Pandora’s Future in Your Car
Today Radio Ink reported that Pandora is being dropped from Toyota’s dash display. The report was based on an email sent to Toyota Entune...
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mramsey1
May 1, 2018
Dear FCC: What is Radio in 2018?
So the FCC is contemplating the relaxation of radio ownership rules. Some broadcasters want to own more stations under one roof in order...
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mramsey1
Apr 11, 2018
Spotify’s Attack on Radio in the Car
It’s informed speculation at this point, but the story goes like this: By the end of this month, Spotify is expected to make some...
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mramsey1
Sep 18, 2017
Radio’s Streaming Effort May Be Screwed – Part 2
Yesterday I published a piece that argued two things: First, the decline in streaming for broadcast radio stations is real – it’s a...
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mramsey1
Jul 18, 2017
Media Unplugged: Pandora’s Prospects – Gloomy
Pandora’s prospects: Gloomy. And… Can simple-priced generics topple your favorite brands? Plus, rants and raves about the role of desire...
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mramsey1
Apr 12, 2017
Radio and the End of Personalization
There is a sense of inevitable satisfaction in the idea that we can get from digital platforms exactly what we want whenever we want it,...
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mramsey1
Nov 7, 2016
Radio: There Will Be No More New Music Formats
If you’re waiting for a new music format – a knight in shining armor – to save your flagging ratings, then you will be waiting for the...
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mramsey1
Aug 2, 2016
hivio 2016 – How Pandora is Changing Audio Advertising
Lizzie Widhelm is Pandora’s Senior Vice President of Ad Product Sales & Strategy where she spearheads the team that brings advertising...
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mramsey1
Jun 1, 2016
hivio Streams LIVE on Thursday at 1pm PT!
hivio – the audio future festival – begins THURSDAY at 1pm SHARP, and you can watch the whole thing stream LIVE. This is the only...
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mramsey1
Apr 13, 2016
Oh No! Listeners Switch Stations! It’s the End of the World!
So people are freaking out about the new Edison data indicating that consumers – that’s you and me – switch stations 22 times in an...
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mramsey1
Mar 16, 2016
Audio is a Feature, Not an Industry
So what does it mean when the radio industry headlines lead with debt-burdened iHeartMedia and this: iHeartMedia Battles Angry Creditors...
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mramsey1
Feb 11, 2016
You are Invited to hivio 2016 – the Audio Future Festival
There are events for radio and online radio and digital and local revenue and commercial and public and Christian broadcasters, but...
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mramsey1
Feb 10, 2016
Radio Listeners Have More Sex
A recent study set out to determine the difference between hearing music aloud and together with others (the way radio tends to be...
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mramsey1
Feb 3, 2016
Announcing: hivio 2016 – Get your TIX now!
It’s back! It’s hivio, the audio future conference. What is it? One of the coolest events of the year, hivio brings together more than...
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mramsey1
Dec 12, 2015
Why Data Caps Don’t Matter for Audio
Do consumers want radios built into their mobile devices so they can save on precious bandwidth? In other words, does the use of audio...
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mramsey1
Nov 19, 2015
Why Slacker is Radio’s Best-Kept Secret
How can terrestrial radio partner with online radio for the benefit of both? That’s just one topic tackled by Duncan Orrell-Jones, CEO of...
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mramsey1
Nov 3, 2015
Pandora to Exclusively Stream Serial Podcast – and What It Means
Beginning later this month, Pandora becomes the exclusive streaming home for the uber-popular Serial podcast. And starting next year,...
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mramsey1
Oct 17, 2015
You’ll Never Guess How Much Music Matters to Millennials!
You’ll never guess how much music matters to Millennials! And… What happens when Stars ARE the Network? It’s episode 29 of Media...
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mramsey1
Sep 29, 2015
The New Auto Dashboard Isn’t as Scary as Radio Thinks
Every time there’s some new innovation out there which enhances the choice set available to consumers who want to hear audio...
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mramsey1
Sep 20, 2015
Listeners are Blocking Radio Ads
Recently, Seth Godin penned a great piece on ad blocking. Yes, I know – you can’t block the ads on your local radio station. That’s the...
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