James Cridland’s Future of Radio: an expression-reading radio, a Geordie voice agency, and the Aussie CRA conference

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio that reacts to your expression. Catching up on the happenings from OzPod and the CRA conference. Much more! Continue Reading

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

by James Cridland

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

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

by James Cridland

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

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

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Pandora’s data journalist; radio presenters’ huge salaries; CBC barred from taking ads

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Updates from Pandora’s in-house data journalist; salaries for radio presenters; CBC and advertising. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: how the iTunes podcast chart works, and how the BBC checks your licence

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Insights into the inner workings of the iTunes podcast chart. Responses to BBC licences and ‘snooping’. Much more from around the world. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: hi-fi streaming, BBC snooping, 1930s news jingles, benches

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A hi-fi streaming survey. Questioning the BBC and surveillance. Much more news from the U.S. the UK, Australia, and elsewhere. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: RAJAR, why kids like podcasts (and radio), new welsh station, set-top boxes

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Extensive analysis of the RAJAR data. Millennials’ affinities for podcasting and radio. Much, much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Radio in the Apollo 11 space program, an engineering crisis, and Podcast Movement

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio’s Apollo 11 cameo; engineering shortages loom worldwide; notes from Chicago’s Podcast Movement conference; much, much more. Continue Reading