NPR is taking steps to deal with its generational programming crisis, announcing that Car Talk will be moved off the lot in September 2017, five years after the show ended new production. With Prairie Home Companion also ending, NPR faces audience development challenges and opportunities. Continue Reading
Online radio portal Dash Radio announced several business developments as it begins a second year on interim funding. The influx of financing came from new and existing investors. The company has expanded its offices in Orange County, Calif., added new channels, and made several leadership appointments. Continue Reading
The European Broadcasting Union announced that it will be tasked with administering the dot-RADIO top-level domain name. “The EBU is delighted to have been recognized as the organisation to administer the .radio TLD in consultation with other sister organizations,” the group said. “This will be undertaken for the benefit of the radio community worldwide.” Continue Reading
Advertising technology company WideOrbit is partnering with RAIN News to produce a webinar discussion of simulcasting. The free webinar is set for Tuesday, July 19, at 2:00PM EDT (11:00AM PDT). Featured speakers: Tim Murphy (VP of Digital Strategy & Enterprise Platforms, Entercom), Jim Kott (Sr. Director of Product Management, WideOrbit), and Rob Kass (VP of Product Leadership – Digital Audio, Nielsen) Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio’s Apollo 11 cameo; engineering shortages loom worldwide; notes from Chicago’s Podcast Movement conference; much, much more. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Today: Bob Lefsetz thinks Apple Music should have free access and Chris Price thinks singles charts should count radio play. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Today: the “Dashboard Era” of the music industry requires greater reliance on streaming data. Also, what did radio’s digital directors think of last week’s Podcast Movement? Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: The truth behind online live, linear radio; Katz’ Stacey Lynn Schulman on the future of radio; several BBC items; much more. Continue Reading
This week the U.S. podcast industry descended on Chicago with a collective enthusiasm and entrepreneurial energy, for the second annual Podcast Movement (PM) conference. The event is attended by over 1,500 participants, features 80 stage sessions in eight parallel tracks, and features an exhibit floor where established brands nestled with newcomers angling into the podcast sphere with fresh ideas. Continue Reading
Podcast listening measurement is a notorious problem — depending on who you ask. Some network owners perform their own analytics, and drive business forward based on them. But advertisers want to bring order to podcasting, so they can better measure the opportunity. Continue Reading
Belize-based Global Interactive Media has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sirius XM. The action was filed in a U.S. District Court in Illinois. It is the latest in a long string of lawsuits over how music information is displayed online. Continue Reading