James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Radio for dogs, the BBC’s internet-fit pilot, Radio Garden

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio for dogs; the BBC’s Internet-fir studio; multiple musings on Radio Garden; much more from around the world. Continue Reading

The Download on Podcasts: The how-to-podcast movement is on the move

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Podcast discovery — it’s a persistent challenge that affects listeners, creators, and distributors. The headline problem? An ocean of content and no easy way to dive deep. One of the best ways to make podcast content visible in general internet searching is to post transcripts. A new service tackles the audio search challenge. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: New sleepy radio station, the iPod’s 15th anniversary, and the start of #lazyantiqueradiophoto

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio for sleepy listeners. An anniversary for the iPod. Good reads about radio, DAB+ and more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Shortcut from This American Life; broadcast radio engineers are old; Noel Edmonds plans radio stations; TESLA ARE GREAT

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Shortcut from This American Life; broadcast engineers’ changing roles; more BBC ponderings. Continue Reading

The Download on Podcasts: New podcast guidelines from the IAB aim to standardize key terms

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In an effort to standardize technical terms for podcast producers, networks, and metrics analysts, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) came out of the Labor Day weekend with a release of IAB Podcast Ad Metrics Guidelines. the document is especially effective when clarifying and defining the differences between downloading and streaming. Continue Reading

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Apple pitches flat rate for on-demand songwriter royalties to CRB

Apple has proposed a new royalty structure for streaming music, one that would be simpler but could create a financial pinch for freemium services. In a proposal to the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board, Apple recommended a system where all on-demand streaming services would pay songwriters a statutory rate of 9.1 cents per 100 plays. Continue Reading