Apple signs Warner Music Group for iRadio
After months of delays over its iRadio Internet radio service launch, Apple is pushing to complete licensing
iHeartRadio adds Bott Radio Network
Christian Talk Radio specialist Bott Radio Network, currently broadcast on its 93 O&O stations, is now available on the iHeartRadio platform. Bott stations will...
Prototype BBC radio localizes programs
Radio plays can transport listeners to far away exotic settings, but the BBC’s prototype “Perceptive Radio” (via the internet) aims to give listeners a more localized experience, reports Gizmag.com. Shown to the public recently at the Thinking Digital Conference in Gateshead, UK, the Perceptive Radio uses local data and onboard sensors to adjust itself and even alter the script of a radio play in real time to reflect local conditions. It’s done via a computer algorithm that uses the IP address of the listener’s device and alters the dialogue in the script based on local info such as the date, time, listener’s location and the weather. As the play unfolds, the digital character mentions the time, local landmarks, whether or not it’s a nice day, and films playing at the local cinema.
Yahoo! finds a partial bargain in Tumblr
$1.1B may sound like a lot of money, but Yahoo!’s acquisition of Tumblr for that amount is historically low by one metric, according to the math homework turned in by SNL Kagan. But it’s not all good. The analysts compared the deal to six other similar acquisitions.
Apple’s iRadio service may have another delay
The service that aims to take on Pandora, Spotify and Slacker yes yet again been delayed, says a report from Yahoo News/BGR. The launch was reportedly going be at its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, but negotiations with BMG Rights Management, the 4th largest music publisher, hit a snag. BMG is not satisfied with the company’s deal and is holding out, therefore leaving Apple with only one major label as of now.
The CW, Clear Channel sign iHeartRadio deal
The deal begins with The CW's broadcast of the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party in July, was announced today by Mark Pedowitz
Google unveils “All Access Music”
At its developer conference in San Francisco 5/15, Google unveiled Google Play Music All Access, a monthly music subscription service with access to millions...
iHeartRadio now at 30 million registered users
iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s app and online destination for 1,500 radio stations and music discovery, has surpassed 30 million registered users
Spotify buys Tunigo
Tunigo is a Swedish company that offers its own music discovery app which helps listeners discover music by offering playlists picked by its own...
AOL Radio streaming…again
Not so fast—a couple of days AOL Radio, powered by Slacker, was not playing any streams—all day. Now they’re back up. So the news...
YouTube’s Schmidt: Battle with TV already over
In their NewFront presentation to advertisers in NYC, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined say when Internet video will displace
Radio’s streaming secret
Coming out of the NAB Convention in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, one of the interesting story lines is the number of radio...
Connected home viewers on the rise
47% of home entertainment devices in the U.S. are currently connected and used, and the way they are used online by consumers varies significantly....
Hulu holds NewFront in NYC
Hulu showed its love to the advertising community April 30 in New York City and shared new developments in product, technology, and advertising innovation....
AOL Radio stops streaming
Looks like there may be some truth to the news out there from last week that AOL Music was shutting down. While the AOL...