The Real Stuttering John
27th June 2002, 14:39
Last few days folks to hear some of the USA's best stations online
Yahoo Radio, which has streamed terrestrial radio stations along with Internet-only stations, has decided to discontinue streaming on-air stations. The streams will be gone within the week, the company says, and about 30 jobs will be cut in the company’s latest cost-cutting measure.
Yahoo has had mixed results in incorporating broadcast services into its media offerings since it made Web broadcasting a major part of its strategy in 1999 when it purchased Broadcast.com Inc for $5.7 billion in stock.
The Yahoo! Radio service had rebroadcast terrestrial radio stations from around the country. The company will discontinue that and instead focus on its LAUNCHcast service, which makes original music broadcasts designed for the web.
Yahoo will continue to offer some other broadcast services, including a Webcasting business for corporations.
This is just the tip of the iceberg after the CARP ruling in the US (forcing stations to pay .007cent per song played per listener to the labels!!!!!) has begun forcing most terrestial stations to stop streaming and has forced hundreds of internet only stations to close shop altoghether or move "offshore" as nobody can afford it . Will it happen here soon? You bet ya, as the record industry focuses on Europe and lobbies the EU next
So, for the last time listen to some of the USA's best stations at the below link:
http://radio.broadcast.com/
Yahoo Radio, which has streamed terrestrial radio stations along with Internet-only stations, has decided to discontinue streaming on-air stations. The streams will be gone within the week, the company says, and about 30 jobs will be cut in the company’s latest cost-cutting measure.
Yahoo has had mixed results in incorporating broadcast services into its media offerings since it made Web broadcasting a major part of its strategy in 1999 when it purchased Broadcast.com Inc for $5.7 billion in stock.
The Yahoo! Radio service had rebroadcast terrestrial radio stations from around the country. The company will discontinue that and instead focus on its LAUNCHcast service, which makes original music broadcasts designed for the web.
Yahoo will continue to offer some other broadcast services, including a Webcasting business for corporations.
This is just the tip of the iceberg after the CARP ruling in the US (forcing stations to pay .007cent per song played per listener to the labels!!!!!) has begun forcing most terrestial stations to stop streaming and has forced hundreds of internet only stations to close shop altoghether or move "offshore" as nobody can afford it . Will it happen here soon? You bet ya, as the record industry focuses on Europe and lobbies the EU next
So, for the last time listen to some of the USA's best stations at the below link:
http://radio.broadcast.com/