Writer and consultant focused on the future of radio and audio
James Cridland is the editor of Podnews, a daily podcast newsletter. He is a radio futurologist – a writer, consultant, and public speaker on radio and audio's future. He launched the world’s first streaming radio smartphone app in March 2005 for the original Virgin Radio in London, launching daily podcasts earlier that year. In 2007, he joined the BBC iPlayer team for radio, achieving a dramatic increase in the service’s audio quality.