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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2009

NEWS ABOUT: Internet radio

Internet radio stories: 4 news briefs

24/7 Online Artist Channels Point to Radio's Future

Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Weezer to be first 'DJs'

(Newser Summary) - Musicians want to connect with fans, and radio needs to survive in the Web 2.0 era: Enter artist personal experience (a.p.e.) radio. Clear Channel launches the 24/7 online channels, featuring artists’ personal radio shows, next month. “We feel that the old model of trying to get radio airplay and some video play is broken,” the CEO of Front Line Management, a partner in the venture, told Billboard . More »

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Royalty Rates May Kill Internet Radio Site

Popular Pandora threatens to pull plug without a new deal

(Newser Summary) - One of America's most popular online radio sites may pull the plug without a new deal on royalty rates, the Washington Post reports. Pandora attracts 1 million listeners a day to create personalized radio stations, but also pays 70% of its revenue in per-song royalties—a fee traditional radio has avoided. “We're approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision,” said Pandora founder Tim Westergren. More »

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PRODUCT REVIEW

 Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps 

Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants

(Newser Summary) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites. AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading. Travelocity TravelTools: Allows you to check flight schedules, gate assignments, and security wait times. More »

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CBS Lets You Decide What's on the Radio

New site lets users
play any song they
want, for free

(Newser Summary) - CBS’ Last.fm used to be plain old Internet radio – you picked a station, and listened to whatever it streamed. That all changed yesterday, when the company announced its plan to let users listen to any song they wanted for free, a risky but potentially game-changing move that has the music industry nervous, the New York Times reports. More »

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