mramsey1Apr 11, 2018Spotify’s Attack on Radio in the CarIt’s informed speculation at this point, but the story goes like this: By the end of this month, Spotify is expected to make some...
mramsey1Sep 19, 2017Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 2Yesterday I published a piece that argued two things: First, the decline in streaming for broadcast radio stations is real – it’s a...
mramsey1Sep 18, 2017Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 1It’s one of the most disturbing results from the recent Triton streaming audio trends report, and most broadcasters are looking the other...
mramsey1Dec 12, 2015Why Data Caps Don’t Matter for AudioDo consumers want radios built into their mobile devices so they can save on precious bandwidth? In other words, does the use of audio...
mramsey1Jun 30, 2015Dear Media: We Hoaxed You! Love, Taylor Swift and Apple MusicWas the Taylor Swift / Apple Music dustup nothing more than a premeditated hoax? Maybe! Listen to our argument! And… “I Want My MTV” is...
mramsey1Jun 29, 2015What Apple’s Beats 1 Means for Your Radio BrandThe 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...
mramsey1Jun 13, 2015What Apple Music’s Streaming Radio Station REALLY MeansIn 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...
mramsey1Jun 9, 2015Slicing 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...
mramsey1May 6, 2015How 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...
mramsey1Mar 6, 2015Are Your Audio Ads Too Dumb? Make Them SmarterData is powering marketing in general and advertising in particular in ways that could not have been imagined even five years ago. It’s...
mramsey1Feb 16, 2015Here’s Why Apple Hired a Famous Radio DJWhy 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...
mramsey1Feb 12, 2015What’s the Future of Radio? That’s the Wrong QuestionEveryone 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?)...
mramsey1Feb 5, 2015How to Monetize your Online Radio StreamsLast week I published a piece using actual data from actual broadcasters that argued that their brands could make more money if streaming...
mramsey1Jan 28, 2015Radio Survey: To Simulcast Spots or Not to Simulcast SpotsIn the second release from a new study of radio industry thought-leaders, managers say their radio brands can make more money by...
mramsey1Jan 27, 2015Is 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...
mramsey1Nov 12, 2014The 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...
mramsey1Nov 11, 2014What 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...
mramsey1Sep 29, 2014Proof that Terrestrial Radio Can Make Money StreamingI’m tired of certain “chiefs” of the radio industry who diminish the prospect of making money from streaming, as if Internet radio is...
mramsey1Aug 15, 2014Surprise! 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...
mramsey1Aug 4, 2014Is 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...