Public Radio App Anchor Lets Listeners Contribute to Audio Content
Alyson Wyers — February 10, 2016 — Pop Culture
References: anchor.fm & techcrunch
This newly launched public radio app is trying to bring about the next generation of broadcasting. Based in New York, the Anchor app makes it easier to record and broadcast interactive audio content. Co-founded by Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman, the company has a goal of offering "true public radio."
The public radio app hopes to make radio and podcasts more interactive mediums for listeners. Mignano says "The products being build for this space aren't being developed with audio in mind. The products put visual ahead of audio." Anchor sees a future that is multi-directional where people are able to contribute and the medium is more democratized. They do this by integrating a comment feature, giving listeners a way to react verbally to air streams.
The public radio app hopes to make radio and podcasts more interactive mediums for listeners. Mignano says "The products being build for this space aren't being developed with audio in mind. The products put visual ahead of audio." Anchor sees a future that is multi-directional where people are able to contribute and the medium is more democratized. They do this by integrating a comment feature, giving listeners a way to react verbally to air streams.
Trend Themes
1. Interactive Audio Broadcasting - Anchor app's integration of a comment feature offers disruptive opportunities for interactive and democratized audio broadcasting.
2. Multi-directional Media - Anchor app's goal of creating a multi-directional platform for audio content offers disruption in the traditional broadcasting industry.
3. Visual-audio Integration - Anchor's focus on audio first and integrating a comment feature could provide disruption in the current trend of focusing on visual media ahead of audio.
Industry Implications
1. Radio Broadcasting - Anchor app's integration of interactive features creates an opportunity for disruption in the radio broadcasting industry.
2. Podcast Production - Anchor app's focus on democratizing audio content could disrupt the traditional podcast production industry.
3. Social Media - Anchor app's integration of interactive features into audio content offers disruptive opportunities for social media platforms expanding into the audio space.
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