NEWS ABOUT: Internet radio
Internet radio stories: 4 news briefs
Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Weezer to be first 'DJs'
Billboard Jun 12, 09 11:21 AM CDT
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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 .
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Popular Pandora threatens to pull plug without a new deal
Washington Post Aug 16, 08 3:06 PM CDT
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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.
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PRODUCT REVIEW
Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants
Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
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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.
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New site lets users
play any song they
want, for free
New York Times Jan 24, 08 12:53 PM CST
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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.
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