Re: Nail in streaming's coffin

[Chris Adams <chris@crystalair.com>]

A company called RCS Works (http://www.rcsworks.com) offers technology for
radio stations to allow them to split their signal, sending part of it to
the transmitter for broadcast, and part to the internet. Their software
allows the signal sent to the internet to be interrupted, replacing
broadcast advertising with internet-specific ads.

There may be other companies that do the same thing, but these guys are the
only one I'm familiar with.

Chris

At 01:38 AM 4/12/01 -0400, A. Joseph Ross wrote:
>On 11 Apr 2001,  Howard Glazer wrote:
>
>> >From the WDRC-FM e-mail newsletter:
>> 
>> If you enjoy listening to DRC-FM online, you should be aware that due to
>> the American Federation of Television and Radio Artist's streaming fee
>> demands for commercials using union talent, Buckley Broadcasting has
>> chosen to suspend all Internet streams until further notice. We
>> apologize for any inconvenience that this causes. For more information:
>> http://209.57.80.48/aftra.htm
> 
>I suspect that after awhile, deals will be made with AFTRA and streaming 
>will resume.  This reminds me somehow of that shut-down of ABC programs 
>from cable systems awhile back.  Or the ban on live music on television, 
>instituted in the late 1940s by Petrillo, the head of the Musicians' 
>Union.
>
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