Apr 12, 2011 2:53 PM
They’re app-happy over at NPR these days, with over 1 million people having downloaded the organization’s iPad app over the last year and plans to introduce a new Facebook app that will let NPR listeners meet each other on Facebook and play trivia games.
Posted In: Apps, Media & Publishing, npr
Oct 12, 2010 5:25 PM
The other day I saw a mention of a survey respondent complaining that NPR is too wordy. Maybe someone can track her down and offer the URL to NPR.org’s new programming: the All Songs 24/7 Music Channel. The channel is both a tribute to the music discovery show All Songs…
Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Media & Publishing, Radio, all songs considered, npr
Aug 18, 2010 6:16 PM
Some intriguing details from NPR about when listeners tune in for its programming—and what platforms they use. For instance, the iPhone app is by far the most used mobile option, peaking during morning drive/commute time while the iPad app and the mobile site spike in the late evening. NPR.org‘s primetime…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Radio, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Metrics, Research, npr
Jun 17, 2010 2:09 PM
Although NPR’s identity will always revolve around “audio,” the introduction of mobile apps has made it more of general news organization that can compete more directly with the NYT, AP and others, CEO Vivian Schiller told Slate Group Chairman Jacob Weisberg in an interview at The Big Money’s Untethered conference.…
Posted In: Apps, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, npr, vivian schiller
Dec 8, 2009 12:01 AM
NPR’s relaunch of its mobile web site and the release of its Android mobile app this week are part of a larger strategy designed to ensure that its member stations don’t get lost in the listener transition from over-the-air to digital. The moves follow the August launch of NPR’s well-received—and…
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Aug 15, 2009 7:50 PM
National Public Radio is already a leader in podcasting. But a free NPR News iPhone app that launched Saturday night opens up a new dimension for the network and its member stations with live and on-demand mobile streaming. It’s also the first app to make reading the news and listening…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Radio, Mobile, Exclusive, Companies, Apple, iPhone, kinsey wilson, npr, vivian schiller
Jul 19, 2009 9:48 PM
The Public Radio Exchange has just released the 2.0 version of its iPhone app, which aggregates almost all the public radio stations in the U.S. This tuner is a collaboration by some of the biggies in the public-radio space: NPR, Public Interactive, American Public Media, and Public Radio International (PRI).…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Radio, Mobile, npr
Dec 22, 2008 7:43 PM
NPR Mobile and USA Today are the latest news organizations to add individual applications to the iPhone App store. The free NPR Mobile app allows you to browse and stream NPR programs, plus it includes an NPR station finder along with descriptions of each local spot, reports Gizmodo. The iPhone…
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