[BC] What is coming?

[Robert Meuser]

We've been down this road before. You are the programmer, think way outside the 
box and forget arbitron. I am not giving anything away for free.

R

richwood at pobox.com wrote:
> ------ At 10:38 PM 1/15/2006, Robert Meuser wrote: -------
> 
>> Programming - just stop thinking like Rich and you will be starting 
>> down the right path.
> 
> 
> Robert,
>    That's a recurring cheap shot. Other than store and forward like the 
> SIRIUS Replay, TIVO and iPod there isn't much beyond a linear approach 
> to radio. You repeatedly ridicule me without presenting any options. 
> They're all secret.
> 
> OK. Everyone in radio stop thinking linearly. The fact that there won't 
> be any way to implement whatever wondrous on demand capabilities for 
> decades to come shouldn't matter. Of course, you've repeatedly said 
> radio is dead, even with the awesome IBUZ technology, so I have to 
> assume we're talking apples and oranges. Please give us a hint how 
> individual broadcasters can do more than linear programming.
> 
> If you're talking about non-broadcast technologies, that's a whole 
> different matter. If it's broadcast, you're going to have to start 
> bashing the receiver manufacturers, too. They won't make any changes in 
> IBUZ receivers of any significance until they see some movement in 
> sales. If I got so much resistance to changing the layered display I can 
> only imagine how your secret sauces are going to be received.
> 
> Since such things as MediaFLO and other cellular/WiFi technologies are 
> starting from scratch you can let your imagination run wild. Compare the 
> NAB with the CES. Almost the only constraints on those technologies will 
> be how to bill for them and where to locate new towers. I'm assuming 
> that companies like Qualcomm are just chomping at the bit to serve every 
> tiny town in the nation. We all know there are no cellular dead spots 
> anywhere in the nation.
> 
> Just give us a hint, oh Mighty One. With the technology broadcasters 
> will have for the next 20 years, how should we think?
> 
> Rich Wood 
> 
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