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Are There Too Many Commercials on the Radio? Nope!
What about the far worse ad clutter on good, old-fashioned terrestrial radio? Does the logic of minimizing spots in one place mean spots...
mramsey1
Oct 3, 2013


11 Million New Users to iTunes Radio – in One Weekend
Over 11 million unique listeners have already tuned in to iTunes Radio since launch with the most listened to song being “Hold On, We’re...
mramsey1
Sep 23, 2013


Radio’s Auto Dashboard Strategy: We’ve Got It All Wrong
In the race to exploit new digital opportunities, Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker has described three “consumer Internet ‘white...
mramsey1
Sep 19, 2013


Personalization is Everything
“Only a feature.” What an odd phrase! Especially coming from an industry which too often works overtime to avoid anything personalized...
mramsey1
Sep 18, 2013


4 Ways iTunes Radio Changes Everything
This post was originally published by PBS’s MediaShift and is reprinted here with their permission. I wrote it shortly before last week’s...
mramsey1
Sep 14, 2013


The Two Critical Opposing Forces Shaping Radio’s Future
“All for one” and “one for all.” The traditional radio model is neither “all for one” nor “one for all.” It’s really “all for all,” the...
mramsey1
Sep 7, 2013


What’s ahead for Pandora? CTO Tom Conrad talks to Mark Ramsey
Here are some of the questions I asked Tom: How has Apple’s introduction of iTunes Radio changed the calculus for Pandora? Are you...
mramsey1
Jul 14, 2013


Thank you, Apple!
It’s hard to speculate on Apple’s “iRadio” before there’s an “iRadio” to speculate on. But one day it will be announced any day now, so...
mramsey1
Jun 4, 2013


Is Pandora “the Greatest Media of All Time”? Q&A with Ric Militi – Part 2
Ric Militi is CEO and Creative Director of InnoVision LLC, a leading independent Southern California “anti-agency” (they don’t “buy”...
mramsey1
May 24, 2013


What Radio can learn from ABC TV
A few days ago ABC announced that they would begin live streaming content in two major markets with more to follow on a new app called...
mramsey1
May 15, 2013


“Pandora Helps Apple Sell More Music”
Maybe it’s time to stop asking Pandora how they feel about Apple’s pending entry into the streaming radio marketplace and start asking...
mramsey1
Apr 22, 2013


Radios Ripped from New Cars? “Not So Fast,” say Consumers
You can climb down from the ceiling now, Mr. Broadcaster – it turns out new cars will feature FM/AM radios built-in for the foreseeable...
mramsey1
Mar 12, 2013


What 4G LTE Internet Access in your Car means for Radio
In the race to exploit new digital opportunities, Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker describes three “consumer Internet ‘white spaces’...
mramsey1
Feb 25, 2013


Is there a Business Model for Streaming?
Mike Agovino is COO of Triton Digital, the company at the leading edge of audio’s digital transformation and monetization. The digital...
mramsey1
Feb 11, 2013


The Game-Changing Revenue Opportunities for Online Radio
Mike Agovino is COO of Triton Digital, the company at the leading edge of audio’s digital transformation and monetization. The digital...
mramsey1
Feb 10, 2013


Check Out the Reach for Streaming Radio
When we talk about online radio, it’s easy to view that as a trivial component in the average station’s strategy because, for any given...
mramsey1
Feb 7, 2013


Here’s what IHeartRadio and TuneIn are Missing
Lots of blood, sweat, tears, and treasure have gone into making radio’s alternatives to Pandora et. al., yet I think both IHeartRadio and...
mramsey1
Dec 4, 2012


MusicFIRST, but MusiciansLAST?
MusicFIRST really needs to have their heads examined. They’re in a tizzy because, allegedly, Pandora executives have done what executives...
mramsey1
Oct 31, 2012


Apple’s “Pandora Challenge” is really a Radio Industry Challenge
Apple is rumored to be launching a radio-like streaming service, and Bloomberg is missing the point. Yesterday, Bloomberg published a...
mramsey1
Oct 25, 2012


The Rise of “Radio as a Feature”
We are witnessing the dawn of a new age: The rise of radio as a feature. That means “radio” isn’t simply a media category run by media...
mramsey1
Oct 17, 2012
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