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AccuJazz Internet Radio Launches New Channel: "Straight Ahead"

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2009

AccuJazz internet radio began its weekly roll-out of new creatively programmed jazz channels today with the release of “Straight Ahead," a customizable radio stream playing nothing but swinging jazz. The channel plays over 1600 songs from Dexter Gordon to Bill Charlap, and doesn't play any free jazz, fusion or ballads. Classic big band swing by Basie and Ellington plays alongside the soulful hard bop of Art Blakey, Clifford Brown and Gene Ammons. The play list also includes modern swingmasters like ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 9, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 The Blue Note 7 Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records (Blue Note) 360 357 +3 4 63 1 5 2 2 1 Benny Golson New Time, New ‘Tet (Concord) 288 289 -1 1 66 1 5 2 3 4 The Clayton Brothers Brother To Brother (Artist Share) 288 227 +61 2 57 2 5 4 11 — Ann Hampton Callaway At Last (Telarc) 202 141 ...

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Twisten.FM - They Tweet You Listen

Source: HypeBot
February 14, 2009

Grooveshark today launched Twisten.fm which lets users hear the music the world is tweeting about. The mashup crawls Twitter for all the songs being shared and then adds a play button to listen to the content directly from the Twitter dashboard. Because, like Grooveshark, Twisten does not host any music, it avoids all of the potentially crippling licencing issues that have slowed or stopped some online innovators.

Given its metoric growth along with the demographic and zealousness of Twitter users, ...

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Sirius XM: May File for Bankruptcy Tuesday

Source: PC Magazine
February 14, 2009

Sirius XM Radio said its XM Satellite has refinanced some of its outstanding debt, but acknowledged it may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as Tuesday. Sirius, the pay-radio provider under pressure to address some $1 billion in debt this year, on Friday said it exchanged $172.5 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due December 2009 for newly issued notes due in June 2011. The company said that it is in talks toward refinancing some of its other debt. ...

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Jason Fifield, Creator of the Philly Jazz Documentary Featured on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show

Source: JM Creative
February 13, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Jason Fifield, Creator of the Philly Jazz Documentary on The Jazz Life radio show. The complete interview was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, February 8th, 2009 during Jansen's exploration of Jazz in Philadelphia during the month of February. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The ...

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Online Music Radio Listening Jumps 36%

Source: HypeBot
February 12, 2009

Online music radio listening hours increased 37.6% to 6.67 billion in 2008, while in-stream audio sold  improved by 46.1% to $74 million during the year, according to AccuStream iMedia Research. AOL's Shoutcast platform remains the most utilized outlet for online music, capturing 52.5% of total time spent listening, followed by Clear Channel sites with 7.8%. Shoutcast cumulative music hours grew 47% in 2008 after a 47% rise in '07.

Advertising Still Illusive

Despite revenue pressure in the form of ...

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AccuJazz.com Internet Radio Launches New Web Site with 24 Jazz Channels

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2009

AccuJazz.com, the Chicago-based Internet jazz radio station, has just launched a new Web site featuring twenty-four jazz channels catering to widely-varying tastes.

Listeners can choose from specific genres focused on style, instrument, region, composer and decade. Current offerings include “Big Band," “Cutting Edge," “Regions: New Orleans," “Ellington," “50s," and AccuJazz.com's most popular channel, “Piano Jazz." Channels are further customizable, allowing listeners to “deselect" artists they do not want to hear, or to pause or skip songs.

AccuJazz.com has the largest ...

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Directv in Talks with Sirius XM

Source: Michael Ricci
February 12, 2009

The satellite radio firm is said to be on the brink of bankruptcy or yielding to EchoStar.

DirecTV Group Inc., the largest U.S. satellite-television provider, is in talks with Sirius XM Radio Inc. about a possible deal, according to people close to the situation.

An accord may help prevent Sirius XM from seeking bankruptcy protection or agreeing to a deal with satellite company EchoStar Corp. less than a year after Sirius Chief Executive Mel Karmazin completed the merger of the ...

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