Jelli

Jelli Expands User-Controlled Radio with Triton, Austereo

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2009 - 12:10pm.

San Mateo, Calif. - Jelli, the developer of a service that lets Web users control songs played on terrestrial radio stations, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a syndication deal with Triton, as well as a distribution deal with Australian broadcaster Austereo. San Mateo, Calif.-based Jelli recently began a trial of its service with CBS Bay Area radio station KITS LIVE 105. Jelli will now also be available to Triton's more than 4,500 U.S. radio affiliations -- both terrestrially and online -- and in Australia on Austereo stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The company added that it plans to release an iPhone application in early 2010.

Jelli Introduces "Crowdsourced" Internet, Terrestrial Radio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2009 - 12:16pm.

San Francisco - Jelli on Wednesday introduced a "crowdsourced" radio programming model, where Web users will help determine what songs are played both online, and over the air on a traditional radio station. Users can rate what songs are playing, determine what the next song will be "seconds before its plays," and "even vote to pull a song off-the-air, instantly." The company partnered with CBS Radio-owned (NYSE: CBS) Live 105 in San Francisco to launch the "Jelli" show, which debuts on Sunday, June 28 during the stations 10:00 P.M. - 12:00 Midnight programming block.