James Cridland is a U.K.-based radio futurologist, and owner of MediaUK, a website that has covered radio news for 20 years.
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James reflects on the value (or lack of value) in music logs for radio presenters. Plus, an artistic look at the past future from the more distant past. Continue Reading
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
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Transitioning from DAB to DAB+ in the UK. Two items out of New Zealand. More from around the audio universe. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A few big UK developments, including Heart launching a new breakfast show and ITV partnering with Global. 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: James collects insights on the latest round of the UK’s RAJAR data. Several stations in Brisbane, Australia are relocating, sparking a question about the importance of physical place. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A leader of the European Broadcast Union writes about the royal duo of FM and digital. Data dives from RAJAR and the Infinite Dial, and more from the audio world. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: What’s the future of AM radio? Podcast loudness. U.S. radio deregulation. MacBook Pro vs. Chromebook in James’ office. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Global closes its acquisition of three outdoor advertising companies. Pirate DAB has arrived. Much more. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: New shifting attitudes at the NAB Show. A few UK radio updates. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Updates and slides from Radiodays Europe. Other updates from around the global audio industry. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: More on the split between the BBC and Google. April Fools on the airwaves. Continue Reading