Can An Internet Application Find The Hits That Programmers Miss?
The website Pandora.com does a better job than many other computer applications at guessing which music 'you might also like,' based on its musical similarities to the songs you do like. So what happens when you ask it to perform that task with today's hit music? In this week's Ross On Radio, Edison VP Sean Ross fed in 'SexyBack,' 'Far Away,' 'I Write Sins, Not Tragedies' and a handful of Top 40's current powers to see if the program (and its staff of musicologists) could find hits that radio had missed. To see what it came back with, click here.
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Edison President quoted in NY Times' Drilling Down
Larry Rosin speaks about the factors involved in the decrease of radio listeners in the 12-24 demographic, in Shelly Freierman's Drilling Down....
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Latin & Rhythmic Radio: Bridging The Gap
While much has been written about listener dissatisfaction with radio, Hispanic listeners, particularly younger Latinos, remain positive about their choices. That's one of the key findings of "Latin And Rhythmic Radio: Bridging The Gap," a new survey from Edison Media...
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Winning Vs. Losing: It's The People . . . But It's More
What separates winning stations from losing stations? The answer you're supposed to give-"it's the people"-seems like a no-brainer. But even the right people almost always have a hard time in certain market situations. In this week's Ross On Radio, Edison VP of music and programming Sean Ross modifies conventional wisdom a little. Maybe the difference between winning and losing stations is how the people involved handle the opportunity the market gives them.
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