HD Portable : Do as I say, not as I do.
After all the bitching and moaning done by the Radio industry in regard to trying to shame, scold, or scare Steve Jobs into adding an FM radio receiver to his collection of portable iProducts, that self same group of whining little weiners are celebrating the release of the first portable HD Radio ... sans MP3 player capabilities.
How could they be SO stupid???Labels: Duh, HD Radio, Industry
As if Arbitron Wasn't Already A Car Wreck
You have GOT to be kidding me...
Ad veteran joins Arbitron board
Former ad agency and General Motors marketing executive Philip Guarascio joins Arbitron's board of directors as non-executive chairman, succeeding former CEO Steve Morris. Current CEO Michael Skarzynski says Arbitron will rely on Guarascio's guidance as they develop new multimedia products.
InsideRadio : May 29, 2009
The marketing executive from General Motors??
At least he'll have experience in filling out all the government bailout request paperwork (as well as the bankruptcy forms!)
...You are KIDDING me!!!Labels: Arbitron, Duh, Industry, Rants, Ratings
Comparing Apples to Apples
Radio is definitely banking too heavily on the fact Zune added HD to their next model. According to the Radio industry, they think this decision is going to add leverage to their iGroveling at Steve Jobs feet...
Microsoft may help radio with Apple
Microsoft's decision to include HD Radio in the new Zune HD is seen as a "validation" of radio's digital move. The company is likely to help iBiquity with its mission to get HD Radio on all portable devices -- including Apple's iPod.
Ummm... YEAH.
Because Apple is constantly copying Microsoft's every move.
NOT.Labels: Duh, HD Radio, Industry, iPods, Radio
The Public Doesn't Know What They Want, Until They Want It.
From today's InsideRadio:
Wi-Fi hits the dashboard
Radio’s reign as king of in-car listening may not be over, but there’s a new threat. Autonet Mobile has begun selling Wi-Fi for the car at more than 3,300 stores nationwide, including Best Buy. But a Jacobs Media survey finds just 6% want Wi-Fi in their next car. Most prefer an iPod connection.
There are two things very wrong with this post...
#1: Innovative progress rarely comes from asking the public what "they" want. To wit, this quote from Henry Ford: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." Nobody seemed to want MP3 players until the iPod, no one saw a market for home computers, and the head of a certain film studio once remarked (in regard to the emerging 'talking-pictures' technology) that no one would ever want to hear an actor speak.
#2: Do you think it's possible Jacobs Media might have a vested interest in making that statement to further pimp their iPhone app services?Labels: Automotive, Duh, Industry, Internet, iPods, Rants, Trendwatch, Wi-Fi
29% sounds high to me
A big "duh" from InsideRadio.com this morning...
HD Radio awareness stagnates.
Even though millions of dollars have been spent promoting HD Radio, a new study shows only 29% of consumers say they’re familiar with it. And the rate's grown very little over the last three years.
I think the only reason they hit a number as high as 29% is that they counted everyone involved inside HDRadio headquarters.Labels: Duh, HD Radio
It's Official: Internet Passes Radio
As reported in today's InsideRadio...
Radio’s $100 million lead in 2007 evaporated last year as internet revenues grew 11% to $23.4 billion. That’s $3.9 billion more than radio. The internet is now the third largest ad-supported medium, behind television and print. But radio is fighting back, targeting online ad growth. The RAB says off-air dollars accounted for 9% of last year’s radio revenue.Labels: Advertising, Duh, Industry, Internet, Statistics, Trendwatch
Radio Looks Good to Newspaper
I've been seeing a lot of coverage about Newspapers getting into streaming audio lately.
I guess if you're a Newspaper, even Radio looks like a better option...
Reach & Phrequency: Will Music Sooth The Savage Newspaper Marketplace?
