The velocity of change in podcasting this year has been non-stop. All of those events are significant and clearly illustrate the momentum in podcasting, but the year appears to be closing with potentially the biggest announcement of all. Facebook is rolling out “Live Audio.” Continue Reading
Understandably lost in last week’s giant election news was a significant announcement from Google. Its Android Auto product, already rolling out with 200 car models, and likely to forever change radio listening patterns, received a major boost. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein takes the Apple CarPlay connected dashboard for a test drive. He shares his thoughts, opinions, and lots of photos of the system. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein, CEO of Amplifi Media, shares his insights on The Podcast Consumer, the new podcast listening research released last week by Edison Research and Triton Digital. In his words: Eye-popping. Continue Reading
Audible announces a new audio initiative, and guest columnist Steve Goldstein notes that Audible’s scaling of podcast content will have a profound effect on the larger podcast industry in multiple ways. Continue Reading
Today’s reach is not necessarily tomorrow’s revenue growth. That seems to be the lesson from Les Moonves, CBS CEO and Chair, following his announcement yesterday that the iconic broadcasting company would exit the radio holding business, selling or spinning off its 117 radio stations which serve 70-million listeners per week. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein sends us a second report from CES, where he was impressed by automaker commitment to digital dashboards, and, above all, the “irrefutable trend” to on-demand audio and video. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein immerses himself in CES, and writes, “Nothing has been more impactful than seeing the trail of disruption to legacy media.” Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldsteing addresses the ever-relevant question of whether brand or talent is more important. Along the way he mourns the passing of ESPN’s Grantland, and points to what happened. Continue Reading
Mobile listening is more than a trend, and more than the future. Mobile is reality, now. At RAIN Summit Atlanta, five experts will participate in a discussion moderated by James Cridland, UK-based radio futurologist. Continue Reading
Podcasting: Audience awareness and listening are growing. Programming and advertising networks are reshaping a 10-year-old landscape. New investment money is coming into the space quickly, from legacy institutions. Steve Goldstein will lead the conversation at RAIN Summit Atlanta. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein takes at aim at overly-long podcasts, with an eye to average radio listening time. He also notes that podcasting is a commuter-friendly format, and that the average commute time is shorter than many podcasts. “The empirical evidence is overwhelming.” Continue Reading