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Is music becoming more niche? 22 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
With the news that the ABC's TripleJ (a rough equivalent to BBC 6Music) has made it to #1 in Perth, does this herald the end of the line for top-40 stations? I have a theory about music becoming more...
Grow your radio brand with digital brand extensions 20 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
I speak a lot at radio conferences, both here in the UK and overseas. One of the things that gets the most interest when I talk is the 'brand extension'. Like many things, this was something embraced...
Radio stations and the mobile web 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Radio is the most mobile of media. Over a third of listening happens while away from home (21% in a vehicle; 15% at work or elsewhere); and much listening at home isn't done in the same room as a comp...
Long Term Review: Samsung UE32 F6510 SmartHub TV 13 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
This is a long-term review of my main television, the snappily-titled Samsung UE32F6510 LED TV. I've had it for around four months or so. As ever, this is a long and tediously detailed review: but som...
Review: Sky's ten-quid NOW TV box 2 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
It's an interesting time for people who want a little more from their television. The Google Chromecast - a little HDMI dongle that your phone or tablet can tell to play YouTube clips and other thing...
RAJAR - radio's new listening figures, with graphs back to 1999 1 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Discovering the real stories behind the latest RAJAR figures couldn't be easier. Media UK lists the latest RAJAR information for every radio station: in easy-to-understand jargon-free terms. Get a s...
Review: Pinell Go portable DAB+/FM radio 26 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
The "Pinell Go" is a small, portable, DAB+/FM radio from a company that has re-branded itself "Pinell of Norway". It's possibly, the first radio I've seen which highlights the company's design credent...
Book review: Tony Hertz - The 7 secrets of creative radio advertising 10 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Around five years ago, I met Tony Hertz, who was speaking at Radiodays in Scandinavia. Hertz is certainly a man with a name for radio, and he has a voice for radio too - a rich, sonorous voice that so...
Songl - Australia showing the UK the way? 1 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Thirty years ago, if I wanted to hear lots of my favourite music, I had to either spend a lot of money on records and cassettes, or I had to tune in to the radio. I was at school then. I didn't have a...
The Swell personalised radio player is just swell 28 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Swell, a new app, launched yesterday. Imagine BBC Radio 4, but with less of the stuff you don't like, and more of the stuff you do. Sound swell? That's the sound of Swell - an app that I've been luck...
