Observation, commentary, analysis, and reminiscence by Kurt Hanson, Founding Editor of RAIN.
Internet radio’s landscape looks much different today than it did a week ago, due to numerous webcasters pulling the plug rather than paying the high rates of the Copyright Royalty Board’s (CRB) recent decision for 2016-20 royalties for sound recordings. Kurt Hanson surveys the damage.
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by Kurt Hanson
Do high data costs inhibit listening to streaming audio through mobile devices? Kurt Hanson notes new plan prices from T-Mobile and does some math. The outcome? Mobile bandwidth is trending cheap.
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With no fanfare or PR announcement behind it, leading online radio service Pandora has launched a major TV spot schedule in the past week or so. Click through to watch the ad. Kurt Hanson analyzes the tone and positioning of the campaign.
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Morning drive team "Jeff & Jer" are departing the San Diego airwaves. Whatever the reason, says Kurt Hanson, stations should try hard to retain personality talent -- a key strength of radio in its competition with satellite and Internet radio.
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Stephen Colbert debuted as the new host of “The Late Show” on CBS last night. One of the highlights was seeing the return of live-copy testimonial advertising from the show’s host. It was hilarious, and effective. Kurt Hanson connects the creative tactic to podcasting and music streaming.
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The Voltair controversy is a many-sided issue. When Randy Kabrich posted a piece of research that examined whether the audio processing technology increases ratings in Nielsen PPM markets, as Voltair claims to, Kurt Hanson was impressed -- but suggests a different conclusion.
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When should a brand extend to a new and different product, and when not? Kurt Hanson applies the question to coffee, hamburgers ... and radio.
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Anticipating the launch of Apple's Beats 1 radio, RAIN News founding editor Kurt Hanson makes predictions.
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Keying off a blog post by Pierre Bouvard, who recently joined Cumulus, Kurt Hanson reaches a different conclusion about Pandora's market share, and how it compares to Netflix.
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What do "hawker centres" in singapore have to do with online radio business strategy? RAIN News founding editor Kurt Hanson explains.
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