online Archives - Richard Berry

14th October 2015

Radio gets back to the future

BBC Radio is finally joining the move to be digital first. If, like me, you have Sky TV you’ll have seen the trails for a few years now pushing the fact the channels make some of their programmes available online first. Audiences like control and this seems to be a good way to give it to them. Netflix lets audiences...

Media/Radio

5th September 2015

Beats 1. Worldwide, always selling

I’m using this blog again to throw out some early ideas for an academic article. The subject this time is Apple’s attempt at creating a radio station: Beats 1. Launched in June this year Beats 1 seemed to be an odd step for Apple. Whilst the front page of iTunes promotes music, podcasts and movies Apple has so far stayed...

Podcasts

8th April 2015

Podcasting. A medium we caught up with

There’s been a lot written about Podcasting over the past few months, partly on the back of shows like Serial but also after projects like Radiotopia smashed their kickstarter goal. Podcast content is getting better, and listening is on the up. It’s been a steady growth, but one that only now seems to be making a mark. There might be...

Podcasts

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Radio gets back to the future

Beats 1. Worldwide, always selling

Podcasting. A medium we caught up with