RAIN Notes: June 9
A Bright Outlook – Emily Villatte
The Journey From Chart To Radio Hit – Sean Ross
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Fred Jacobs
Audio listening likely disrupted, possibly reduced, by changes in routine
A couple of audio consumption numbers got our attention this morning. They indicate that consumer listening might be shifting in unexpected ways as lifestyle habits are disrupted. The first number: AM/FM radio From Fred Jacobs, promoting the upcoming release of… Continue Reading
jacapps upgrades its radio mobile apps to work on leading connected car systems
Jacobs Media-owned jacapps, a mobile app developer with a concentration in radio, announced in a webinar yesterday that its apps have been made compatible with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and Ford’s SmartDeviceLink system. The upgrade will be available to radio stations next month. Continue Reading
INTERVIEW: Fred Jacobs and the DASH conference
The connected car, built with a digital dashboard and Internet-delivered audio, is an increasingly vital touchstone for both broadcast radio and Internet radio. With that in mind, research and consulting firm Jacobs Media is hosting DASH: The Connected Car AudioTainment(™)… Continue Reading
Fred Jacobs and Roger Lanctot illuminate the mysteries of Net-connected cars at The Radio Show
It is an oft-repeated platitude that AM/FM will never be outcast from digitally empowered cars of the future. That might be true, given broadcast’s stalwart advantages of locality, simplicity, and ubiquity. Even accepting that premise, though, doesn’t address questions of… Continue Reading