Take a look at the Richard Park feature in today’s Guardian. Richard Park (non-UK readers check here for the bio) is now heading up Global, the largest group by far in the UK. And he’s talking a lot of of sense, to my ears at least. Bottom line? Indie Group management should stop whining about [...]
Categories: Commercial, Localism, Management, Ownership, Programming, Strategy
I got a call last night which shocked me.
After the phone rang I took a look at the caller ID and saw by the number that it was yet another telemarketer. Instead of ignoring it or picking up and then immediately hanging up as I usually do, I decided to answer it up and see [...]
Categories: Programming, Satellite Radio, Strategy
Tagged: Customer Service, radio, Satellite Radio
I’m Just Sayin’….
I’ve written before about why I think satellite radio is great – here and here. Basically it boils down to the fact that the satellite services can take advantage of the fact that they have the Power of the Platform.
And while that’s all still true, I want to take a brief break from [...]
Categories: Digital, Music, Programming, Satellite Radio, Strategy
Tagged: Music, satelllite radio, Sirius, Springsteen
A friend of mine is on attachment for a year to France, and promptly popped up on a student station in Clermont-Ferrand, doing translation chores for a bilingual live interview with an interesting Kiwi Jazzer called Aronas. The interview was good, but I was tickled and very impressed by the broadcast style. It reminded [...]
Categories: Interviewing, Production, Strategy
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