Radioland, with James Cridland - radio futurologist
A regular audio column with the most interesting news about radio's future. James is a radio futurologist - a writer, speaker and consultant concentrating on the effect that new platforms and technology are having on the radio business across the world. He has a website at https://james.cridland.net where you can subscribe to Radioland, his newsletter.
Episodes
All the links are here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/no-kyle-jackie-no-switchoff/
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/abc-sbs/ is where to go to find links for all these stories
Yikes! The economy! Plus, more news about radio's future
I buy a new radio! I dig into the ownership of the BBC's longwave transmitters! More at radioland.email
All the links at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/acma-foi-tapt/
And a new radio streaming app for iOS.
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There's a nice graph here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/multiplatform-radio-figures/
Latvia is the home of Radiodays Europe this year
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New research shows that radio's core audience is changing rapidly.
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One of Australia’s biggest radio shows, Kyle & Jackie O, has ended. Tuesday’s announcement to the ASX, the Australian stock market, makes it clear that it isn’t a stunt. The show is now off the air: Kent Small is doing the breakfast show in both Sydney and Melbourne (this is Australian radio, so he has to have a nickname, which is “Smallzy”).
Employment lawyers will now be involved, in two of the bi...
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The new rules from CRA in Australia. What do they say?
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/new-australian-rules for links and more!
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/emergency-broadcasters/
Links and more - https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/abc-comes-off-iheart/
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