 RAIN 10/22: Mobile Net radio platform FlyCast coming to Blackberry ·Oct 22, 11:23 AM FLYCAST COMING TO BLACKBERRYFlyCast, the free iPhone application that streams over 1,000 Internet radio stations (including our own AccuRadio service), will be available for BlackBerry Curve, Bold and Storm models beginning November 1, the company announced. FlyCast says its service will be the first of its kind available for BlackBerry smartphones. For more, read Sync Blog’s coverage here.
LAW.COM PROFILES SOUNDEXCHANGE GENERAL COUNSEL HUPPEA good portion of the article on SoundExchange general counsel Mike Huppe deals with the ongoing Internet radio royalty situation, and includes quotes from AccuRadio founder (and RAIN publisher) Kurt Hanson and Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy. There’s no new insight on the royalty situation itself, but some interesting biographical notes on Huppe. Read it here.CBS INTERACTIVE CREATES “SOCIAL VIEWING ROOMS” FOR ONLINE TVCBS Interactive will reportedly experiment with a feature that allows *online viewers to chat and interact while they watch television shows at the same time* — bringing a social aspect to online viewing. The “social viewing rooms” are designed to boost the network’s web audience by “evoking the collective experience of sitting around the living room TV“ and watching “Survivor” or “CSI,” writes MediaPost here. APPLE EARNINGS GROW ON STRENGTH OF 2nd-GEN IPHONEDigital Music News reports today on Apple’s 26% earnings growth in the past quarter, crediting strong sales of the second-generation 3G iPhone. Apple sold nearly 7 million iPhones (the first quarter the unit was available), more than the entire run of the first-gen phone. Popular applications like those from Pandora, Last.fm, FlyTunes, and the new WunderRadio (RAIN coverage here) have made the iPhone perhaps the most viable portable Internet radio device yet. Read Digital Music News’ coverage here.SIRIUS CHIEF: MERGING XM AND SIRIUS TECH MAY TAKE 15 YEARSSirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin said at an automotive conference in Detroit on Monday that merging Sirius and XM technology may take up to 15 years. The delay is reportedly caused by “new chip sets needed and auto manufacturers’ lead time.” Read more at R&R here.share: del.icio.us.  Reddit  Digg  Yahoo  Wink  Windows  Google  Newsvine 
Comment Other stories RAIN 7/2: UK's Telegraph says DAB's been a problem; Internet radio "the solution" RAIN 7/1: Obama approves Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 News Flash: President signs Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 RAIN 6/30: New York Times picks 7 stand-out mobile radio apps, including FlyCast and Sirius XM RAIN 6/29: Autonet selling in-car Wi-Fi directly to consumers RAIN 6/26: Nielsen study shows radio down, but not out, among teens RAIN 6/25: Google selling ads in mobile apps; FlyCast creates unique WEEI app NPD: "Tweeters" almost twice as likely to listen to Net radio as others online RAIN 6/23: Stern blames rights issues for iPhone snag RAIN 6/22: Dahl to return to radio will daily podcast |
