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By Steve, March 8, 2009 11:43 am

Jango, a music streaming service which claims 6 million monthly listeners, is selling paid placement to labels and artists through a program it launched last week called Jango Airplay. For as little as $30, a band can buy 1,000 plays on Jango. Each song has links to buy the song at Amazon or iTunes.

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By Steve, March 7, 2009 11:01 am

From ComputerWorld:

The majority of radio listeners still do it the old fashioned way: They turn on the radio in the car, for example, and just listen to whatever is playing locally. But over time, more people will discover and use cell-phone-streamed radio. And the cars themselves will grow that capability.

All of this raises a serious question: When Joe in Nashville is listening to New York City’s Z100, when Carla in New York is listening to Miami’s MEGA 94.9, and when Paul in Miami is listening to Nashville’s Big 98 WSIX, what does the “local” in “local radio” mean?

… It’s time the so-called local media opened its eyes to the new reality: Nothing is local anymore. And it’s a huge opportunity. The new mantra should be: Cover local events exclusively, but for a global audience.

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