Tag: radio
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TechCon 2016 – The Return
One of the casualties of the changes surrounding the Radio Academy was that TechCon, the one day conference about radio and audio technology, fell by the wayside. Fortunately, it was gamely picked up by Ann Charles, Aradhna Tayal and Andy Buckingham, who took the conference independent. Running a conference is not for the faint-hearted, with…
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Diversity in Radio
Yesterday, two things happened. I got an email from Sound Women telling me that the organisation will be closing down at the end of next year. And I went to a radio and audio conference in London. I’ll explain the link in a minute. But let’s just say for the moment, that I learnt a…
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RAJAR Q3 2016
Once again, this post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the past 9 years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I continue to be delighted to be able to bring you this analysis in association with them. For more details on RALF,…
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Who’s Missing from the ARIAS?
Earlier this week, the nominations for the inaugural ARIAS were announced. These are effectively the replacement of the former Sony Radio Awards, following Sony departing as a sponsor, and the Radio Academy reorganising itself and slimming down. Over the 16 award categories, the BBC has 54 nominations, including several catetgories that only feature BBC nominees,…
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Doing Something Different on DAB
It does now feel that with extra DAB radio capacity from the second national mux launching earlier this year, to the various minimux that Ofcom is continuing to allow to trial, there is now a bit more experimentation going on in DAB. We’ve seen Magic launch Abba and Soul pop-up services, building on the various…
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RAJAR Q2 2016
Once again, this post is brought to you in association with RALF from DP Software and Services. I’ve used RALF for the past 9 years, and it’s my favourite RAJAR analysis tool. So I continue to be delighted to be able to bring you this analysis in association with them. For more details on RALF,…
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The Fragmentation of the UK Radio Sector
I’ve yet to properly write about the recently published RAJAR report, Audio Time, based on the last MIDAS survey. That will come. But it does implicitly present some food for thought about the future of radio in the UK, identifying some of the threats it may face. “Amongst 15-24s, the weekly reach of radio is…
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Live Football on the Radio
No, I’m not writing about the new Premier League contracts for UK radio. They do seem a bit overdue though, and I’m slightly sad that Absolute Radio has made clear that it’s not bidding for live coverage from next season. So I expect some kind of carve up between Five Live and Talksport, with Talksport…
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Kyrgyzstan
I recently got to visit the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan for work, and had a great few days. Clearly, I took my camera, and I’ve published a short piece about it, on a separate page under a new heading. So click here, or navigate via Writing above. While it should work fine on any…
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YouTube v Radio
I'm expecting a strong response from @matt @adambowie @DavidLloydRADIO and @Radiocentre https://t.co/xkiklRp7my — Phil Riley (@rileyorionradio) April 29, 2016 Since Phil Riley, Chairman of Orion Media, suggested it, I thought I’d have a look at what’s happening here. YouTube has just published a strong blogpost penned by Christophe Muller, Head of YouTube International Music Partnerships,…
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Do You Know What Product Placement Is?
Ofcom has just produced a slightly dry sounding report on “UK Audience Attitudes Towards Broadcast Media” based on some of its Media Tracker findings. If you work in UK commercial radio, then the good news is that most people don’t think you’re running too many ads right now. 51% of commercial radio listeners say that…