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If CNN’s Ratings “Don’t Matter,” Why Do Yours?

The entire category of cable news is suffering a ratings slide. So acknowledges Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes. But what’s his solution? How...

Hulu and the Star-Making Future of Radio

I have glimpsed the future of radio and it is Hulu. Let me explain. Once upon a time, Hulu was that slick online platform that provided a...

What ESPN’s Franchise Business Means to You

Why did ESPN acquire Nate Silver and his hugely popular NYT blog FiveThirtyEight.com? Was it just to lay odds on sports events? Or was it...

News/Talking about the Wrong Things

Republican soul-searching followed the demographic slam to the gut from younger voters, African Americans, and Hispanics in the election...

Radio Lessons from the Huffington Post

Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington was on CNN last weekend where she outlined the key elements of HuffPo’s success. And while...

Why Social Sign-in is Radio’s Future

If you have ever logged on to a site and skipped the registration process by clicking the Facebook log-in button, then you have used a...

What Your App Gets Wrong

“There’s an app for that.” You’ve heard that phrase countless times. But there’s an important lesson wrapped up in that phrase. Consider...

Radio Thinking is not Platform Thinking

Recently CNN’s Fareed Zakaria spoke with Sony Chairman Howard Stringer about Japan’s post-crisis economic recovery. In the context of...

The End of “Local”

“One of our remaining competitive advantages relative to blossoming competitors is simply this – we’re local, they’re not.” But what do...

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