Stephanie Miller

With mobile and desktop streaming on the rise, it’s essential to know how many people are listening to support your revenue and audience goals.

 To initiate set up your stream measurement, please send an email to your streaming vendor to authorize NPR DS and Triton Media access to your log files.  Plus, request the access details to expedite the setup. Below is a list of what you will need your CDN to provide for us to complete the set up:

NPR Digital Services is pleased to announce a change to our Audio Streaming service.

A streamlined, simplified and more cost-effective audio streaming pricing policy will go into effect April 1, 2013. The new model is based on data usage per stream. This approach will result in a cost effective way for stations to deliver streamed content to a growing digital audience without having to worry about audience spikes.

The Q4 reporting period is approaching, please submit your reports now or before January 5, 2013. Get complete SX reporting details.

We are pleased to announce the NPR Digital Services Q&A Cafe that will foster collaboration between stations to get the most out of Core Publisher and the NPR Story API by tapping into a community of users. In addition to asking for help from the DS Support Team, the Q&A Cafe will allow users and subject matter experts assisting each other with getting the most out of Core Publisher and the API. Our long-term goal is to facilitate collaboration with and between stations to share best practices, advice, and helpful tips on using a greater range of select DS products and technology platforms.

Election night is less than a week away!  Here’s a quick rundown of resources from NPR Digital Services to help you prepare for the big night online.  

NPR Digital Services would like to introduce Prudence Sinclair as an independent HR/Talent Acquisition expert offering her services to stations. If you are planning to bring in new talent or looking to replace key positions, we suggest speaking with Prudence Sinclair to discuss your hiring needs.

We are excited to share with you that we are rolling out mobile websites for all Core Publisher sites. Over the next few weeks we will be reaching out to you individually as your mobile site is ready.

The significant growth in traffic to all Core Publisher sites from mobile devices over the last year has influenced us to develop a mobile web theme within the Core Publisher platform. Previously, we shared our findings and the work we started as a response to this trend. (Read why mobile web matters)

Summer is great for vacations and relaxation, but in an election year, news stations are ramping coverage of campaigns, the conventions, and eventually, election night in November.