“News leads the way for daily podcasts with Global News notching up 89 million downloads since 2007. The top daily programme is The Archers, with 35 million total downloads. Scott Mills’ Radio 1 show has 31 million.”
Tag: 12.13.11
UK Playing With US Local TV Model
“Despite all of the potential obstacles, industry experts in the US believe there is no reason why the UK should not be able to emulate the success of American local TV, which after a rocky few years is starting to return to profit.”
Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores See Rise In Customers
“[The] initial weeks of Christmas shopping … have yielded surprisingly strong sales for many bookstores, which report that they have been lifted by an unusually vibrant selection; customers who seem undeterred by pricier titles; and new business from people who used to shop at Borders.”
Occupy Be-Bop! Jazz Musicians Push For Pensions, Wages
“New York City’s musicians’ union has begun leafleting outside a major jazz club, the first salvo in what union leaders say is a campaign to gain pension benefits and a minimum wage for jazz artists.”