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...
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mramsey1
- Oct 10, 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...
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mramsey1
- Oct 14, 2009
Don’t Pop that Champagne over the idea of FM on an iPhone
Like the one-time Soviet Union activating a mole agent? Assuming the Nano experiment yields a bounty of new iTunes sales (and that's a...
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mramsey1
- Sep 9, 2009
What 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...
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mramsey1
- Jul 10, 2008
More mobile competition for Radio
Every 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...
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mramsey1
- Mar 20, 2008
Apple is ramping up its competition with Radio
From the Financial Times: Apple is in discussions with the big music companies about a radical new business model that would give...
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mramsey1
- Nov 5, 2007
iTunes 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: ...
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mramsey1
- Sep 5, 2007
The new WiFi-pod – Radio dodges a bullet…for a “nano”-second
The 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...
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mramsey1
- Aug 29, 2007
New iPods will be even closer radio substitutes
Three primary things separate iPods from the functionality of radios: 1. They are tethered to a computer and can’t be updated without...
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mramsey1
- Apr 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 –...
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mramsey1
- Apr 2, 2007
Will 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...
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mramsey1
- Jan 16, 2007
iPods 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...
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mramsey1
- Jan 10, 2007
What the iPhone means for Radio
For now ask yourself this: What happens when you shimmy the WiFi capability of the iPhone to the next generation iPods which, no doubt,...
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mramsey1
- Oct 20, 2006
The new audio frontier
Orbitcast 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...
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mramsey1
- Oct 11, 2006
Radio’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...
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mramsey1
- Sep 15, 2006
The NYT on Radio
New York Times is writing about radio, and not in particularly glowing terms. As usual, however, statistics are best illustrated with...
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mramsey1
- Sep 14, 2006
Zune’s FM Radio
Here’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...
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mramsey1
- Sep 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,...
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mramsey1
- Sep 6, 2006
Z100’s on your mobile phone
Once again, Clear Channel shows the way: Clear Channel Radio today announced the launch of a national roll out of mobile radio...
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mramsey1
- Sep 5, 2006
The latest from Sirius and what it means to you
Why, 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...
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