advertisers. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James’ review of the new BBC iPlayer Radio app; how radio can intersect podcasting; changes at CBS Radio Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James’ review of the new BBC iPlayer Radio app; how radio can intersect podcasting; changes at CBS Radio Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein started Amplifi Media in March, leaving a 30-year executive career at Saga Communications to apply his knowledge of content and production to on-demand audio. This week his team drew up an infographic snapshot of podcasting’s scope and demographics. Continue Reading