Category: Audio
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Is 6 Music Too Male?
Well, the short answer is that I don’t know. But that seems to be what Lesley Douglas has been suggesting recently following a backlash against George Lamb. Now I’ve not heard him, so I’ve no idea how good or bad his show is, or what kind of audience it might be attracting. Douglas is quoted…
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Privatising Radio 1 and Radio 2
In today’s FT, the former chairman of Endemol UK, Peter Bazalgette argues for the BBC selling off Radio 1 and Radio 2. As part of an argument to solve the BBC’s problem of facing losing a “top-slice” of the licence fee, Bazalgette has noted that the BBC still has a 55% share of radio. His…
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Digital Radio – What Now?
(First off, it’s worth me reiterating that these are my personal views and don’t necessarily reflect those of my employer) The following is a revision of a comment I made to a blog posting by The Guardian’s Matt Wells last week. I think it largely addresses the issues of where radio – and commercial radio…
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Podcasting Forecasts
As a follow-up to RAJAR’s recent research into podcasting, the US based eMarketer.com has just released some forecasts for podcast revenues for the next five years. The full report retails for $695, so you’ll excuse me if I limit my notes to the findings they publish on their blog. They suggest that total audience for…
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When is Free Really Free?
In some respects, this is a continuation of my last entry about Qtrax. While the final position of Qtrax has yet to be established, it’s interesting to look at another high profile example that got plenty of coverage last year – Nokia’s Comes With Music package. As you may or may not recall, Nokia announced…
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Qtrax
So what’s the deal with Qtrax? On Saturday, Channel 4 News carried a report highlighting the launch of a new music service. Qtrax, they reported, had signed deals with the big four record companies and would be launching their free music service on Sunday. Details were a little sketchy, but it was clear that the…
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Summarising Digital Music
More on the music industry will be forthcoming. But today the IFPI which represents the recording industry worldwide has published it’s digital music report. The report runs to 28 pages including front and back covers, a contents page, three full pages of pictures and drawings, and a list of members. But we’re all busy people,…
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BBC Shops
A couple of weeks ago I noted that the BBC Shop in Norwich had shut down, and it was pointed out to me that all the shops had been closed last year, apart from the one in TV Centre itself – but that’s only really open to BBC staff, and those who are visiting (studio…
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Tin-Pan Dead End Alley
“Pandora’s ex-customers in the UK will be wondering why the service they want can’t be catered for by the recording industry. And they are not alone – for what are the millions of illicit peer-to-peer file-sharers, but a huge potential market? Internet users are showing the industry how they want their music in the digital…
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Podcasting: The Future
Last night the Radio Academy held an event in London to talk about podcasting. It was interesting to a point, although whether or not we learnt a great deal, I’m not so sure. You can listen to a podcast of the event at the Radio Academy’s website (I’m pretty sure registration isn’t required). Some points…
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Word Magazine Podcast
Word magazine is by far the best music magazine around these days, coming with a fascinating cover CD and always having thoroughly interesting pieces inside. Accompanying the magazine is the podcast which I always find to be worth a listen. This week, the Radio Academy’s Trevor Dann turned up for it, and he some strongly…
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Pandora and Internet Radio Services
If you’re interested in this sort of thing, then you’ll already know that Pandora is shutting down in the UK. The full email sent to Pandora users is on James’ site. As the email explains, the service has been shut down because they were unable to come to an agreement with the music rights organisations…
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Ordinary Song
A good song, with a very good and very “radio” video… Via Why That’s Delightful