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A possible competitor to DAB or the US's "HD" Radio. Follow the link for more details. . .< 1:38:50 PM  >Will Sirius and XM pull out of Canada before they even start? According to a Reuters' article, complex government rules may slow the launch of satellite radio sales in Canada by the two biggest U.S.-based services. But the rules won't stop XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.(XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) from attracting Canadian subscribers as they are already cashing in on demand from a "gray market" of Canadian listeners who receive the U.S.-based signal. "We think it is a 50-50 percent bet whether Sirius and XM will decide to enter Canada," said analyst Laura Martin of Media Metrics. "Their alternative is to allow the gray market in Canada to continue to grow, whereby (they) receive all the revenue for no incremental costs." Canadian regulators on Thursday approved applications by companies affiliated with XM, the largest U.S. satellite radio company, and Sirius to launch digital, subscription-based radio in Canada. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission said at least 10 percent of the channels offered must be produced in Canada, 85 percent of the music and programming on those channels must be Canadian, and at least 25 percent of the Canadian channels must be French-language. "The litany of license conditions were stricter than anticipated, leaving both XM's and Sirius' partnerships uncertain as to whether they will move forward as planned," said analyst Alden Mahabir of Vintage Research, in a note to clients. (More at the Future of Radio blog) [Via I Love Radio .org] . .< 1:30:24 PM >Frist Center Podcast is a First The Frist Center for the Visual Arts has begun podcasting and is among the first, if not THE first, major visual arts institutions to utilize this new medium. A real breakthrough in the art world, the Frist’s initial podcasts feature a discussion of one of their new exhibitions, and other podcasts include visits with budding artists and an architectural overview of the Frist Center. Expect to see other fine arts podcasts from the Frist such as gallery lectures, sightseeing tours of exhibitions and "audio eavesdropping" of their summer camps for kids. It's refreshing to see members of the fine arts community embracing this new format, and we hope this is a sign of great things to come. The Frist Center’s podcasts are available on their website as well as listed on GalleryCast.com, a voter-driven guide for museum and gallery podcasts founded by Mary Mancini, Tim Moses and Bill Butler (who helped with the podcast project). [Via Droxy (Digital Radio)] . .< 1:30:14 PM >Frist Center Podcast is a First The Frist Center for the Visual Arts has begun podcasting and is among the first, if not THE first, major visual arts institutions to utilize this new medium. A real breakthrough in the art world, the Frist’s initial podcasts feature a discussion of one of their new exhibitions, and other podcasts include visits with budding artists and an architectural overview of the Frist Center. Expect to see other fine arts podcasts from the Frist such as gallery lectures, sightseeing tours of exhibitions and "audio eavesdropping" of their summer camps for kids. It's refreshing to see members of the fine arts community embracing this new format, and we hope this is a sign of great things to come. The Frist Center’s podcasts are available on their website as well as listed on GalleryCast.com, a voter-driven guide for museum and gallery podcasts founded by Mary Mancini, Tim Moses and Bill Butler (who helped with the podcast project). [Via Droxy (Digital Radio)] . .< 1:28:17 PM >Radio on your cellphone going to be big business There's a crew of 300 people secretly testing Motorola's upcoming iRadio service in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. areas. iRadio is expected to launch this year, and with other cell services on board this is likely to become a very hot marketplace. Even mobile video may be pushed aside for cell radio (Nokia discovered that mobile video consumers are using the service as a radio anyway). [Via Droxy (Digital Radio)] . .< 1:25:43 PM >Use DittyBot and Skype to access your iTunes collection from any cellphone DittyBot is an Apple Automator Workflow mixed with some Applescript.
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