James Cridland’s Future of Radio: More Next Radio videos, Salon’s rubbish reporting, first jingle ever on radio

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James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: More videos from the Next Radio Conference. A lazy radio hot take from Salon. Radio’s first-ever jingle. Much, much more. Continue Reading

The Download on Podcasts: The Download on Podcasting (Phase One)

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Ever since first getting wind of it, we have gotten a kick out of the name collision occurring between this column’s title and the new collaborative research project of DMR/Interactive and Texas A&M University: The Download on Podcasting. We also learned more about what the year-long research project is hoping to achieve. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Next Radio videos, is radio in the transmitter business, OMRI

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James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Videos from the Next Radio Conference. Steve Goldstein on radio and transmitters. OMRI and radio in smartphones. Continue Reading

The Download on Podcasts: Arguments for and against brand advertising in podcasts

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As much as podcasting has accomplished in its two-year resurgence as an increasingly popular and mature content business category, there is a preparatory feeling to the young industry. Major challenges seem to stand between the present and a potential future in which “big money” buys into podcasting as a category standing alongside video, display, and radio. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Apple CarPlay; Union JACK; the “Siberia of Radio”

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James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Impressions of UK’s Union Jack national radio station; Steve Goldstein on Apple CarPlay; an interview with Paige Nienaber Continue Reading