A long-forgotten pop group, The Turtles and their 1967 hit Happy Together, is the reason why US pay-radio operator could face Court-awarded penalties running into many millions of dollars. The band is still very much around and nowadays led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, and the pair started a Class Action against Sirius-XM […]
Spotify is reportedly working on a video-streaming service that will complement its music platform. The privately-owned Swedish group is set to unveil the service at a launch event in New York on May 20th. The Spotify video service will not rival the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, but support the company’s core music service. […]
Norway’s Ministry of Culture has revealed plans to switch off FM radio across the country in 2017, making it the first country to axe conventional broadcasts. The staged shut-off (which is scheduled for January 11th that year) is focused on improving channel choice and quality, according to the government. While there are just five national […]
Pay-radio operator Sirius-XM has secured another major contract from a mass-market carmaker for its Sirius-XM telematics ‘direct-to-car’ service. Sirius-XM is already working with BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Toyota and Lexus to supply telematics services. This new agreement extends the relationship that Sirius-XM already has with Nissan and its ‘NissanConnect’ services. Nissan’s 2016 top of the […]
Sony and Spotify have launched their PlayStation Music streaming service in 41 countries, making it available for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 games consoles as well as Sony’s smartphones and tablets. Replacing Music Unlimited, the Sony-branded streaming music service that launched in 2010, but has now been axed by the company in favour of a […]
Sveriges Radio AB/Swedish Radio (SR), the national radio broadcaster of Sweden, is to base its newsroom computer system (NRCS) on Dalet News Suite powered by the Dalet Galaxy platform. The large-scale NRCS project for 1,700 users is spread over 25 geographical locations in Sweden and replaces the corporation’s existing ENPS system. Deployed on a virtual […]
Dalet Digital Media Systems, a developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions, software and services for content producers, has announced that Al Rayyan Radio has selected Dalet Radio Suite powered by the Dalet Galaxy platform to transform its operational efficiency. The new installation forms part of a comprehensive station upgrade and includes Dalet On-Air playout, up […]
DTG Testing, the UK’s only accredited house testing against the Digital Radio Tick Mark specification, has successfully tested more than 100 different DAB products. The Digital Radio Tick Mark scheme was established in June 2014 by DRUK, the industry association for digital radio in the UK, to set minimum standards for DAB products in performance […]
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie is looking to launch new national sports radio station a decade after he sold TalkSport. Sports Radio is one of a proposed lineup of services for the second wave of national commercial digital stations due to be licensed by media regulator Ofcom later this year. The station, which is part […]
Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, has announced the single biggest expansion of local digital radio coverage in the UK, which means that nearly eight million more people will receive their favourite local radio stations on DAB loud and clear. A programme of new local and national transmitters will also mean that […]