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Arbitron’s latest report, “Hispanic Radio Today 2009: How America Listens to Radio,” provides valuable insight on the evolving relationship between radio and its diverse Hispanic listener base. Here are some key excerpts: Radio’s Reach Among Hispanics Remains Overwhelmingly Strong… Even with numerous media alternatives through which consumers can entertain and inform themselves, radio’s overall reach…

As we say hello to 2011 and look back at 2010, we realize that 2010 was the year for internet radio. Many predictions were made; some were right, some were wrong. One prediction about in-car radio streaming turned out to be right. PREDICTION FROM 2010: Internet radio listening in the car will reach measurable numbers –…

What makes people listen to the radio via the Internet? Is it because it’s convenient? Is it because of the interaction between station and listener? Whatever the reason is, radio streaming is here to stay. The number of stations that anticipate having more online than over the air listeners grows gradually each year. Here are some…

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Motorola is aiming to bring streaming video to tablets and mobile phones in the home via a set-top box, according to Reuters. At first, the idea is to provide streaming video (movies, TV programs) to devices within a wireless network at home, but eventually Motorola wants to enable its customers to watch any content, anywhere.…

A recent study by research firm Coleman offers a glimpse into the behavior of internet radio stream listeners. An estimated 43 million Americans (one in six) listen to some form of audio stream at least once a week. Streaming offers a new form of radio, delivered through consumers’ computer, mobile phone, iPad, and other internet…

Excerpted from the latest Revenue Generating Radio Technologies Report from WheatStone and Althea Research November 19, 2010. (click each image to enlarge)

Launched in November 2008, we7 is quickly becoming the Pandora of the UK and Europe. With growing popularity, we7 will be driving its digital music service towards Internet Radio Plus, bringing personal audio streaming to the mass market. Steve Purdham, CEO, we7, remarked: “As we have continued to grow in the UK we have learnt…

 A chart from report by Robert Morris University showing top ways consumers discover music.The first category is recommendations from friends.  (Credit: Robert Morris University. )  According to the study by Robert Morris University, they determined that most of their subjects discovered songs via a friend's recommendation (71 percent). That was followed by radio…

With Apple's iAd advertising platform, you can generate extra revenue from your station’s streaming iPhone app everytime a listener opens the ads. You can have a dynamic and powerful new way to bring sight, sound, motion, and emotion to ads within your app using iAd rich media ads. Rich media refers to online advertising that makes…

Mercedes offers the ability for drivers to control smartphone music apps through the car’s infotainment systems. Drivers can play Pandora and other streaming media apps with the Media Interface Plus accessory. The Media Interface Plus is an accessory that plugs into the car’s media interface outlet. They are located in the glove compartment or the…

An increase in teenagers’ time spent online may be a factor for the increase and growing popularity of online radio services, like Pandora. According to an Edison Research report, “Radio’s Future II: The 2010 American Youth Study,” media usage among teens and young adults are shifting. In 2000, 74% of young adults, ages 12-24, listened…

A CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) survey shows that Americans oppose mandatory FM tuners in cell phones. Around seventy percent of cell phone and smartphone users say they are not interested in having FM tuners on their phone. The study, FM Tuners for Cell Phones - Measuring Consumer Interest, found that an even broader majority -…

To view the full article, click here. There has been considerable interest in the growth of Internet radio listening in recent years, especially with the arrival of Internet Radio measurement company Ando Media. Founded in 2004, Ando Media is the leading provider of real-time audience measurement and ads management solutions for the internet audio market.…

You can stretch or shrink audio programs in real time, allowing additional material to be added with no loss of content, or shortening programs to fill up a time slot with the 25-Seven Program Length Manager. The Program Length Manager shrinks or stretches program segments by 5%, or 3 minutes per hour, without pitch changes…

Ping Social Music Discovery Now Available to 160 Million iTunes Users in 23 Countries SAN FRANCISCO-September 1, 2010-Apple® today introduced iTunes® 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network for following your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they're talking about, listening to and downloading. iTunes Ping lets you post your thoughts and…

In a survey conducted in Norway by Norstat, streaming music, like Pandora, results in less illegal downloading. Survey shows one in three Norwegians have streamed music. Of those that streamed, 60% felt more up-to-date, 68% listened to more music than they did before streaming, and 72% said streaming services helped them discover new music. It…

Streaming technology to distribute Internet Radio already existed more than ten years ago, when the first audio streams were available on the World Wide Web. However, for a long time it was only possible to listen to Internet Radio via a PC. Nowadays tabletop Radios are not only able to receive several thousand radio stations…