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Google Sells Radio Ad Placement Business

Google Sells Radio Ad Placement Business

Back in 2006, Internet giant Google bought up dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million in a bid to extend its AdSense automated ad placement system into radio. Today, Google admitted not everything it touches turns to gold: Google has sold its radio ad placement system to WideOrbit for an undisclosed amount. WideOrbit specializes in business management software for cable companies and broadcasters. Under the deal, WideOrbit will take on about 3,600 customers of Google’s radio ad placement program, along with an unspecified number of employees.

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The Pope’s Coming to YouTube

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The Vatican has announced that is collaborating with Internet giant Google on a project to bring Vatican TV Center and Vatican Radio to the Internet—and part of the deal will apparently include Pope Benedict XVI getting his own YouTube channel.

The Vatican says it will announce details at a news conference January 23rd, which will be presented by officials of the Holy See as well as Henrique de Castro, Gogole’s managing director of media relations.

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Pioneer Debuts New Car CD Players

Pioneer Debuts New Car CD Players

Pioneer is showing a new range of car CD players at CES, both entry-level and premium models. At the top of the range are the Pioneer DEH-P7100BT and Premier DEH-P710BT models, which offer hands-free Bluetooth calling, dual USB inputs, iTunes tagging and voice recognition.

Some models will also have iPod control, be HD digital radio and satellite radio ready.

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iLuv’s iHD171 Tunes in HD Radio

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iLuv has certainly been churning out a number of variations on speaker systems for iPod and PCs, but the company’s just-announced iHD171 (PDF) adds a couple unique features to the mix: HD radio reception and support for iTunes Tagging, so—with just one touch—users can safe information about a song they like on the radio to their iPhone or iPod for later purchase via iTunes.

"iLuv is delighted to unveil their third HD radio alarm clock product to HD aficionados desiring a little something more in their bedside tunes and sound quality" said iLuv VP of sales Robert Caputo, in a statement. "We have created this product to meet the latest demands of HD users."

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Launchcast Moves To CBS Radio

Launchcast Moves To CBS Radio

Yahoo is transferring control of Launchcast, its Internet radio service, to CBS Radio next year as the Internet portal refocuses its business and trims away all the unnecessary operations.

However, it might well be a good thing for many listeners and potential listeners, according to Vnunet. As Yahoo discontinues its player, CBS Radio will introduce its own, branded one that will support both Firefox and Safari browsers, rather than just Internet Explorer, as has been the case with Yahoo.

There are around 150 radio stations on Launchcast. Adding these to the CBS stable will mean CBS Radio will be able to offer webcasts of approximately 300 stations.

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Sanyo R227 Bedside Radio Snags Web Stations

Sanyo R227 Bedside Radio Snags Web Stations

It’s about time Canadians got something cool before the rest of us. It happened earlier this week, though, with the launch of Sanyo Canada’s new R227 Internet radio player, which pulls free radio from its Wi-Fi connection, looks good, and does it without breaking the bank.

The R227 features a silver-clad face dominated by a large volume dial, surrounded by other control options in an outer control ring. Users can browse different Internet radio stations using its blue-backlit LCD display by country or genre, then assign them to one of eight presets. Unlike some systems, the R227 has no boot up time: just power it up and it’s ready to play. And if a local station tickles your fancy as well, there’s an FM tuner to snag it alongside the Web-based options, plus the ability to play tunes stored on networked computers.

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Webcasters, SoundExchange Near Agreement

Webcasters, SoundExchange Near Agreement

Salvation may be on the way for webcasting radio stations like Pandora, which have long warned that new royalty rates may kill them off. On Saturday, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill [PDF] that would aid the stations by giving them another two months to negotiate with SoundExchange, the organization that sets the rates.

All parties involved actually supported the Webcaster Settlement of 2008, including webcasters, SoundExchange, and even the RIAA. The National Association of Broadcasters, an organization that represents traditional radio stations, originally resisted the measure, but dropped opposition after the proposed negotiation period was extended from one months to two months, giving it more time to reach its own deal with SoundExchange.

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FCC OK’s Satellite Radio Merger

As anticipated, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve the long-gestating merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio into a single company with about 18 million subscribers. Although it seems counter-intuitive that an agency supposedly dedicated (in part) to enabling and preserving competition in the marketplace would let the satellite radio arena dwindle from two players to just one, the companies have apparently been able to successfully argue that their primary competition is not each other, but the rapidly growing array of digital Internet and mobile services available to consumers.  Read more...

Coby Drops Cheapest HD Radio Receiver Yet

Coby Drops Cheapest HD Radio Receiver Yet

If HD radio has been a little slow to take off, maybe it’s been the relatively high price of most HD radio equipment – no one really wants to spend $200 to get a few extra digital stations. Budget electronics maker Coby seems to have come to the same realization, and released its own line of slightly more affordable HD radios on Monday.

The entry-level $99 HDR-650, which Coby calls “the most affordable HD Receiver on the market,” is a small, speaker-less unit designed to work in conjunction with an existing home stereo. It has its own brushed aluminum housing with a white LCD display on the front for station information, simple controls across the top, and component audio outputs on the back.

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Bluetooth to Boost Speed via Wi-Fi

Bluetooth to Boost Speed via Wi-Fi

The Bluetooth SIG has announced plans for a new Bluetooth High Speed standard, which will combine Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless networking as an interim measure while the industry waits for the widespread deployment of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. Under Bluetooth High Speed, Bluetooth devices will be able to switch on an 802.11-based Wi-Fi radio to speed up transfers of large files and other data items, but drop back to standard, low-power Bluetooth for everyday tasks. Although the 802.11 radio will consume much more power than everyday Bluetooth, the enhanced file transfer speed should more than make up for the difference.

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