 RAIN 5/13: CLEAR CHANNEL, PANDORA DISCUSS ONLINE PARTNERSHIP ·May 13, 11:51 AM NEW CC DIGITAL MOVE MAY INCLUDE PANDORA PARTNERSHIP: Billboard reports that Clear Channel “is expanding its online presence with a number of new services — including a personalized radio player,” the keystone of a UPDATE: NOT A ‘DONE DEAL.’ Some reports had the Pandora pact as a “done deal,” but Pandora founder Tim Westergren told Wired’s Listening Post (here), “we’ve been in discussions WASH. POST: XM BLACKBERRY PLAYER A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: BROADWAY’S “JERSEY BOYS” GOES DIGITAL: The acclaimed Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” launched its own internet radio station on Monday. Featuring music from the Tony and Grammy-award winning musical, as well as original music from Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, and even other music performed by cast members, Jersey Boys Radio is the first of such Broadway stations. Read the full article here. ONDA DEVICE TO INCLUDE INTERNET RADIO AND WI-FI: INTERNET BROADCASTING GROUP NABS AM-RADIO ANCHOR: Austin-based Internet Broadcasting Group has hired Greg Narag, a news personality on Austin’s KLBJ-AM, as a media consultant. Narag will now help produce the Internet Broadcasting Group’s signature internet radio stations which are developed to promote a specific brand to audiences. The company claims to “turn the advertising model on its head” by incorporating brand messaging into the programing of its clients’ internet radio stations, rather than in separate advertisements. Read the PR report here. share: del.icio.us.  Reddit  Digg  Yahoo  Wink  Windows  Google  Newsvine 
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The newest media player by Onda, the VX777, includes WiFi capability and access to internet radio. In addition to a plethora of supported music and movie files types (mp3, wma, mpg, mp4, swf, etc.), the player has a 30-hour audio-playback battery life, a built-in speaker, and accepts up to 32GB TF expansion cards. With a 4.3 inch touchscreen, the VX777 is the biggest and most feature-laden device to compete with the iPhone/iTouch. Expect it in August. Read the full article 
