a two-dimensional approach to the study of podcasting in spanish talk radio stations absTracT Over the last decade, technology has transformed traditional radio broadcasting, not only as a mass medium but also as a cultural industry. Podcasting has been adopted by broadcasters as a useful tool for radio on demand. For broadcasters, it also offers the opportunity to explore new formats and new radio content and the possibility of reaching listeners in new ways. This article discusses the use of podcasting by the main radio networks in Spain. It is based on a quantitative study amongst broadcasters, focused on those chains that have adopted podcasting to offer some of their conventional broadcast programmes. The aim of the present study is to establish which elements of programming and business strategies are motivating the use of podcasts by these radio stations. In addition, this article also provides a first approach to the main genres and programmes supplied in this format.

Más allá del indudable resurgir del podcast, su presencia en la oferta de algunas emisoras españolas merece un análisis detallado. Este estudio presenta el estudio de dicha oferta, así como una aproximación a los retos e interrogantes que hay tras la producción de podcasts nativos, de consumo exclusivo vía web. Los últimos responsables de la programación radiofónica deben lidiar con la tradicional parrilla de programas en flujo y añadir ahora la gestión de un catálogo de podcasts. El análisis cuantitativo se combina con el cualitativo a través de entrevistas a algunos de los máximos responsables de decidir cómo deben convivir estas dos ofertas radiofónicas complementarias. Los resultados muestran que de momento el podcast podría quedar definido como un producto cultural más que como un producto de una industria cultural.

The global football industry is changing clubs’ corporate identities. Historically, European football had strong local roots; sport organizations represented local values and fandom were regionally based. However, sporting competitiveness pushes clubs to search for new investors, and foreign investors in Europe are attracted by the popularity of European football. In this article, we analyse how Chinese capital and brands arrived in Barcelona, through the negotiations of a football club in 2016: the Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol (RCDE). RCDE is the club that has received the second most trophies in Catalonia, after FC Barcelona, since the beginning of the 20th century. Today, it has one of the most modern stadiums in Spain, designed using a business approach, and has become a corporate ambassador for the Chinese government’s strategy of becoming a “world football superpower” by 2050. Using a case study approach, this article analyses management and corporate identity changes in the organization due to the new Chinese owner: the Rastar Group.

The evolution of the Internet and the impact of digitalization have led the radio industry to try new production, distribution and commercialization strategies. In Spain, radio on the Internet began in the mid-1990s, and years later, in 2005, broadcasters incorporated podcasting. For more than a decade, they have used podcasts as a distribution tool, but in recent years, they have started to offer new content through podcasting. In June 2016, PRISA, one of the main Spanish media groups, took a step further with the launch of Podium Podcast. It is a new brand and platform, with a specific catalogue of native podcasts created and delivered taking podcast listeners into account. Podium Podcast is part of PRISA’s digital strategy, but it also shows a new approach to podcasting by the radio industry. Podcasters in Podium Podcast feel free of radio programming conventions and have the opportunity to experiment with content that does not fit into current radio stations’ schedules. Podium Podcast expands the Spanish podcasting sphere and contributes to the popularization of podcasts. However, we wonder to what extent it is a threat to independent podcasters and if it might contribute to the colonization of the field by the mainstream.

La incorporación de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en las relaciones públicas es un factor disruptivo que altera las dinámicas entre organizaciones, profesionales y públicos. En este contexto, el podcasting presenta algunas singularidades. No obstante, su uso en las estrategias corporativas es todavía incipiente. Este artículo estudia el caso del podcast Aerolínea Momentos, coproducido por Podium Podcast e Iberia. El objetivo es explicar la integración del podcast en la campaña de celebración del 90 aniversario de la compañía aérea, exponer sus características distintivas y analizar su encaje con la identidad corporativa de la empresa. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo, basado una investigación empírica secundaria a partir de fuentes documentales seleccionadas por su credibilidad, autenticidad y representatividad,<br />y en un análisis de contenido de los nueve episodios del podcast mediante PodCred Framework, marco de análisis contrastado por investigaciones internacionalespara la valoración del potencial e interés de los podcasts. El estudio de caso muestra un buen encaje del podcast en la estrategia de la organización. Paralelamente, Aerolínea Momentos cumple con la mayoría de los indicadores de calidad del PodCred Framework. La especialización de los profesionales que intervienen en la producción resulta clave para un resultado óptimo como branded podcast de ficción. En definitiva, Aerolínea Momentos es un caso de éxito por la confluencia de una sólida estrategia comunicativa desde la dirección de comunicación de Iberia y una producción profesional y atractiva a cargo de especialistas en la ficción sonora en Podium Podcast