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hivio 2016: What’s the Future of ESPN Audio?

If ever there was a brand built on proprietary content, that brand is ESPN. Across all platforms, ESPN Audio offers more than 9,000 hours...

You Won’t Believe What Happened at hivio

hivio 2016 is history now, but if you missed the live stream of day 2, you can catch up on a spectacular recording of it here (Day 1 is...

Is the ESPN Bubble About to Burst?

How to make Buzzfeed-style videos – but SHOULD you? And… Is the ESPN bubble about to burst? It’s episode 24 of Media Unplugged with...

Is Streaming Momentum Stuck? Really?

There’s been lots of attention in the radio industry trades lately about the lack of audience momentum for many broadcasters in the...

And Radio’s Best Chance for the Future is…

If there’s one book this year that best sums up what the radio industry has to do to compete in a world of infinite choice, it’s this...

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...

Radio is Ignoring “Pre-Awareness”

It’s the idea that you’re already familiar with the concept of the movie, thus the studios don’t need to waste those precious marketing...

The end of Sports Radio as we know it

Conversation about sports makes great radio because sports is all about sharp, informed opinions. And God knows there is no shortage of...

Is Podcasting Radio’s Enemy?

“We’re trying to make it…easy for people to listen on the radio.” With those words, ESPN 980 erected the equivalent of a pay wall when...

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