James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Diving into data from the RAJAR MIDAS in the UK, the Radio Alive presentations in Australia, and the Infinite Dial Germany. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James turns to the FM chip topic in his column. Other news includes French radio stats and video on demand in the UK. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A collection of features and data points related to radio listening on smart speakers. More action in the UK with Bauer. Continue Reading
by Jeff Ulster
A guest column by Jeff Ulster, Chief Content and Technology Officer at The Podcast Exchange (TPX), examining the anatomy of podcast measurement. First of two parts. Continue Reading
RAIN’s most important 2018 coverage of research and metrics in digital audio. Continue Reading
No RAIN Summits are currently scheduled. PAST RAIN SUMMITS Would you like to look up a past RAIN Summit? Exlore the links below for a history of the A-list RAIN speakers over many years of RAIN business conferences —… Continue Reading
Vox Media is exploring new options for creative advertising in podcasts. Three of the media company’s shows will have ad breaks where Kara Swisher, co-founder of Recode and host of the Recode/Decode podcast, interviews a character from the HBO comedy Silicon Valley. The interview with actor Chris Diamantopoulos (in character as tech investor Russ Hanneman) covers the current cryptocurrency plotline of the show. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: How the UK listens; a sad passing; radio with pictures — and much more from the US, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. Continue Reading
This morning Triton Digital is announcing a significant growth of its relationship with SoundCloud. SoundCloud, the giant global listening platform based in Berlin, has chosen Triton’s a2x programmatic audio platform for its U.S. inventory. The deal expands the tie-up of these two companies from earlier agreements in Australia and Canada. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Listening of coffe shops; research from NPR; international links. Continue Reading
The Internet Radio Rewind podcast is an audio recap of recent news, featuring RAIN editor Brad Hill, a splash of music, and a dash of humor. Sponsored by AudioBoom Unlike chatcasts, Internet Radio Rewind is quick and to-the-point, with concise need-to-know… Continue Reading