Monday, January 08, 2007

Clear Channel And Microsoft Team Up For HD Radio

Clear Channel Makes Digital Deal With Microsoft
January 8, 2007, www.fmqb.com

Clear Channel Radio and Microsoft announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that the two companies have signed an agreement to build a nationwide data delivery service that will incorporate HD Radio technology. The service will be used to provide localized and personalized content to HD Radio receivers, under the name MSN Direct HD. Microsoft has an already-existing MSN Direct service, which transmits traffic, weather, sports scores, movie times and more to various devices.
The companies will begin offering opportunities for consumer electronics companies and car manufacturers to include MSN Direct content in HD Radio devices beginning in 2008...read more: here