Sean Ross
RAIN Notes: February 10
RAIN Notes: February 6
— Continuing Self-Reinvention (Universal Music Group)
— The Enduring Top 3 (Edison Research)
— — Head First (Dane Cardiel)
RAIN Notes: February 3
— Closing the (Audio)book, Spotify Prevails in Lawsuit Defense (Spotify)
— Nominations Welcome (Women’s Podcasters Awards)
— Onward and Upward (PQ Media) Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 31
— A Voice of Integrity (Sean Ross)
— Crowd Reaction (Barrett Media)
— Greatness Ranked (Great Pods) Continue Reading
Sean Ross: When It Comes To Smartphone Usage: Two Countries
by Sean Ross
Over the years, a picture has emerged of Country P1s who are more loyal to Country radio and less inclined to broadcast radio’s emerging digital competition. But new research tells a more nuanced story. Continue Reading
Fresh Listen: Union Jack
The only surprise is that Union Jack, the new national digital station from the people behind Britain’s Jack FMs, specializing in all-British music, didn’t materialize sooner. Such is the obviousness of the concept. But it did need a place to live on the UK digital multiplex. Continue Reading
Analyzing Pandora’s Most Played Currents
On Monday, Pandora announced the debut of three charts through its Next Big Sound unit: Trendsetters, Predictions, and Top Spins. We decided to look at the first Top Spins chart against The Big Picture (Mediabase) and against this week’s CHR/Top 40 airplay. These are the stories that emerge. Continue Reading
Why radio should sell music
Radio has been selling music for a long time. Just not directly. No broadcaster claims it as a primary goal, compared to generating ratings and advertising revenue, but radio’s ability to create a sales story is certainly at the heart of its resistance to the latest music industry call for a performance royalty. No matter where you land on that issue, radio is more valuable to the music business if it can demonstrably generate purchases, and if there are still purchases to generate. Continue Reading