Hoping to capitalize on their familiarity with the local cultural scene, the Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer are launching a site devoted to local music-- phrequency.com, which will offer music downloads and video along with reviews, event listings, and user comments. According to Philadelphia Media Holdings, which owns both papers, the Web site will exist independently of Philly.com, the papers' main Web portal...
more...Labels: Duh, Industry, Media, Radio, Streaming, Trendwatch, Webcasting
...and 100% don't give a crap.
From Inside Radio...
HD Radio awareness rises.
Two-thirds of 18-64 year olds surveyed by Mark Kassof & Co. say they've heard of HD Radio. That's up from two years ago when a similar study found only 38% were aware of the product. The survey also shows consumers are also increasingly aware of HD Radio's advantages, such as higher-quality sound. On the downside, 7% think HD Radio is the same as satellite radio.
That shade of lipstick still doesn't look any better on your pig.Labels: Duh, HD Radio, Industry, Statistics
Mandatory HD? Siriusly??
Apparently the FCC thinks that maybe it should require Sirius/XM Radio to include HD Radio capabilities on all their new receivers. The FCC is taking comments on such issues as impact on reception and manufacturer cost.
This is another brain dead attempt to force-fit Radio and make it seem like the public can't live without it. They can and do -- quite nicely. How about forcing broadcasters not to suck so much, so that CUSTOMERS force Sirius/XM to include traditional Radio access into their product?
The possible FCC enforcement is more akin to forcing Wendy's to produce and giveaway free Big Macs.Labels: Duh, HD Radio, Industry, Satellite
It's Time to Upgrade. You First.
According to this morning's InsideRadio, the HD Radio Alliance has shifted its message focus...
"Armed with research showing 77% consumer awareness, the HD Digital Radio Alliance is moving into the next stage of its marketing effort focusing on selling receivers. Starting today the alliance launches a 13-week advertising campaign on more than 700 stations, featuring the tagline: 'It's Time To Upgrade.'"
A couple comments...
1. Seems like the pitch's message is more targeted to the last of the Broadcasting hold-outs who have had the good sense to avoid the million+ dollar investment to 'upgrade' their signal in order to reach an all but non-existant HD audience.
2. With a "time to upgrade" message like that, the Alliance should be more concerned with the radio audience actually listening to them -- and upgrading to a technology that offers more choice, customization, and access. Like WiFi Radio.
3. ...And if Radio is going to point their finger and suggest that listeners upgrade -- I would argue that that audience should rise up, point right back and say "You go first." The dictionary defines "upgrade" as "an increase or improvement" and Radio listenership, revenue, and content quality has been doing anything but that in the last few years.
Yes, HD Radio Alliance -- it IS time to upgrade -- but I'd suggest that you look to your own industry and improve performance and quality from within before asking the most active portion of your audience to shell out a couple hundred bucks in order to hear the high-definition demise of your media.
Labels: Duh, HD Radio, Rants
Artist Radio Stations - Part 2
Sammy Hagar launches Cabo Wabo Radio.
Hagar, along with radio veterans Woody Nelson and Shadoe Stevens, begin webcasting their online station New Year's Eve from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Cabo Wabo Radio will feature "high energy" and classic rock. Hagar's calling it "Rock Radio the Way God Intended It." Who knew God was such a big fan of streaming audio?
No word yet on if they'll have to pay themselves the additional performance royalty charges currently being pushed upon other webcasters.Labels: Artists, Duh, Industry, Internet, Streaming, Trendwatch, Webcasting
The Opposite of Thinking
The Big DUH of the Week award goes to...
An unnamed CBS Radio Manager who said they are allocating dollars to the Internet because:
"That's where we think the growth is going to be."
Think?
The web is where you THINK growth is going to be?
I got news for ya, Skippy -- it's where the growth has BEEN for the last three years. Pull your head out of the sand (or maybe outta your rear orifice) and you just might see how the world has changed around you (and passed you by.)
Here's a quote dedicated to our winner:
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.) ~ Ambrose Bierce.Labels: Duh, Internet, Profits
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