A company called Jelli creates a crowd-sourced radio format. "Listeners can vote on audio content in real-time at the station's Web site . . . or by downloading Jelli's iPhone app. The Jelli system lets users push a song to the top of the playlist by voting that it "rocks," or vote a song off the playlist by voting that it "sucks." If enough people vote a song down, it may even be yanked off the air in mid-tune. Jelli rewards listener engagement and loyalty by giving frequent users extra-powerful votes in the form of "Rockets" and "Bombs."
A recent station to introduce the format is Clear Channel's WKLS in Atlanta, from 7pm to midnight.
From Erik Sass, "Jelli Enters Atlanta Radio Market," Media Daily News, January 19, 2011.
Showing posts with label chapter 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chapter 11. Show all posts
Friday, January 21, 2011
Monday, October 27, 2008
The internet branded us as slow and a dinosaur, iPods and streaming just made us seem like your father's brand of communicating, and we've done nothing to dispel that.
-Frank Flores, chairman of the New York Market Radio Association and VP-general manager of the Spanish Broadcasting System
In Andrew Hampp, "Radio Gaining Audience -- but Not Ad Revenue," Advertising Age, October 20, 2008
As a result of recent online research, Paragon Research argues that "the youth demo" (14-24 year olds) is, counter to many observers' beliefs, increasing rather than decreasing its radio listening. The reason, contends the president of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), is that, unlike iPods and MP3 players, radio provides "automated way to come across great new music." Yet youth's continued attention to radio hasn't stopped its decline in advertising revenue. The reason is that advertisers and their media buyers see the internet and its interactivity as being superior to radio in connecting with consumers.
In response, the radio industry has been trying to establish technology that also allows for interactivity. The "biggest industry initiative to date, dubbed 'Buy from FM,' is aimed at making FM radio tuners available on every MP3 player and cellphone in the next five years so consumers can identify and buy the songs they hear on the radio directly from their devices." In addition, the RAB is working with the American Association of Advertising Agencies on a way to working together on technology that will allow people to respond directly to radio commercials. The overall aim is to tie over-the-air radio broadcasting to the internet era. These initiatives have only begun, however, and it's unclear that they will take hold enough for the same number and type of radio stations to flourish as in years past.
-Frank Flores, chairman of the New York Market Radio Association and VP-general manager of the Spanish Broadcasting System
In Andrew Hampp, "Radio Gaining Audience -- but Not Ad Revenue," Advertising Age, October 20, 2008
As a result of recent online research, Paragon Research argues that "the youth demo" (14-24 year olds) is, counter to many observers' beliefs, increasing rather than decreasing its radio listening. The reason, contends the president of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), is that, unlike iPods and MP3 players, radio provides "automated way to come across great new music." Yet youth's continued attention to radio hasn't stopped its decline in advertising revenue. The reason is that advertisers and their media buyers see the internet and its interactivity as being superior to radio in connecting with consumers.
In response, the radio industry has been trying to establish technology that also allows for interactivity. The "biggest industry initiative to date, dubbed 'Buy from FM,' is aimed at making FM radio tuners available on every MP3 player and cellphone in the next five years so consumers can identify and buy the songs they hear on the radio directly from their devices." In addition, the RAB is working with the American Association of Advertising Agencies on a way to working together on technology that will allow people to respond directly to radio commercials. The overall aim is to tie over-the-air radio broadcasting to the internet era. These initiatives have only begun, however, and it's unclear that they will take hold enough for the same number and type of radio stations to flourish as in years past.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Royalty Rates Threaten Internet Radio
We're approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision. This is like a last stand for webcasting.
-Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora
In Peter Whorisky, "Giant of Internet Radio Nears its 'Last Stand'" Washington Post, August 16, 2008
Pandora is an internet radio services that allows customers to create "stations" matched to their own music tastes. Though it is used by about one million people every day, its founder says it is on the verge of going out of business. The same may be true about other internet radio services. The reason has to do with the federal Copyright Royalty Board which responded to demands by music publishers and artists (represented by an organization called SoundExchange) that they wanted to make money from their songs that were being streamed over the web by the internet radio firms. The Board set fees that are higher than satellite radio must pay; terrestrial radio at this point pays no fees. In view of the fact that Pandora, like other nascent internet radio outfits, makes little money from advertising, the costs per song have become untenable. Unimpressed by these complaints--or by the complaints of fans of the new technology--SoundExchange officials simply state that internet radio should find ways to make money, by advertising or subscription. Internet radio executives are angry that they must pay more than other forms of radio. The next several months will tell whether, how, and how well Pandora and other web radio firms can stay alive.
-Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora
In Peter Whorisky, "Giant of Internet Radio Nears its 'Last Stand'" Washington Post, August 16, 2008
Pandora is an internet radio services that allows customers to create "stations" matched to their own music tastes. Though it is used by about one million people every day, its founder says it is on the verge of going out of business. The same may be true about other internet radio services. The reason has to do with the federal Copyright Royalty Board which responded to demands by music publishers and artists (represented by an organization called SoundExchange) that they wanted to make money from their songs that were being streamed over the web by the internet radio firms. The Board set fees that are higher than satellite radio must pay; terrestrial radio at this point pays no fees. In view of the fact that Pandora, like other nascent internet radio outfits, makes little money from advertising, the costs per song have become untenable. Unimpressed by these complaints--or by the complaints of fans of the new technology--SoundExchange officials simply state that internet radio should find ways to make money, by advertising or subscription. Internet radio executives are angry that they must pay more than other forms of radio. The next several months will tell whether, how, and how well Pandora and other web radio firms can stay alive.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Federal Court Rules Fair Use Applies to Radio Commentary
It seems to be relatively self-evident that you can take small snippets of somebody's content in order to criticize it. But it's a whole lot nicer to have a federal district court saying it.
-Sam Bayard, assistant director of the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society
In Wendy Davis, "Court Rules Fair Use, Dismisses Radio Host's Suit," Online Media Daily, June 29, 2008.
Federal judge Susan Illston in San Francisco dismissed popular radio host Michael Savage's copyright infringement lawsuit against the Counsel on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The organization has posted four minutes of clips (of a two-hour program) in which Savage asserted that "The Quran is a document of slavery and chattel," and that Islam is "a religion that teaches convert or kill, a religion that says oppress women, kill homosexuals."
Savage's suit argued that CAIR took his statements out of context in order ruin his image and raise funds. Illston said that even if the contention were true, use of the material still constituted fair use. "Plaintiff's allegation that defendants repackaged the original, misportraying its meaning and message, creates a presumption that the work is transformative," she wrote. US law typically considers material copied for transformative purposes, such as critiques or explanation, is generally considered fair use.
Savage's lawyer said that he is considering an appeal.
-Sam Bayard, assistant director of the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society
In Wendy Davis, "Court Rules Fair Use, Dismisses Radio Host's Suit," Online Media Daily, June 29, 2008.
Federal judge Susan Illston in San Francisco dismissed popular radio host Michael Savage's copyright infringement lawsuit against the Counsel on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The organization has posted four minutes of clips (of a two-hour program) in which Savage asserted that "The Quran is a document of slavery and chattel," and that Islam is "a religion that teaches convert or kill, a religion that says oppress women, kill homosexuals."
Savage's suit argued that CAIR took his statements out of context in order ruin his image and raise funds. Illston said that even if the contention were true, use of the material still constituted fair use. "Plaintiff's allegation that defendants repackaged the original, misportraying its meaning and message, creates a presumption that the work is transformative," she wrote. US law typically considers material copied for transformative purposes, such as critiques or explanation, is generally considered fair use.
Savage's lawyer said that he is considering an appeal.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Radio Companies Still Don't Get the Internet
Radio stations for the most part are just piddling around, thinking they can put up a Web site, put some interesting content on it, promote it and sell banners. They’ll make a little bit of money, but they’re going to leave a huge opportunity on the table.
-Borrell Associates report on the growth of radio stations' websites
The revenues that radio stations are receiving from their websites, which often stream music, are the the only sources of revenue that are growing in the radio business. Yet the Borrell report notes that despite their substantial online movement, "radio stations receive a minuscule portion of the exploding local online ad market." Pureplay internet companies such as Yahoo do a substantially better job of getting local advertising, as do local television station and newspaper websites. The Borrell report suggests that "For radio to become a larger player in the local online ad space, there is increasing evidence that a greater investment in an independent online sales force is needed." It also urges radio marketers to become more sophisticated about the internet and the demands of advertisers in that space.
In Paul Heine, "Web Drives Radio Off-Air," MediaWeek, April 28, 2008.
-Borrell Associates report on the growth of radio stations' websites
The revenues that radio stations are receiving from their websites, which often stream music, are the the only sources of revenue that are growing in the radio business. Yet the Borrell report notes that despite their substantial online movement, "radio stations receive a minuscule portion of the exploding local online ad market." Pureplay internet companies such as Yahoo do a substantially better job of getting local advertising, as do local television station and newspaper websites. The Borrell report suggests that "For radio to become a larger player in the local online ad space, there is increasing evidence that a greater investment in an independent online sales force is needed." It also urges radio marketers to become more sophisticated about the internet and the demands of advertisers in that space.
In Paul Heine, "Web Drives Radio Off-Air," MediaWeek, April 28, 2008.
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