James Cridland is Managing Director of media.info, and a U.K.-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.nets
James Cridland sends us his weekly links from Australia this week. He was an important figure at RAIN Summit Atlanta last week, and has this to say:
Last week I was lucky enough to be at the RAIN Summit in Atlanta: a precursor to the NAB Radio Show, and a great event where the worlds of radio, online, music and revenue all collide. I enjoyed hosting a panel about mobile, but also rather enjoyed running the video for the day (and programming the music in the breaks). What struck me is a positive vibe running through, with real experts on the panels.
James Cridland’s articles
- Cridland: Radio’s Future Might Have More to do With Transmitters Than You Think – my AllAccess piece, reported in the US’s Radio Magazine
- BBC releases stats to bolster Charter renewal – some very interesting numbers in this document
United Kingdom
- Trite, glitzy, superficial. No wonder television news is such a turnoff – great piece about TV news, and – to an extent – radio news, too.
- Radio 4 listeners unable to understand difference between Archers character and actor who plays him.
- Radio – so interesting, British spies are tracking what you listen to online
- Congratulations to Orion Media’s Phil Riley on his new gig
- Nice to note that DAB radio sets are looking a little more fashionable these days. Less old-style wood and veneer.
United States
- Beats 1’s Zane Lowe in conversation with former BBC boss Ben Cooper – contains some interesting admissions about Beats 1’s current state. They’ve just rotated in new artist-led radio shows. At some stage, surely, investors will be asking how Beats 1 is performing. I’m not convinced anyone really knows.
- Lazy Buggles headline – but in praise of US college radio
Australia
- Awful story about the Daily Mail Australia, as ever – from Media Watch.
- Sydney radio hosts move to social video – neat stuff from Dan and Maz and clever use of social
And other places
- Austria: Spotify – far behind broadcast radio, shows this research
- …and a similar story in the Netherlands: radio still dominates over streaming services
- France: Lazy Buggles headline – and an interesting story of French radio stations boycotting the French content law