Guest Commentaries
New California Big Tech Deal Hurts Local Journalism
"This sets a dangerous precedent that could cripple trusted news outlets," writes Alex Siciliano...
Business and Law
Meta Begins Blocking News Content on Instagram, Facebook in Canada
The NAB condemns the move, saying "Meta is holding news content on its platform...
Promo Power
Radio, Do You Understand Your Assets?
It’s an open question whether Elon Musk did with Twitter, but you don’t have...
Business and Law
iHeart Settles With FTC Over Misleading Radio Endorsements
Google paid radio company’s hosts to endorse Pixel 4 phones they never used
Headlines
PILOT Program Explores Digital Engagement
Hopes to help broadcasters navigate a changing advertising landscape
Business and Law
StreamGuys Building Google Actions
Stations can get into Google’s burgeoning smart home network ecosystem
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: “Google, Play Me Community Radio”
A new news initiative holds much promise for community media
News and Business
Westwood One, Google Partner in Voice Tech Deal for March Madness
Companies have agreement to integrate premium live content
Trends - RM
Project Loon Is Now Its Own Business Under Alphabet Umbrella
And sister company Wing, which is building a drone delivery system, is also becoming...
News and Business
Smart Audio Trends to Watch in 2018
In car and at home, will broadcast radio evolve to maintain its place in...
Trends - RM
Google Plans Large Expansion of Cloud Services
The company expects to commission three new undersea cables to strengthen Internet links between...
News and Business
Cars and Smart Speakers Are a Safe Bet at CES
These tech trends aren’t going away anytime soon
News and Business
Should Radio Invest in Smart Speaker Technology?
Maybe, maybe not, cautions Paragon Media’s Mike Henry
Trends - RM
Smart Speakers Are a Key Gift Trend for 2017
It might behoove broadcasters to be early adopters of this technology
Trends - RM
Apple to Introduce Homepod Next Year
The device is the company's answer to Amazon's Echo smart speaker
Trends - RM
FCC Approves Project Loon’s Expansion Over Puerto Rico
Each balloon can provide internet service to an area of roughly 1,930 square miles
Trends - RM
New Google Smart Speakers Compatible With iHeartRadio
Plus Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches offer options for listening on-the-go
Trends - RM
Is Google Fi Just Another Technical Dead-End?
The project doesn’t appear to be getting much attention inside the company
Trends - RM
Alphabet’s X Hopes to Test Project Loon This Year
Project Loon is a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, designed...
Trends - RM
Federated Wireless, Alphabet Demonstrate Interactivity in 3.5 GHz Band
Validation of the SAS to SAS communications systems may mean that the 3.5 GHz...
Trends - RM
Google and Facebook Partner to Build Pacific Light Cable Network
PLCN will be one of the longest direct cable systems in the world
Trends - RM
Google Fi Now Includes 3 of the 5 Top Mobile Network Operators in US
The Google MVNO launched in April 2015
Trends - RM
Podcasting Becomes Even More Important as Google Adds Support for Android
Google launched its portal for podcasters back in October
Trends - RM
Will “Fi” Put Google on the Level of the Four Major Carriers?
Google “Fi” is a means by which your device will aggregate signals from more...
Trends - RM
Google Approved for Millimeter Wave Testing Across US
FCC grants permissions for both airborne and terrestrial testing
Trends - RM
Google Developing Solar-Powered Drones for Internet Access
It seems that radio communications technology is advancing faster than Google’s airborne developers can...
Trends - RM
Google Details Plan to Expand Internet Access Across India
Pichai said Google would like to help get these next billion Indians online so...
Trends - RM
Apple Is Testing Its Own MVNO Service
Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile are two familiar MVNOs
Trends - RM
Google to Start its Own MVNO Service
Google is about to start its own Mobile Virtual Network Operations, partnering with T-Mobile...