Last week we reported that Spotify’s long-awaited video content, first announced last May, would finally appear in its mobile apps. Yesterday we were pleased to find a portfolio of video programming, plus audio podcasts, in a freshly updated Android app. Podcast listening in Spotify is a good experience, possibly a game-changer. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting and production platform Spreaker announced that it is launching a radio spot campaign for its service. The commercials will run on hundreds of iHeartRadio stations. The 30-second spots evangelize podcasting as a self-expression opportunity and cite success stories of podcast hosts on Spreaker. Click through to hear one. Continue Reading
Weekends were invented for catching up on new podcasts. We’ll check the historical accuracy of that statement, and in the meantime we present new and almost-new shows for your consideration. Happy Friday. Continue Reading
Entering 2016, Chicago-based Rivet Radio is shifting to focus on serving business customers, putting its consumer-focused enterprise on the back burner for the time being. We spoke to Rivet CEO John MacLeod about Rivet’s mission to build data-smart on-demand talk content in its cloud-based system. Continue Reading
WQXR-FM’s Q2 Music channel has announced the launch of a new podcast series focused on contemporary classical music. The show, titled LPR Live, will include performances recorded at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge music venue. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Changes at Apple with the end of iTunes Radio; Ricky Gervais interview; radio for commuters; much more. Continue Reading
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Is Serial the most successful podcast ever? You’d think so, reading media hype about it. Confusion about podcast success metrics is a deeply rooted problem. Individual network solutions give early movers an advantage, and customized ad-serving technology is putting intelligence into the system too. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio is announcing today that is 80-million registered users, up from 70-million in June, 2015. That rate of growth enables the claim that iHeartRadio is growing “faster than Facebook or any other streaming music service.” Click through for terms used in the audience wars. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The future for French music subs; Interview with Deezer’s North American exec; can public radio and TV be friends?; visualizing punk music’s hazy definitions. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Doc Searls observes the thinning out of AM stations in the U.S., and FM stations abroad. Then, there’s the impact of the Internet. “This doesn’t mean radio is going away,” he explains. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: New research about how listeners switch radio stations; what makes a good public speaker?; new DAB+ stations in The Netherlands; more. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Analysis of the CRB ruling in the U.S. Spotify lures away Radio 1’s music head. Much more news from around the world. Continue Reading