WSJ Columnist Calls On Music & Broadcast Industries To Evolve. Says Record Labels “Are Coping The Worst”.
In his RAIN online newsletter Kurt Hanson has written a summary of a keynote address at last week’s National Association Of Broadcaster’s convention by Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt. Continue reading
Survey Shows Portable Players Doing Major Damage To Radio
A new study by radio consultancy Jacobs Media confirms what broadcasters have feared: iPod/MP3 players are a large and growing threat. From the 2005 to 2006 iPod/MP3 ownership has risen. Continue reading
Clear Channel Debuts 75 Niche Formats
Clear Channel Radio’s format lab and Premiere Radio Networks are set to market an eclectic mix of 75 radio formats to other broadcasters for HD radio or internet broadcasts including. Continue reading
FCC Launches The Largest Payola Probe Since The 1960’s
Talks between the FCC and major broadcasters appear to have broken down as The LA Times reports that the government agency has formerly opened the largest payola investigation since the. Continue reading
Indie Labels Demand Stronger FCC Action Against Payola
Last week, Don Rose the acing president of the American Association Of Independent Music label trade group wrote the FCC voicing Indie concerms regarding the slap on the wirst the. Continue reading
Payola Probes Make Tight Playlists Tighter
The latest payola probes by NY Attorney General Spitzer and now the FCC have not opened up radio playlists as some had predicted. Instead it has actually made them tighter. Continue reading
Study Shows Digital Boom Causing Radio’s Demise
A new Bridge Research study directly fingers the digital boom for most of broadcast radio’s woes. In very stark terms the study found that: AM/FM radio listening among 18-34 year. Continue reading
Broadcast Radio Suffering From Slow Adoption Of New Technologies
According to online technology magazine Red Herring, broadcast radio "…which initially steered clear of the Internet and viewed it as a dangerous competitor, has embraced digital technologies such as podcasting,. Continue reading
LA’s Indie 103.1 Succeeds By Being Unpredictable
If you don’t live in LA and therefore have not experienced Indie 103.1 FM, then check them out online where you can listen live and via archives and podcasts. (WARNING:. Continue reading
Broadcast Radio Increasingly Under Fire From New Technologies
Two interesting twists on the rapid evolution of broadcasting reported via the RAIN newsletter: First from Billboard Radio Monitor, in the UK "internet radio is more popular than digital downloads. Continue reading
