[cma-l] BBC RadioPlayer launch announced - and HD Radio too!

[Office - ccr-fm]

Guys

 

I don't really understand it to be honest ......... Canstream for me !?
doesn't that suffice ?        or have I missed something ?               I
don't want to be sat anywhere near commercial radio thank you very much
..... I've got a belly-full already sat next to 102.6 Signal, 103 Key and
Ram 102.8 on the same bloody frequency !

 

I want moving away from em' not closer to.

 

Regards

 

Nick

 

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Sent: 21 October 2010 15:47
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] BBC RadioPlayer launch announced - and HD Radio too!

 

Some more information from Folder Media that may be of interest. (NB I'm not
endorsing this, just passing it on!)

 


Folder and Aim Launch Free RadioPlayer Service


Today we've announced a new relationship with All in Media and are offering
a new free service to UK Radio stations. 

The BBC and RadioCentre have been working together to create a single online
radio player for all participating radio stations. The idea is that stations
players' will share a similar look and feel, have common functionality and
allow users to switch between stations through presets or a comprehensive
search engine.

Today at the Radio Festival in Manchester, the Managing Director of
RadioPlayer demoed the new system to delegates - you can see it below. The
aim is to provide a player that encourages online listening, makes it easier
for listeners and creates a great online radio experience. The
infrastructure for the system is now in place and some big radio stations
have committed to ensuring when people press 'Listen Live' it will better
reflect their brand and be a great listen. 

The first key partners - Global Radio, BBC and GMG - working with the
RadioPlayer team have created a way to collect data from radio stations -
station, now playing and schedule information - as well as designing
interesting web-style content for the player window.

At Folder, we think RadioPlayer's going to be a game-changer and it's going
to be driven by the user. The online radio experience for most stations is
quite poor, it's confusing and everyone does something different. The
current on-line listening share is surprisingly small - there's no reason
why it shouldn't be higher. 

However, what the big radio groups have been doing is sorting out their now
playing data, making sure the schedule is up to date and integrating
on-demand and listen-again. The stations that do well in RadioPlayer are the
ones that look good and have good searchable data. 

RadioPlayer's potential for smaller stations is huge. Search and presets
will allow smaller stations to be findable and returned to more often.
However to do this small stations need the tools to punch above their weight
and deliver on the promise.

Today, Folder Media and All in Media are announcing that we're going to
provide some free tools to update stations metadata. We'll hook up your
playout system, give you access to update your schedule through the web and
provide a player window that's attractive -and we'll do it for free.

It will give any station that's able to be part of RadioPlayer the ability
to compete with the big boys. Once you get going and we start seeing how
listeners are using it, we can then also help you to enhance the service and
generate revenue for you station.

To register your interest, email  <mailto:radioplayer at foldermedia.co.uk>
radioplayer at foldermedia.co.uk and we'll be in touch. And anyway, what have
you got to lose - it's a free offer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXp3-QEMuc
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXp3-QEMuc&feature=player_embedded>
&feature=player_embedded

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