So all the leading (and not so leading) Republican presidential contenders will be stretched across two stages at the end of this week in...

If you aren’t the exclusive provider for something meaningful, you’re sunk. In April, I shared Bloomburg’s report that Apple Music’s...

This week I was called by a radio industry trade and asked an interesting question: How should radio stations hire differently in this...

Spend enough time around any mature, successful industry – radio included – and you’ll find an environment that isn’t necessarily...

The shape of Apple’s new live-streaming radio station Beats 1 is coming into focus, and it’s full of exclusive celebrity content: The New...

Video goes viral, but what about audio? I have never even heard the expression “viral audio,” have you? “Going viral” means “being...

Last week Seth Godin penned a piece titled “Discovery Fatigue.” In it he argued that a little bit of discovery goes a long way, and the...

If you’re in the TV business, you’re familiar with the UpFronts. That’s the annual dog and pony show put on by the networks to debut...

Last week the Internet melted. And if you’re a Star Wars fan, you know the precise moment: When the latest teaser trailer for the newest...

Once it was enough just to stream whatever the music industry pumped out. The marketplace was littered with online radio alternatives...

This week I’m pleased to be a featured speaker at NMX, which is concurrent with the NAB in Las Vegas. If you’re in town for either event,...

Have you noticed? There hasn’t been a significant new music radio format introduced in a decade. Sure, we’ve had Rhythm AC and Classic...

Memo to music labels: The “value” of music is defined by consumers, fans, and listeners, not by you and your minions. From Billboard: A...

Data is powering marketing in general and advertising in particular in ways that could not have been imagined even five years ago. It’s...

Recent research indicated the surprising (to some) result that a relatively small fraction of consumers have a radio by their bedside,...

With a great flourish, the powers-that-be behind the NextRadio app have announced that this week shall begin a thunderous effort...

Everyone wants to know about “the future of radio”? But what if that’s the wrong question? For example, what happens if (or is it when?)...

You get what you ask for. Last week Townsquare Media reported that about 30% of its revenue derived from non-spot sources in 2014 – 42%...

In the first release from a new study Mark Ramsey Media just conducted among radio industry thought-leaders, managers expect a dramatic...

In a November survey by Morgan Stanley (released this week and reported in Quartz), more than 2,000 American adults were asked what audio...