mramsey1Oct 25, 2010Radio is about to Make a Very Bad BetTheoretically it makes all the sense in the world: The labels want higher licensing fees from radio? Fine, then radio wants a faster and...
mramsey1Oct 10, 2010WHY 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...
mramsey1Oct 14, 2009Don’t Pop that Champagne over the idea of FM on an iPhoneLike the one-time Soviet Union activating a mole agent? Assuming the Nano experiment yields a bounty of new iTunes sales (and that's a...
mramsey1Sep 9, 2009What the FM Radio-powered iPod Nano means to you….Well this is cool. And that's coming from somebody who broke the cardinal rule of soothsaying: Never say "never," as in "The iPod will...
mramsey1Jul 10, 2008More mobile competition for RadioEvery tech-head’s favorite topic at the end of this week is Apple’s new iPhone, which is finally available. Along with the phone comes a...
mramsey1Mar 20, 2008Apple is ramping up its competition with RadioFrom the Financial Times: Apple is in discussions with the big music companies about a radical new business model that would give...
mramsey1Nov 5, 2007iTunes Radio cometh?Hints of something new from those busy bees in Cupertino. From Orbitcast: On AT&T’s site, it explains a bit about [a] new data plan: ...
mramsey1Sep 5, 2007The new WiFi-pod – Radio dodges a bullet…for a “nano”-secondThe new iPods do the former but not the latter (I didn’t expect it, and I’m surprised it got as much digital ink as it did). That’s the...
mramsey1Aug 29, 2007New iPods will be even closer radio substitutesThree primary things separate iPods from the functionality of radios: 1. They are tethered to a computer and can’t be updated without...
mramsey1Apr 20, 2007“Relax, iPods don’t hurt Radio”The imprecision of opinion surveys wherein listeners estimate their listening behavior – especially changes in their listening behavior –...
mramsey1Apr 2, 2007Will iPods feature FM tuners? Nope.I love the annual Jacobs Media Technology Polls – they provide some great insight into where the hearts and heads of Rock radio listeners...
mramsey1Jan 16, 2007iPods don’t matter to radio?Every so often someone in the radio industry trots out a study which says iPods really aren’t that threatening to the radio industry’s...
mramsey1Jan 10, 2007What the iPhone means for RadioFor now ask yourself this: What happens when you shimmy the WiFi capability of the iPhone to the next generation iPods which, no doubt,...
mramsey1Oct 20, 2006The new audio frontierOrbitcast is one of the best places to get tips on what satellite radio is up to and how it affects the rest of the audio entertainment...
mramsey1Oct 11, 2006Radio’s “In-Car” Future?From the Wall Street Journal in a piece about what awaits the world of mobile entertainment: …the real message is about the future of car...
mramsey1Sep 15, 2006The NYT on RadioNew York Times is writing about radio, and not in particularly glowing terms. As usual, however, statistics are best illustrated with...
mramsey1Sep 14, 2006Zune’s FM RadioHere’s a peek at the FM radio included in Microsoft’s new ZUNE mp3 player. And a close-up: So far, the vibe on the unit is that it’s...
mramsey1Sep 13, 2006“Hey, the iPod is just a fad”From Inside Radio: Has the iPod peaked? …Wall Street analysts warn the iPod may go the way of the Sony Walkman (history-making product,...
mramsey1Sep 6, 2006Z100’s on your mobile phoneOnce again, Clear Channel shows the way: Clear Channel Radio today announced the launch of a national roll out of mobile radio...
mramsey1Sep 5, 2006The latest from Sirius and what it means to youWhy, it’s INTERNET radio! Or at least the kind of Internet radio that comes from Sirius when you’re conveniently located near a Wi-Fi...