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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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