Tech
Nielsen tweaks measurement of radio audience amid hush-hush adoption of Voltair boxes
A Nielsen Audio chief engineer tacitly acknowledged that the company’s PPM technology does not fully measure listening in noisy real-world environments.Pubcasters hope FAA rule changes will ease use of drones
The high cost of pilot licenses are keeping use of the technology out of reach for most broadcasters.Five things public media can learn from Yik Yak, the most depressing college-oriented social media ...
If public media wants to serve college students better, it should think more about providing content in the places where college students ...Youth Radio partners with MIT program to create new app
The app seeks to broaden Youth Radio’s audience and increase engagement with its stories.NPR offers new interconnection option for public radio networks
The new offering promises pubcasters a simpler way to provide more localized programming over state and regional networks.WFMU’s Audience Engine aims to help make public media sustainable
The content management system is designed to aid content creators in growing audience and digital fundraising.A top audio engineer explains NPR’s signature sound
The crisp, bright tone comes from a particular microphone — and a few other elements.Student entrepreneurs work to fulfill promise of pubmedia apps
Winners of a Reynolds Journalism Institute’s student competition continue to tweak their products and target prospective partners.Pubcasters seek relief in carriage standoff with satellite companies
Some satellite TV subscribers lack access to news, public affairs and other programming from their state networks.Public Radio Satellite System joins PBS in testing IP-based interconnection
PBS is moving ahead with plans to return most of its distribution to ground level via a new fiber-based system that promises ...Chicago Public Media announces plan for digital upgrades, products
The station also hired its first chief digital officer.Chicago Public Media, The Lens among Knight Prototype Fund recipients
The Knight Prototype Fund announced the projects receiving funding for 2015, including four public media and nonprofit news organizations.Winning student-created app matches listener’s interests to Public Media Platform content
SoundStir, an Android app that lets users customize a feed of public radio stories and build communities around topics, took first place ...Inconsistent Nielsen data vexes public radio stations and inspires a commercial solution
A new audio processing device takes on a shortcoming of the Portable People Meter system.Public Media Platform aims to expand reach with new tools
The system developed for digital content distribution hopes to increase adoption among stations.
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