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Motorola Delays iRadio Release Over Wireless Carriers' Objections

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2007 - 5:48pm.

New York - Motorola has indefinitely delayed the release of its iRadio service, which had been in beta testing for over a year and was touted as the company's mobile radio solution, Billboard.biz reported.

tags: Mobile | Mobile Music | Radio | Music | Motorola | iRadio | Cellphones |

Motorola Adds Public Radio Programming to iRadio Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2006 - 3:37pm.
Los Angeles - Motorola announced that it has added a number of public radio programs to its iRadio service for mobile phones. New programs from iRadio's 600-channel offering -- currently in consumer trials in several U.S. cities -- include NPR's podcasts of "Story of the Day" and "All Songs Considered," American Public Media's "Marketplace" and Public Radio International's "The World."
tags: Radio | Audio | Motorola | Talk Radio | iRadio | Public Radio |

Motorola to Preview Unreleased J/Arista Albums on iRadio Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2006 - 1:31pm.
New York - Motorola announced on Monday that it has partnered with Sony BMG's J/Arista Records to offer previews of upcoming albums through Motorola's iRadio digital music service. The iRadio service offers over 600 channels of music and talk that can be accessed on mobile phones, the PC and car stereos. The first offering under the partnership is a sneak preview of Monica's album "The Makings of Me," available today in advance of its commercial release on Tuesday.
tags: Mobile | Mobile Music | Radio | Audio | Music | Catalogs | Motorola | Sony BMG | iRadio | J/Arista Records |

Motorola Adds Taldia's Spoken News Reports to iRadio Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 14, 2006 - 2:11pm.
Tempe, Ariz. - Motorola announced on Monday that it has partnered with Taldia, a provider of text-to-audio news conversion services, to offer subscribers to its Motorola iRadio service with daily audio news reports from local, national and international news outlets.
tags: Radio | Audio | Motorola | iRadio | News | Taldia |

Motorola’s New iRadio Service Is Up Against Tough Competition

Authored by Jay Baage on August 8, 2006 - 6:34pm.
Motorola is going to launch its new 700 channel iRadio service with some still undisclosed U.S. wireless carriers this fall. The company hopes that providing a complete offering for music on cell phones, multimedia cell phones will gradually take over from the iPod as everyone’s favorite gadget in time for Christmas.
tags: Mobile | Mobile Music | Downloads | Music | Commerce | Motorola | iRadio | PMP |

CBS Radio Picks Vibes Media for Mobile Marketing Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2006 - 1:12pm.
Chicago - CBS Radio announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with mobile marketing firm Vibes Media to launch its text-message and mobile content marketing programs at 25 CBS Radio stations in New York, Los Angeles and 16 other U.S. markets.
tags: Mobile | Marketing | Radio | Text Messaging | CBS Radio | Mobile Marketing | iRadio | Vibes Media |

Motorola Adds Content From Sony BMG, MediaBay, AccuWeather.com to iRadio

Authored by dmw on April 5, 2006 - 1:03pm.
Las Vegas - Cell phone maker Motorola announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the catalog of major record label Sony BMG for inclusion on its Motorola iRadio service, which delivers commercial-free radio channels to cell phones, and via Bluetooth to PCs and car stereos. Motorola iRadio will also offer exclusive artist and genre channels from Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Separately, Motorola said it will add audiobook and classic radio content, as well as local weather forecasts to iRadio, through
tags: Deals | Mobile Deals | Radio | Radio Deals | Motorola | Sony BMG | MediaBay | AccuWeather | iRadio |

Motorola Introduces iRadio Cell Phone Music Subscription Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 3, 2006 - 8:14am.
Las Vegas - Motorola on Tuesday introduced its mobile phone-based iRadio subscription music service. The service will initially offer 435 commercial-free radio channels for about $7 a month when it debuts later this year. Using Bluetooth wireless technology, Motorola will enable iRadio subscribers to transfer radio channels downloaded on a computer to their cell phone, as well as to a car stereo or home stereo system. The iRadio service will also bookmark songs, and provide links to artist, album and song information, and sites to purchase paid downloads, CDs and concert tickets via the Web, or through a wireless carrier's over-the-air mobile song download service. Users will also be able to upload their own music collections to iRadio-compatible phones, the first of which will be Motorola's forthcoming Rokr E3 handset. The company did not announce any partnerships with wireless carriers who plan to offer iRadio.
tags: Music | Motorola | iRadio | Cell Phone |

Country Artists to Launch Stations on Motorola iRadio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2005 - 9:11am.
Schaumburg, Ill. - Motorola said on Wednesday that Universal Music Group country music artists including Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood, Shania Twain and Vince Gill plan to launch individual channels on its forthcoming Motorola iRadio service. Slated to launch in the first quarter of 2006, the iRadio service will provide hundreds of pre-programmed, commercial-free radio stations streamed to cell phones. Listeners will also be able to purchase albums and concert tickets via their cell phones.
tags: Motorola | iRadio | Country Artists | Stations |