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Broadcasters don’t understand the Radio “Experience”
There are (at least) two ways you can view radio’s future. Either that FM/AM “chips” need to be installed in every device that moves,...
mramsey1
Jun 10, 2008
Will you recognize Radio’s future when you see it?
The main reason why it’s so hard to find a new format that strikes a chord is because we broadcasters don’t recognize them when we see...
mramsey1
Jun 8, 2008
The Secrets to Reinventing Radio
Here’s a provocative piece on Radio’s “reinvention” from Triton Media’s Mike Agovino. Mike makes this challenge: …the clock is ticking....
mramsey1
Jun 2, 2008
What’s next for CBS’s digital strategy?
They’ve already picked up last.fm, CNet, and more. So what’s the next slice in CBS’s digital pie? What’s the digital strategy? Further...
mramsey1
May 28, 2008
Media r Us
So what does radio need to do to meet the challenges before us? One of the mistakes I think we too often make in radio is to begin with...
mramsey1
May 27, 2008
When the Internet will be in your car’s dashboard…
…Oops, for some, that day is today [from Kurt Hanson’s RAIN]. So far a fairly geeky experience, certainly not for all tastes – even...
mramsey1
May 22, 2008
Questions for Radio….
1. What business are you in (answer thoughtfully)? 2. What do advertisers buy from you – really? Why choose you over other ways to...
mramsey1
May 19, 2008
Radio’s Technology Battle – Will the Poor get Poorer?
From today’s Inside Radio: Clear Channel links with wireless web radio tech firm. With the growth of WiFi, manufacturers see a new...
mramsey1
May 18, 2008


Former Rogers Media Radio CEO Gary Miles on Radio’s Future
That's one of many messages from Gary Miles, the former CEO of Radio for Rogers Media, one of Canada's largest radio broadcasters. Gary...
mramsey1
May 5, 2008


Radio After Arbitron
Here's a presentation I created and delivered to a corporate meeting of NRG Media's Managers in April, 2008. What are the trends shaping...
mramsey1
Apr 29, 2008


OurStage.com: Radio’s New Non-Traditional Revenue Stream
And sometimes you also create a revenue opportunity. Here's one such example with a site called OurStage, which enables music artists...
mramsey1
Apr 25, 2008
They’re not “listeners,” they’re “users”
From Inside Radio: Bonneville’s new media director James Webb says radio needs to stop thinking of its cume as “listeners” and consider...
mramsey1
Apr 22, 2008
The future of music radio
Some interesting thoughts on coming developments in the music business from VC Fred Wilson: Like everything that has happened in digital...
mramsey1
Apr 19, 2008


Radio Sings the Body Electric
This is embarrassing. Here’s a test: Ask a hundred teens whether these girls are singing along to the radio or to their iPods. P.S. The...
mramsey1
Apr 15, 2008
Radio’s Future, Medium-Rehr
NAB head David Rehr’s opening address at the NAB was marked by the kind of rampaging boosterism for which he is rightly famous. The...
mramsey1
Apr 14, 2008
The Wizard of Ads on Radio’s Future
…and the opinions will strike you as very familiar, because Roy Williams and I are evidently on the same wavelength: I predict that half...
mramsey1
Apr 7, 2008
Radio can be “Better than Free”
Some of you may know Kevin Kelly. He’s a founder of Wired magazine, among many other things, and the author of several books, including...
mramsey1
Mar 25, 2008


Chrysler redefines “Radio” and brings Internet to the Car
From Orbitcast: Chrysler is saying it will be the first car company to provide in-car Internet access – availability will come later this...
mramsey1
Mar 24, 2008


Interep bankruptcy within thirty days?
So says a tipster to Adrants. Interep, facing repayment of $100 million in bonds, is expected to file for bankruptcy within a month. The...
mramsey1
Mar 18, 2008
Radio Ink’s Convergence Conference wraps in Silicon Valley
Why aren’t there more events like this in the radio industry? Maybe there will be. Here are some clips from Radio Ink’s Convergence...
mramsey1
Mar 11, 2008
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