XFM to launch personalised internet radio station

GCap Media -owned indie music station XFM is preparing to launch an interactive online radio player which will allow listeners to build personalised playlists from its music library.

Mi-Xfm, as it is called, will feature four different music genres; Chill, Loud, X-list and Hits; and will be sponsored by Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

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Posted 12 December 2006 11:53am by Richard Maven with 0 comments

Downloads to lift music industry, says Verdict

A new report from  Verdict Research predicts that the download market will grow from £112m to almost £500m by 2011.

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Posted 30 November 2006 16:17pm by Graham Charlton with 1 comment

Musicovery - a new web radio station

Musicovery is a new web radio application which allows you to visually customise the genre and style of music you want to listen to, before streaming it through your browser.

Musicovery launches

Users of the visual search engine MusicPlasma will recognise the design of the site. Essentially, this is MusicPlasma with the added benefit of streaming radio. Founders Frederic Vavrille and Vincent Castaignet are responsible for both sites. 

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Posted 21 November 2006 18:30pm by Graham Charlton with 0 comments