Oh, Super Bowl… a time when people were thinking about parties, appetizers, maybe a new TV? Or if you were like half the viewing audience, you were in it for the commercials. Big Game advertising meant big bucks; a mere … Continue reading »
Happy new year, friends! If you were lucky enough to enjoy the relative warmth of Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show last week (it was below zero in Indy & Chicago), you probably caught on to a few recurring themes … Continue reading »
Closing in on the end of 2014, we find ourselves proud to have had a terrific year that saw new partnerships, new support, and a bold new release of the NextRadio app, but also excited for what next year has … Continue reading »
Still in a Thanksgiving food coma? Well, relax and read a bit. We’ve got a fun update to share. From the beginning, one of the biggest obstacles in the way of this NextRadio endeavor has been the number of supported … Continue reading »
Because we’re immersed everyday in the battle to activate FM chips in smartphones, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that in much of the country, and even to technology gurus like The Boston Globe’s Hiawatha Bray, the idea … Continue reading »
Every now and then, we can all use a little help from our friends, and on the heels of our big update to the NextRadio app, Sprint delivered us a sizable boost that we’d like to highlight in this post. … Continue reading »
At this year’s Dash Conference in Detroit, speakers and panelists asked what the future holds for how drivers consume entertainment, information and advertisements in a connected car, and what will radio look like in that context? Larry Rosin of Edison … Continue reading »
Well, hello again! Thanks for stopping by. At the Radio Show last month, TagStation announced a new partnership with iBiquity to deliver a next-generation broadcast solution for the connected automobile dashboard, and what better way to continue that discussion than … Continue reading »
It may have been impossible to NOT hear about NextRadio at the RAB/NAB Radio Show a couple weeks ago. It was called out in keynotes, highlighted in sessions, and drew crowds on the show floor… and for good reason! If … Continue reading »
You may have heard from our recent announcement that as NextRadio enters its second year on the market, the TagStation team is ready to knock your socks off with a major update to the app. We’re encouraging broadcasters and members … Continue reading »
On August 15th of last year, a press release went out to the world announcing a partnership between the radio industry and Sprint that would bring a unique, over-the-air FM listening experience to the smartphone. ONE smartphone, but hey, it … Continue reading »
FEEDBACK, and lots of it: You can’t create a great product without it. Am I right? Encouraged and inspired by the fantastic NextRadio survey results recently provided by Coleman Insights, we’ve decided to keep the feedback ball rolling. In this … Continue reading »
“We used to own the dashboard,” said Paul Jacobs in our Connected Car Webinar on the 16th. “Things have changed.” This was the quote that stuck with me personally while watching Paul Jacobs and Paul Brenner set the stage for … Continue reading »
As we talked about in our last post, one of the difficulties with regard to starting any kind of consumer marketing for NextRadio so far has been that the app didn’t start out with a compelling amount of station content … Continue reading »
The journey toward making FM radio available in smartphones and NextRadio a household name has asked a lot of broadcasters including partnership, faith, funds, and some extra effort to make the app’s experience great. And though that has been the … Continue reading »
I was just sitting around thinking about how great TagStation is, and you know what makes it really special? It’s multi-purpose. Think of it like a content hub. TagStation takes events that come out of your station’s automation system and … Continue reading »
What matters to you as broadcasters reading about the progress of NextRadio? On our end, it’s a way to be transparent to all of you who have invested in its success. We also strive to show you that this industry … Continue reading »
Providing interactivity, enhancing your content, delivering hybrid radio, giving listeners the full experience… Talking about NextRadio-readiness with broadcasters can sometimes sound like a grab bag of euphemisms, we know. So today we’d like to cut through the language and provide … Continue reading »
The endless winter of 2014 is finally fading, and with the thaw comes the sprouts and shoots of a promising Spring for TagStation and NextRadio. The release of both the HTC One® (M8) and the Samsung Galaxy S®5 has created … Continue reading »