James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Bushfire radio, a new Content Officer at KCRW, and the reality behind the hype

by James Cridland

A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: How Australian radio is covering the continued fires. KCRW’s new hire. A counterpoint to the hype coming out of another year of CES. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Personalisation comes ever closer

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Developments in personalized audio from Spotify and Google Assistant. Possible new stations at the BBC, and presenter changes at TripleJ. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Data, data everywhere

by James Cridland

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: The Future of Radio in the Netherlands – and is 5G the future?

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A savvy video about defining radio in the Netherlands. Examining the role of 5G in radio’s future. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Radio – more than just AM/FM

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James offers his own deep dive on radio ratings in Australia along with his usual collection of links with audio news and analysis. Continue Reading