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How to Watch hivio LIVE – in ONE WEEK
hivio – the audio future festival – opens in ONE WEEK, and you can watch the whole thing stream LIVE. hivio exists to gather executives...
mramsey1
May 25, 2016


The Death of the Mobile Phone Antenna
So the hot rumor about the forthcoming iPhone 7 is that it will lose something that has so far been taken for granted. I’m talking about...
mramsey1
May 12, 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...
mramsey1
Apr 13, 2016


If Radio Wants to Matter in the Cars of the Future…
Remember when buying a new car meant more than buying an entertainment system that also happened to contain wheels? In other words,...
mramsey1
Mar 23, 2016


Is NPR Crazy? Yes, Like a Fox
So NPR has decided it won’t promote its podcasts or NPR One on air, and many critics are calling them out for what they describe...
mramsey1
Mar 19, 2016


Radio’s Advertising Spending Forecast – 2015 – 2020
There’s a new report from one of my favorite media experts, Jack Myers, and it highlights advertising revenue projections for radio and...
mramsey1
Mar 17, 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...
mramsey1
Mar 16, 2016


Better Listen to Saul
In the latest episode of the excellent Re/code Media Podcast, host Peter Kafka (who will be onstage talking media with me at hivio in...
mramsey1
Mar 13, 2016


What Podcasting Can’t Do
Is podcasting the hot new thing? Maybe. But it is not the hot everything, not even when it comes to audio. Look at Facebook, a platform...
mramsey1
Mar 8, 2016


Why Isn’t There More Progressive Talk Radio?
It’s not about having a voice, it’s about being heard. This is the fundamental truth being lost on the tribe of progressive activists in...
mramsey1
Feb 22, 2016


It’s Time For Rush Limbaugh To Go
Rush Limbaugh’s contract is up and it’s decision time – not only for Rush but for the industry which awakens to a 2016 where, for better...
mramsey1
Feb 20, 2016


What Making Radio Interactive Really Means
Remember when a toy was something somebody else made that you simply purchased? This week Mattel has announced a $300 3-D printer for...
mramsey1
Feb 16, 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...
mramsey1
Feb 10, 2016


No AM Radio? Automakers Should Listen To Their Customers
Now I am as pro-technology as anyone you’ll find in the audio space, but the reason to be pro-technology is to be pro-consumer. Because...
mramsey1
Feb 8, 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...
mramsey1
Feb 3, 2016


Look out! The Attention Economy is Collapsing!
Look out! The attention economy is collapsing! And… ABC Family Channel rebrands as “Freeform” – and who cares? It’s episode 35 of Media...
mramsey1
Jan 26, 2016


One Surprising Thing Radio Can Learn from Donald Trump
I could drone on and on about the lessons Donald Trump teaches media companies, but many of the lessons are so obvious that I need not...
mramsey1
Jan 24, 2016


Your Audio Does Not Want to Go Viral
Everybody wants to go viral. It’s as if your little corner of fame or infamy is not complete unless you have some tidbit of content...
mramsey1
Jan 15, 2016


The End of Commercial Clutter on Radio?
If there’s any medium more cluttered with commercials than radio, that medium would be TV. Or is it? Some signs suggest that the...
mramsey1
Jan 13, 2016


Look Out! Ford will Support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto by 2017
Ford is going all-in on bringing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the auto dashboard: Ford is making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto...
mramsey1
Jan 4, 2016
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