I’ve written about these satellite radio micro-channels before here and here and I hate to sound like a broken record, but I will.
Investing in creative, compelling programming pays off.
Sirius just announced that Coldplay will take over one of their channels (Alt Nation) for ten days beginning Friday, June 13th. The launch of the channel, Coldplay [...]
Categories: Commercial, Digital, Internet, Localism, Music, Podcasting, Production, Programming, Satellite Radio, Strategy
Tagged: Alt Nation, Coldplay Nation, Programming, radio, Sirius
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- June 12, 2008 – 1:35 pm
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- By Billy Sabatini
I may be a bit slow, but I still haven’t fully processed what’s happening to Virgin Radio. So they’ve been bought by an Indian media conglomerate. Fine. So they’re dropping the name. Sure – I get it.
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But the new bosses appear to be – bloggers? Not only that – [...]
Categories: Commercial, Development, Digital, Internet, Ownership
Tagged: blogging
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- June 7, 2008 – 3:56 pm
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- By Dubber
Tristan Ferne posted the new iPlayer widget on the BBC Radio Labs page the other day, and I thought I’d see what it looked like in here.
I suspect that this will only work in the UK – but I’d be keen to hear your thoughts on it.
Categories: Internet
Tagged: BBC, Digital, Internet, radio
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- May 25, 2008 – 8:38 pm
- Author:
- By Dubber
Andrew Dubber’s post was right on.
As he pointed out, now that social engagement is moving from being a destination to a feature, it’s a big opportunity for radio.
Indeed.
Terrestrial radio has done a lot of things wrong in recent years but a way for them to get back in the game and re-establish their relevance is [...]
Categories: Digital, Internet, Localism, Management, Music, Podcasting, Production, Programming, Satellite Radio, Strategy
Tagged: Collective Experience, Connection, Engagement, radio, Social Media
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- May 16, 2008 – 12:34 pm
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- By Billy Sabatini
I read Paul Baldwin’s post Up a Ladder Without a Fiddle with great interest. I think he’s exactly right. With all the unique and creative programming on Internet radio these days, its potential power is being held back due to the ‘mobility thing.’ For the most part, one has to be chained to the computer [...]
Categories: Digital, Internet
Tagged: Cars, Internet Radio
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- May 2, 2008 – 4:44 pm
- Author:
- By Billy Sabatini