Interviews with, and contributions from, the most perceptive voices in the online audio industry.
In The Infinite Dial 2015 Edison Research tested consumer awareness of 17 different streaming audio brands. Tidal wasn’t among them, but the re-launched service is in the news now. Is there room for a newcomer in the crowded music-service field? Continue Reading
Guest columnist Chris Price examines the hit-making power of curation. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A new DAB radio multiplex in the U.K., and a boatload of hand-picked great reading about radio and digital radio. Continue Reading
Roger Lanctot is Associate Director of Strategy Analytics, and a thought leader in the connected-car space. In this guest article, he notes missing metrics for in-car radio listening. “It’s time for researchers to get behind the wheel and plumb the mysteries of in-vehicle listening.”
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A key metric from The Infinite Dial 2015 shows that in the midst of momentum for the podcast category, there is still much growth to come. Also — an entertaining video. Continue Reading
RAIN News founding editor Kurt Hanson traveled to Milan for Radiodays Europe 2015. This bulletin includes his final observations. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Larry Rosin, President of Edison Research, expands the details of podcast listening by age group, from The Infinite Dial 2015. Continue Reading
Guest columnist James Cridland Weekly Links, a new column on RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Notes from Radiodays Europe, the importance of radio personalities, and much more. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Larry Rosin reveals new, previously-unreleased information from The Infinite Dial 2015 — which age demographic listens to podcasts the most? Continue Reading
Broadcast attorney David Oxenford digs into the Songwriter Equity Act in this comprehensive analysis of proposed legislation. “This is perhaps one of those questions that can never be answered — which is more important, the song or the singer?” Continue Reading
RAIN News founding editor Kurt Hanson traveled to Milan for Radiodays Europe 2015. This bulletin covers highlights of Tuesday’s sessions. Continue Reading
RAIN News founding editor Kurt Hanson traveled to Milan for Radiodays Europe 2015. This bulletin covers a fascinating research session called “Stream Battle.” Continue Reading