Tag: radioplayer
Radioplayer goes abroad with Norway deal
UBC Media has made a number of trading updates today including a deal to licence the Radioplayer software internationally for the first time.
Radiodays: Playing with Radioplayer blog
BLOG: A session on radio players, was, as you would expect, very interactive – with plenty of questions from the floor. The group discussed the UK’s Radioplayer, SBS’s Radio Play and Germany’s rad.io / radio.de.
RadioCentre: Radio websites during snow
Whilst much of the country was brought to a stand-still this week as heavy snowfall caused widespread disruption across Britain, commercial radio came into its own.
Radioplayer cancels non-Ofcom offerings
Radioplayer has had to cancel the opportunity for 30 additional non-Ofcom licensed stations to appear on the platform due to lack of innovative entries.
Radioplayer makes Hybrid Radio prototype
A new type of radio was unveiled at The Radio Festival by Radioplayer – a single radio unit which brings together all radio platforms.
Industry heads to Salford for #radfest12
The full programme for this year’s Radio Festival has been announced by the Radio Academy, and there’ll be reliable wifi at the event for the first time.
Radioplayer goes mobile with iPhone App
The industry’s online radio console, Radioplayer has launched a free app on the iOS platform for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.
Radioplayer opens up for all stations
Radioplayer is to open up its service to non-Ofcom licensed stations, but initially only 30 slots are being offered.
Any stations interested in joining – for a fee – can fill out an application for review.
UBC to represent Radioplayer worldwide
UBC Media Group has partnered with Imagination Technologies to handle the global licencing and sales of Radioplayer.
Unique Interactive, UBC’s software division, is already responsible for the software that manages both station listings and search functionality.
Radioplayer smartphone app out in summer
Radioplayer, which brings together online radio listening in the UK, says its first smartphone app will be out on iOS and Android platforms within months.
The news came as the company – a partnership between the BBC and commercial radio – announced it hit 7 million unique monthly users during February.
Parliament to host radio internet event
Ed Vaizey – the Minster for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries – is teaming up with Absolute Radio to host an event at the Houses of Parliament on how the internet is transforming radio.
The invite-only breakfast session in January will also feature speakers including the BBC’s Director of Audio and Music, Tim Davie and Absolute Radio presenter Dave Gorman.
Radioplayer adds two extra desktop apps
Radioplayer has added two extra ways to listen – a PC/Mac based desktop widget and a Chrome browser extension.
The developments come as the online player celebrates 300 stations now signed up to to subscription-based service.
Radioplayer helps Absolute Radio online
Over 40% of listeners to Absolute Radio on Radioplayer came directly after listening to BBC stations during the month of August, the station has revealed.
And another 25% come from radio stations owned by Global Radio, including Heart, Capital and Classic FM.
Radioplayer gets 6.7m users in August
The UK’s online radio listening platform is celebrating six months since launching with the announcement that it received 6.7 million unique users during the month of August.
Michael Hill, Managing Director of the company set up to deliver the project for the industry, announced at the nextrad.io event in London this morning that there are also now 282 stations live on the player.
Radioplayer now available on Facebook
The industry-wide UK Radioplayer has launched a Facebook app to allow listeners to online radio to better share what they’re listening to and chat about the content.
Radioplayer has more than 250 stations onboard and this step is part of plans to add online listening to other platforms including mobiles and web-connected TVs.
First community station joins Radioplayer
Manchester’s Gaydio has become the first community radio station to launch on Radioplayer.
The station has joined with support from G Media, and now mixes with hundreds of commercial and BBC radio stations around the country who use the newly launched console.
Radioplayer takes 5.7 million users
Listening figures for Radioplayer, the online listening partnership between the BBC and commercial radio, show 5.7 million unique users have used the service over the last four weeks.
Between them, they have launched 22.5 million listening sessions, as UK Radioplayer Managing Director Michael Hill encourages more stations to join in.
