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    Spotify’s Attack on Radio in the Car
    mramsey1
    • Apr 11, 2018

    Spotify’s Attack on Radio in the Car

    It’s informed speculation at this point, but the story goes like this: By the end of this month, Spotify is expected to make some...
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    Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 2
    mramsey1
    • Sep 19, 2017

    Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 2

    Yesterday I published a piece that argued two things: First, the decline in streaming for broadcast radio stations is real – it’s a...
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    Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 1
    mramsey1
    • Sep 18, 2017

    Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 1

    It’s one of the most disturbing results from the recent Triton streaming audio trends report, and most broadcasters are looking the other...
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    Why Data Caps Don’t Matter for Audio
    mramsey1
    • Dec 12, 2015

    Why Data Caps Don’t Matter for Audio

    Do consumers want radios built into their mobile devices so they can save on precious bandwidth? In other words, does the use of audio...
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    Dear Media: We Hoaxed You! Love, Taylor Swift and Apple Music
    mramsey1
    • Jun 30, 2015

    Dear Media: We Hoaxed You! Love, Taylor Swift and Apple Music

    Was the Taylor Swift / Apple Music dustup nothing more than a premeditated hoax? Maybe! Listen to our argument! And… “I Want My MTV” is...
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    What Apple’s Beats 1 Means for Your Radio Brand
    mramsey1
    • Jun 29, 2015

    What Apple’s Beats 1 Means for Your Radio Brand

    The shape of Apple’s new live-streaming radio station Beats 1 is coming into focus, and it’s full of exclusive celebrity content: The New...
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    What Apple Music’s Streaming Radio Station REALLY Means
    mramsey1
    • Jun 13, 2015

    What Apple Music’s Streaming Radio Station REALLY Means

    In part one of the slicing of Apple Music, I looked at the all-you-can-eat streaming service itself. Today, in part two, I go inside the...
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    Slicing Apple Music – Part 1: Will It Kill Spotify?
    mramsey1
    • Jun 9, 2015

    Slicing Apple Music – Part 1: Will It Kill Spotify?

    As is now widely known, Apple Music is comprised of three key elements: iTunes – but on demand and in the cloud (a la Spotify), a...
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    How Many Cars will be Dashboard-Powered by Google and Apple?
    mramsey1
    • May 6, 2015

    How Many Cars will be Dashboard-Powered by Google and Apple?

    There’s much interest and much consternation about the entry of Google and Apple into operating-system extensions for the car dashboard...
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    Are Your Audio Ads Too Dumb? Make Them Smarter
    mramsey1
    • Mar 6, 2015

    Are Your Audio Ads Too Dumb? Make Them Smarter

    Data is powering marketing in general and advertising in particular in ways that could not have been imagined even five years ago. It’s...
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    Here’s Why Apple Hired a Famous Radio DJ
    mramsey1
    • Feb 16, 2015

    Here’s Why Apple Hired a Famous Radio DJ

    Why would Apple hire a well-known radio DJ? This past weekend Apple plucked popular British DJ Zane Lowe from BBC’s Radio 1. Lowe is...
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    What’s the Future of Radio? That’s the Wrong Question
    mramsey1
    • Feb 12, 2015

    What’s the Future of Radio? That’s the Wrong Question

    Everyone wants to know about “the future of radio”? But what if that’s the wrong question? For example, what happens if (or is it when?)...
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    How to Monetize your Online Radio Streams
    mramsey1
    • Feb 5, 2015

    How to Monetize your Online Radio Streams

    Last week I published a piece using actual data from actual broadcasters that argued that their brands could make more money if streaming...
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    Radio Survey: To Simulcast Spots or Not to Simulcast Spots
    mramsey1
    • Jan 28, 2015

    Radio Survey: To Simulcast Spots or Not to Simulcast Spots

    In the second release from a new study of radio industry thought-leaders, managers say their radio brands can make more money by...
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    Is Streaming Momentum Stuck? Really?
    mramsey1
    • Jan 27, 2015

    Is Streaming Momentum Stuck? Really?

    There’s been lots of attention in the radio industry trades lately about the lack of audience momentum for many broadcasters in the...
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    The Battle Between Taylor Swift and Spotify: And the Winner Is…
    mramsey1
    • Nov 12, 2014

    The Battle Between Taylor Swift and Spotify: And the Winner Is…

    It’s Spotify vs. Country superstar Taylor Swift! And the winner is… Yes, there is a winner – and it may not be whom you think. Plus, does...
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    What Happens When Ariana Grande Conquers America?
    mramsey1
    • Nov 11, 2014

    What Happens When Ariana Grande Conquers America?

    One of the greatest benefits of having a massive music platform is being able to parse the data in interesting and insightful ways. While...
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    Proof that Terrestrial Radio Can Make Money Streaming
    mramsey1
    • Sep 29, 2014

    Proof that Terrestrial Radio Can Make Money Streaming

    I’m tired of certain “chiefs” of the radio industry who diminish the prospect of making money from streaming, as if Internet radio is...
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    Surprise! Radio Disney Doesn’t Need Radio!
    mramsey1
    • Aug 15, 2014

    Surprise! Radio Disney Doesn’t Need Radio!

    So Disney sells of all of its Radio Disney station assets – 23 AM and 1 FM –  save for its LA flagship, which is evidently a content...
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    Is NextRadio’s Consumer Enthusiasm a Mirage?
    mramsey1
    • Aug 4, 2014

    Is NextRadio’s Consumer Enthusiasm a Mirage?

    I am stridently pro-consumer. I believe that if we focus on what consumers show us they want, then we will have more consumers, happier...
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