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The Power of Re-bundling

One of the reasons I started this weblog after years of wondering whether I should bother with one or not was because I hoped that I could write something from time to time that people would read and find interesting. The second reason why I started this weblog was that I want it to be [...]

Podcasting and NPR: Roiling the Waters

Wired News created waves yesterday with its story about podcasting and its effect on public radio fundraising.
The idea that podcasts are going to reduce contributions to public radio is a bit far-fetched. Dennis Haarsager argues, rightly in my opinion, that having favorite programs on-demand increases audience loyalty and helps to extend the programs to others [...]

CBC’s Rabinovitch: More Support, Broader Vision needed

od Maffin has posted the full text of a speech that CBC President Robert Rabinovitch delivered in Toronto today.The speech gives a good sense of where the CBC is right now, but I think it’s particularly frank about the issues facing CBC English Television.
CBC’s English Television receives a little more than a quarter of the [...]