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: BBC Radio 1 invites… you; WBAI; and driverless cars

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Several updates centered on the BBC. The Economist on the (distant) driverless car future. Much more. 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: NPR – podcasting will be bigger than radio next year

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A new milestone on the horizon at NPR. Several sets of statistics on radio in the U.S. Much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Switzerland to switch off FM; and Lazy Buggles

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Switzerland’s new timeline for an FM shutoff. A showcase of James’ most-loathed phrase in its full, misleading glory. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Google Assistant – even more like a DJ

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Google Assistant as voice-operated DJ. A listen back to radio from 1969. Exploring visual augmentations. RAJAR stats. Much more. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: The future of radio in 1972

by James Cridland

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