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.nets
James Cridland sends us his weekly links while returning from a week-long trip to Australis. He includes this photo, showing an interesting podcast distribution method:
James Cridland’s articles
- Ireland – where online radio uses FM to promote itself
United Kingdom
- Longwave Broadcasting Retains Listeners – great, if surprising, article about analogue.
- Ticket alert: Online audio specialists come to London for the RAIN Summit Europe – you should come to this.
- Chromecast Audio – Initial Thoughts from Adam Bowie (and c’mon, BBC iPlayer Radio and UK Radioplayer…)
- Newspapers. Not dead yet. – there are some parallels with radio, in that everyone assumes newspapers are dying, but they’re taking a dreadfully long time to do so.
- Fascinating (and confusing) article about the BBC’s second-thoughts around radio digital switchover. I still don’t really understand what this story is about, and I’d like to consider that I’m quite close to this.
- Good to see Bauer taking creative seriously, with a slew of new appointments for internal creative division
- First global pop-up radio station deemed success – wow, the numbers in here are amazing
- Former BBC Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt joins Vevo. (Vevo’s CEO? Another ex-BBC Controller, Erik Huggers.)
- ‘Video never killed the radio star’: lazy Buggles headline, promoting new radio streaming platform
- BBC Asian Network celebrates 50 years of Asian broadcasting – first programme: “language lessons and household tips”
- A full day’s academic seminar analysing… The Archers. No, really. Here’s a “call for papers” on it. For real?!
- Radiocentre members receive RAIN Summit discount – worth knowing!
- Darryl Morris – Rock FM’s new breakfast jock – is calling out haters everywhere
United States
- “Video Killed The Radio Star” killed the radio star – lazy Buggles headline recursion! A piece about radio songs.
- How long does it take to develop a top-notch radio show or know if it’s going to succeed? Bill McMahon has thoughts.
- Ten YouTube Music Videos Have Generated One Billion Views – interesting graphs in here (no, really)
- The Oddest Thing About Apple. Bob Hoffman spots something interesting.
- “How Broadcasters Can Rule the Music Discovery Arena” – hmm. Mind, I like the first strategy this poster gives.
- Lessons From Five Years in Mobile News Apps: #1 – Don’t have a news app. Same partially goes for radio too.
- Thoroughly Considered – interesting idea for a podcast, following the journey of making a physical product
- More data from NextRadio, the app, shows that adding glanceable content increases listening times for radio stations.
- Mobile Is Eating The [Radio] World – Steve Goldstein quotes a bunch of US stats from ComScore
- Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be – fascinating research into what stations are playing
- WNYC launches new podcast division
Australia
- Worth a read. How normal people talk about radio, the ads, music and DAB.
- Interesting to note growing concern that media laws don’t reflect reality of multi-platform environment.
- Stats: Australian metro commercial radio revenue up by 12%
- #CRAConf: “The way we listen to radio is changing” – great coverage of my talk in the Gold Coast
- Michael Mason – director of ABC radio – talks to Jon Faine on ABC 774 about the future of radio
- ICYMI – here I am on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about the future of radio.
- Nice five-step process towards creating a decent radio app, from All In Media
- Six new stations for iHeart Radio and more partnerships on the way – interesting move from Australia’s ARN
Elsewhere
- Canada: The 6 Best Performing Radio Formats in Canada – useful insight from ByrnesMedia
- Ireland: interesting stats around audio listening, including radio. Bonus lazy Buggles headline.
- Canada: 10 Reasons Why You Need to Attend the OAB Conference — (9 if you ignore my appearance)
- Sweden: Interesting quickfire answers from digital people at radio stations. Swedish Radio is first.
- India: DRM – finally making it into cars, just as AM is pulled out of cars altogether in some parts of Europe
- France: Ugly broadcasting buildings have nothing on Euronews’s new HQ.