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...

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

It’s one of the most disturbing results from the recent Triton streaming audio trends report, and most broadcasters are looking the other...

Do consumers want radios built into their mobile devices so they can save on precious bandwidth? In other words, does the use of audio...

Was the Taylor Swift / Apple Music dustup nothing more than a premeditated hoax? Maybe! Listen to our argument! And… “I Want My MTV” is...

The shape of Apple’s new live-streaming radio station Beats 1 is coming into focus, and it’s full of exclusive celebrity content: The New...

In part one of the slicing of Apple Music, I looked at the all-you-can-eat streaming service itself. Today, in part two, I go inside the...

As is now widely known, Apple Music is comprised of three key elements: iTunes – but on demand and in the cloud (a la Spotify), a...

There’s much interest and much consternation about the entry of Google and Apple into operating-system extensions for the car dashboard...

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

Why would Apple hire a well-known radio DJ? This past weekend Apple plucked popular British DJ Zane Lowe from BBC’s Radio 1. Lowe is...

Everyone wants to know about “the future of radio”? But what if that’s the wrong question? For example, what happens if (or is it when?)...

Last week I published a piece using actual data from actual broadcasters that argued that their brands could make more money if streaming...

In the second release from a new study of radio industry thought-leaders, managers say their radio brands can make more money by...

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

It’s Spotify vs. Country superstar Taylor Swift! And the winner is… Yes, there is a winner – and it may not be whom you think. Plus, does...

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

I’m tired of certain “chiefs” of the radio industry who diminish the prospect of making money from streaming, as if Internet radio is...

So Disney sells of all of its Radio Disney station assets – 23 AM and 1 FM –  save for its LA flagship, which is evidently a content...

I am stridently pro-consumer. I believe that if we focus on what consumers show us they want, then we will have more consumers, happier...