James Cridland is Managing Director of media.info, and an Australia-based radio futurologist. He is a consultant, writer and public speaker who concentrates on the effect that new platforms and technology are having on the radio business. Find out more or subscribe at http://james.cridland.net
James sends his weekly newsletter with this note:
I had a really good time with the folks from Vista Radio in Canada this week. I cam away excited and enthused at the great people who work in smaller-market radio in Canada, and very much enjoyed their company. (And watch my weekly column this week for something cool I’ve discovered about them).
What’s cool about your station? Do let me know.
James Cridland’s articles
- Aupeo – a German Pandora – to close down: shame to see this company go, but still unsure there’s a business here
- “The one-man radio station with 35,000 listeners” – including a station sound example from Chris Country Radio. [Also available in German](Hörer http://www.radioszene.de/97425/country-musik-radio-dab.html).
- I’m on the Radio Stuff Podcast this week – listen to a jetlagged man making less than no sense in Vancouver. 😉
- New radio station aims to help babies sleep (including a frankly unwarranted dig at NPR)
- 48 hours with a Google Pixel XL – nothing to do with radio, but if you wondered what my new phone is like…
United States
- The iPod – launched fifteen years ago this week. How did it change the face of radio, music, and Apple?
- Nice piece pointing out radio’s strength in Forbes, marred by a #lazyantiqueradiophoto. I think “lazy antique radio photos” are the new “lazy buggles headlines”…
- Lazy Buggles headline from some PR company or other that likes to play with drones
Australia
- Blind, but want to be a radio presenter? Follow in this man’s footsteps.
- I didn’t even realise AM went up to 1629. A bit of an issue for this broadcaster…
- AM radio stations to get an FM upgrade. #amdeathwatch
United Kingdom
- What everyone needs – another radio that looks like it’s old-fashioned. Oh, John Lewis.
- The Radio Today Programme November 2nd 2016 with Brett Spencer, Matt Deegan, and Trevor Dann
- New radio station aims to help babies sleep (including a frankly unwarranted dig at NPR)
- You Give a Little Love: Why we need to remain on the same frequency – nice piece about looking after each other in the radio business
Elsewhere
- Even in Norway, where FM is being switched off next year, DAB has its doubters. Tommy wants to convince them…
- Hong Kong: a lazy Buggles headline, and apparently TV football is now dead…
- Norway: DAB+ Testing on the Water – my fortnightly article for the Radio Magazine. Awesome photos!