Over 320 Internet radio channels available immediately on iPhone, iPod
Touch
LAS VEGAS, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the RAIN Las Vegas Summit
(produced by "RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter"), FlyTunes Inc.
announced a partnership with AccuRadio.com -- the world's leading
independent, personalizable, multichannel Internet radio broadcaster --
that will bring all 320+ channels of AccuRadio to iPhones and iPod Touch
models.
Building on its patent-pending "Hurricane" streaming technology,
FlyTunes has created a complete AccuRadio mobile radio portal that provides
a mobile-friendly user interface, targeted ad delivery, and enhanced QoS
(Quality of Service) streaming.
AccuRadio, with nearly a half-million listeners per month, is among the
top Internet radio broadcasters in the world. AccuRadio's channels cover a
sweeping range of musical interests, including rock, pop, jazz, country,
classical music, and Broadway. AccuRadio founder and CEO Kurt Hanson is
also the publisher of the aforementioned "RAIN: Radio And Internet
Newsletter" (http://www.kurthanson.com), and, as such, is one of the most
prominent voices in the webcaster community.
"Already, according to numerous sources, there are over 50 million
Americans per month who listen to Internet radio," said Hanson. "Currently,
most of that listening occurs during the 9-to-5 'at-work' daypart. But that
'50 million' number is about to grow significantly, as Internet radio makes
the leap onto mobile devices and into automobiles. We're pleased that
AccuRadio is going to be at the forefront of that trend ... and we're
pleased to be working with FlyTunes to do that."
"The move to the mobile Internet has been a big question in the
broadcasting industry in the past few years," said FlyTunes CEO Sam Abadir.
"Today's announcement that AccuRadio is bringing over 320 stations to
millions of iPhone and iPod Touch owners proves that mobile Internet radio
is now ready for prime time -- and I expect terrestrial broadcasters to
follow this trend shortly."
The new service is available immediately. iPhone and iPod Touch users
can listen to all of AccuRadio's 320+ channels by visiting
http://www.accuradio.com.
About FlyTunes Inc.
FlyTunes Inc. (flytunes.fm) was founded in 2006 by a group of seasoned
PC industry veterans to create cutting edge media management technology for
mobile digital media players. In January 2008 the company announced its
revolutionary content network that delivers Internet radio content to
portable cell phones and media players. The FlyTunes network currently
includes over 450 channels of broadcast audio and video content.
About AccuRadio
AccuRadio (http://www.accuradio.com) is the world's leading
independent, personalizable, multichannel Internet radio property.
AccuRadio reaches almost a half-million unique listeners per month with its
320+ channels of rock, pop, jazz, classical, country, Broadway, Celtic, and
more. AccuRadio is unique among major Internet radio properties in that it
specifically targets the 25-to-54-year-old audience. AccuRadio is one of
only five webcasters in the world -- and the only commercial U.S.-based
webcaster -- nominated for the 2008 Webby Awards ("the Oscars of the
Internet") for Best Radio.
FlyTunes, Flytunes.fm are registered trademarks. All other trademarks
and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
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