Radiodays Europe starts, and user interfaces for radio
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Hello from the start of Radiodays Europe, the big radio convention, which this year is in Lausanne, Switzerland. You’d be very advised to watch #rde19 for the latest over the next few days.
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In case you missed it from last week, the BBC pulls out of Google Podcasts - a concerning development for podcast app developers and others. There was an update to this story on Wednesday. I think management changes are making the BBC much more aggressive and far less interested in collaboration: and I think that’s a matter for regret.
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Part of US radio are moving to continuous radio measurement (like other countries have done). Big changes in programming ahead.
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User interface remains important, and something radio manufacturers rarely get right. Here’s an example of a US radio listener discovering the wacky UX on his HD radio, and is delighted with the additional choice: if only he knew about it sooner…
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…. meanwhile in the UK, here’s a company making radio for older people. Not as stupid as it first seems. Finding a DAB radio with clear presets, a rotary volume control, and an obvious power button is really, really hard. Good on them. What’s the worst bit of user interface on your radio? I’d love to know.
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Really enjoying Full Disclosure with James O’Brien - nice to hear interviews given enough time. A recommended podcast.
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Teens Are Teaching Their Parents to Stream, and Radio Is Worried, according to this headline from Rolling Stone, though radio doesn’t seem very worried upon reading the article.
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Time for All-Digital AM? Petition for Rulemaking Asks that the FCC Allow It - they’d be using HD on AM in the US, rather than the international DRM standard, which is a potential mistake. But I think there is certainly something in trying to breathe new life into AM with an all-digital signal.
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Is there difference between radio and podcast listening? Mike Dell has some interesting thoughts in his latest podcast. Oh, and this is also the new Google Podcasts experience on desktop.
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Happy April Fool’s day. I’ve just been on World Radio Switzerland, who is playing out a report saying that the UK is joining Switzerland as a new state - which is one way out of the Brexit mess, I guess. However, for US radio, the FCC has a Hoax Rule which it’s worth remembering about: and I’m always a little wary of damaging listener trust.
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Gillian Reynolds knows what’s going on with the BBC, perhaps.