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The Evolving Economics of Online Radio – a talk with Triton’s Mike Agovino
Does radio have a future in the world of online radio? Or is this a future that belongs to the pure-plays – the Pandoras and the...
mramsey1
Dec 12, 2010


5 Reasons Sirius/XM does not need to fear Pandora
Pandora and other online radio pure-plays want to be in the car, and that will mean trouble for Sirius/XM, right? After all, Pandora et....
mramsey1
Dec 11, 2010


Apple helps Radio by Banning “Bad” Apps
You’ve heard the dustup over whether or not Apple has unceremoniously banned all single-station apps from their app store. The evidence...
mramsey1
Nov 29, 2010


Key Lessons from Online Radio Abroad
Two things separate the way online radio works in the US from the way it tends to work internationally. First, there’s far more...
mramsey1
Nov 9, 2010


12 Satisfying Seconds of Advertising
So I’m listening to Pandora on my home audio/TV system via my Blu-Ray DVD player. I was tuned in for about an hour as I read a book,...
mramsey1
Nov 7, 2010


The NAB doesn’t seem to understand Radio’s Future
Sometimes the NAB doesn’t understand the future of its own industry. I’m referring to one point written by NAB to Radio Ink and following...
mramsey1
Nov 2, 2010


Radio is about to Make a Very Bad Bet
Theoretically it makes all the sense in the world: The labels want higher licensing fees from radio? Fine, then radio wants a faster and...
mramsey1
Oct 25, 2010


The State of Online Radio
What’s new in online radio and what are the implications for advertising? That was the topic in a recent conference call hosted for a...
mramsey1
Oct 21, 2010


Is Radio Waving its Future Goodbye?
From Bloomberg: By early next year, Ford Motor Co. will be shipping Fiesta cars with software that operates Pandora via voice controls....
mramsey1
Oct 12, 2010


WHY there’s an “App for That”
The best argument for why you – or your clients, for that matter – could benefit from their own branded app is not “because everyone...
mramsey1
Oct 10, 2010


How to Monetize Online Radio
I have argued long and hard for online radio as an important piece of radio’s digital portfolio, yet I have been faced with all the usual...
mramsey1
Sep 21, 2010


Slacker adds On-Demand Features
In part one we discussed the future of online radio – especially the shape online radio will take in your automobiles. Here we complete...
mramsey1
Sep 19, 2010


“It’s about Me”
Once upon a time media was something you consumed and somebody else owned, often because a license was granted to them. We talk a lot...
mramsey1
Sep 16, 2010


The Danger to Terrestrial Radio posed by Internet Radio in Cars
One third of radio listeners would listen less to local radio if they had easy access to Internet Radio built into their cars. That’s one...
mramsey1
Sep 14, 2010


The Future of Online Radio – Talking with Slacker’s Jonathan Sasse
Talk to some broadcasters and they’ll claim that mobile device manufacturers hate online radio because of the bandwidth usage. Not so,...
mramsey1
Sep 12, 2010


Simulcast your Spots on Radio and Online? Don’t.
Right now, some sticky AFTRA rules preclude this for the most part. If we’re lucky, the thinking goes, the stream will add to the...
mramsey1
Sep 10, 2010
6 Steps to Dramatically Improve and Profit from Online Radio
This is the first of a two-part conversation with AndoMedia Group’s COO Paul Krasinski about the state of and prospects for online radio....
mramsey1
Aug 30, 2010
The Day After FM chips come to Mobile Phones…
What happens to your world if FM radio chips are installed on mobile phones? Not much, probably. But here are two unintended...
mramsey1
Aug 25, 2010


Everything you Need to Know about FM Radio Chips in Mobile Phones and NextRadio
As the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for. Question: With FM on mobile phones I will no longer need to stream my content,...
mramsey1
Aug 25, 2010


Radio’s Wrong-Headed Performance Royalty Plan
I know you guys mean well. I know you are listening hard to your constituency of broadcasters and trying your best to serve their will....
mramsey1
Aug 11, 2010
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