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  • Promise TV

    [I wrote this on Google+, but decided it should probably exist, in a revised version, here too] I remember hearing about Promise TV several years ago at Open Tech 2005, so it’s nice to see that there’s a real product now available to buy. In essence they’ve built a Freeview recorder that records every programme…

  • RAJAR Q4 2011

    The last quarter of 2011’s UK radio listening is out now, and the big news is that RAJAR has a new logo (see above) – Audio Measurement! OK, there’s some other news too. So let’s run through the highlights and lowlights from my perspective. First up is that radio listening overall is down a bit.…

  • Redefining Radio

    Because I was somewhat involved, I can’t really present an unbiased view of yesterday’s Redefining Radio conference presented by Absolute Radio at the Houses of Parliament (But I did think it was very good). So instead, let me link to all the videos from the morning, as well as some external reports generated from the…

  • John Arlott – Cricket’s Radical Voice

    You have just under two days to listen to the most recent Archive Hour on Radio 4 dealing with John Arlott’s political nature. As well as being famous for having one of those wonderful Test Match Special voices that I’d listen to when I was growing up, he was also a regular on programmes like…

  • The Podcasting Challenge – Some More Thoughts

    My piece on podcasting from yesterday (but the product of a long period of gestation) seems to have generated some interest, so I thought it was worth exploring a few of the issues people have mentioned to me in various environments following on from the post. Terminology We do need to be consistent across the…

  • The Podcasting Challenge

    Last month, the BBC announced that it had delivered its billionth podcast since it first started delivering downloads in 2007. Closer to home, Absolute Radio continues to deliver exceptional numbers of podcast, with programmes like

  • Absolute Radio 60s is On Air!

    Go away and have a listen. Or find it on RadioPlayer. During the pre-launch period, the station made a little bit of press because it banned Cliff Richard from the station. I’ll stay out of the argument about the rights and wrongs of this, except to point out that Absolute Radio 60s is trying to…

  • Alison Krauss & Union Station

    I do love hearing Alison Krauss. Last time I saw her, she was touring with Robert Plant and was playing in Wembley Arena. The Royal Festival Hall is a much nicer venue, and she was accompanied by Union Station, her band of some twenty years featuring Dan Tyminski who shares vocal duties. This concert was…

  • Radio Festival 2011 Report: Part Three – Festival Day Two

    This is a continuation of my report of this year’s Radio Festival. Part one summarising TechCon can be found here, and part two summarising day one of the main festival can be found here. The final day of the Radio Festival began with Jarvis Cocker who was in conversation with Arthur Smith. Cocker was there…

  • Radio Festival 2011 Report: Part Two – Festival Day One

    This is a continuation of my report of this year’s Radio Festival. Part one summarising TechCon can be found here while the third part summarising the second day of the main Festival can be read here. Before I head into the main proceedings, it’s worth also mentioning Monday evening’s “opening” event – the inaugural John…

  • Radio Festival 2011 Report: Part One – TechCon

    This is the first part of three part summary of this year’s Radio Festival. Part two can be found here, and part three can be found here. Each year the radio industry gets to meet in Salford at the Lowry in Salford Quays – just metres away from Media City where Five Live is currently…

  • RAJAR – Q3 2011

    New RAJAR brings with it some big digital changes this quarter. This chart shows that digital listening has pushed through to 28.2% which is up a decent amount from the previous 26.9%. We usually get the big digital jumps in Q1 each year, when people start turning on their DAB radios after Christmas, but is…

  • US Sport on BBC Radio

    A few days ago, the BBC press office put out a press release detailing some of their US sport coverage. In particular, coverage of Major League Baseball’s World Series, and NFL coverage ahead of the International Series game at Wembley as well as other regular season games. The sport is broadcast on Five Live Sports…