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Report: Web Radio Music Listening Up 37.6% in 2008

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 10, 2009 - 12:22pm.

Marina, Calif. - Listening to Web radio music stations increased by 37.6% in 2008, to 6.67 billion hours, and in-stream audio sold against ad-supported cumulative listening hours was up 46% to $74 million, according to a report from AccuStream iMedia Research.

AOL to Launch Shoutcast Upgrade Next Week

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 5, 2008 - 10:10am.

Los Angeles - AOL will re-launch its Shoutcast network of online radio stations next week, adding features including increased monetization, a Facebook application, and widgets that allow embedding on other social sites like Bebo, Hypebot reported. The update is part of a plan to expand tools for third-party developers on Shoutcast, which claims 500,000 daily listeners.

tags: Social Networking | Music | AOL | Shoutcast |

Report: Web Music Radio Listening Up 26% in 2007

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2008 - 10:14am.

Salinas, Calif. - Web-based music radio services generated 4.85 billion total listening hours in 2007, a 26% increase over 2006, according to a report from AccuStream iMedia Research.