There isn’t a broadcasting company that doesn’t hope that answer is “yes,” and guess what: “Yes” is right. A recent New York Times piece...

Yesterday I published a piece that argued two things: First, the decline in streaming for broadcast radio stations is real – it’s a...

FX Networks boss John Landgraf has never run a radio station so far as I know. But maybe he should. Faced with a withering onslaught of...

According to a new global media habits study from Kantar Millward Brown, if you think your audience hates advertising now, just wait. It...

Every high profile brand and personality must now think of themselves as digital brands, but how? Chris Balfe has the answer. He’s a...

Recently I was working on a project for a cable TV network involving digital content. They had only one rule: No audio, no way, no how....

How do radio, online radio, and podcasting fit into the larger pattern of tech trends washing over today’s audiences? What’s the power of...

Inside the biggest trends in digital advertising. And… Tribune Publishing is now “tronc.” No, really! It’s episode 43 of Media Unplugged...

There’s a new report from one of my favorite media experts, Jack Myers, and it highlights advertising revenue projections for radio and...

7 predictions about the future of media. And… Great advice for musicians – and marketers! It’s episode 34 of Media Unplugged with...

In what is perhaps a typical radio station scenario, 70% of the inbound traffic to the station’s website comes from social media. That’s...

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,...

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

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

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

Disney chief Bob Iger is on the cover of the new issue of Fortune, pictured in front of Star Wars’ legendary Millennium Falcon. I can’t...

One of the greatest benefits of having a massive music platform is being able to parse the data in interesting and insightful ways. While...

We have about two thousand listens to the new twice-monthly podcast I produce with branding strategist Tom Asacker. It’s called Media...

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

Is NPR’s performance on the digital front a sign that radio’s digital evolution has stalled? Or, worse, that it’s just a big hairy...