Edward Kirk
September 9th, 2007, 01:04 PM
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Have you ever been driving down the street listening to a really great song, and wished you had some way of remembering it so you could go buy it on iTunes at a later time? Well, iBiquity Digital Corp, developer of high-definition radio technology is creating something to make your life a little more musical. iBiquity Digital Corp, along with other radio companies, announced on Friday a new, free service called "iTunes Tagging" that is intended to do just that.<!--break-->
"iTunes tagging takes music discovery on the radio to the next level," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod Product Marketing, in a statement.
iBiquity said that numerous broadcasters, including radio market leader Clear Channel Communications Inc, were quick to organize together for the initial launch, which will span across hundreds of stations.
The tagging button will be available on HD radios made by Harman International Industries Inc's JBL unit and Polk Audio, recently purchased by Directed Electronics Inc..
U.S. radio operators are working to help promote the new HD radio, which is intended to deliver CD quality sound and multiple program formats, in an effort to compete with the ever-increasing digital music options. The industry will set aside $250 million on marketing via the HD Digital Radio Alliance.
[via <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN0711819620070907" target="_blank">Reuters</a>]
Have you ever been driving down the street listening to a really great song, and wished you had some way of remembering it so you could go buy it on iTunes at a later time? Well, iBiquity Digital Corp, developer of high-definition radio technology is creating something to make your life a little more musical. iBiquity Digital Corp, along with other radio companies, announced on Friday a new, free service called "iTunes Tagging" that is intended to do just that.<!--break-->
"iTunes tagging takes music discovery on the radio to the next level," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod Product Marketing, in a statement.
iBiquity said that numerous broadcasters, including radio market leader Clear Channel Communications Inc, were quick to organize together for the initial launch, which will span across hundreds of stations.
The tagging button will be available on HD radios made by Harman International Industries Inc's JBL unit and Polk Audio, recently purchased by Directed Electronics Inc..
U.S. radio operators are working to help promote the new HD radio, which is intended to deliver CD quality sound and multiple program formats, in an effort to compete with the ever-increasing digital music options. The industry will set aside $250 million on marketing via the HD Digital Radio Alliance.
[via <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN0711819620070907" target="_blank">Reuters</a>]