AudioBasket Adds NPR to Its Network of Premium Audio News Content Providers.News/Entertainment and Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 AudioBasket, a premier provider of customized audio news and information on demand, today announced that National Public Radio(R) (NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. (R)) will provide its award-winning programming to AudioBasket. Using the AudioBasket service, listeners can integrate content from signature NPR programs such as All Things Considered All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets. (R), Morning Edition(R) with Bob Edwards For the article on Canadian newspaperman Bob Edwards, see Robert Chambers Edwards. Robert Alan Edwards (born May 16, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an award-winning American public radio broadcaster. and Talk of the Nation(R) into customized audio news feeds. "Through AudioBasket, we can offer listeners an innovative way to hear NPR programs," said MJ Bear, vice president for NPR Online(sm). "Listeners will be able to integrate NPR content into customized, online audio streams for playback when it's convenient to them." "NPR reaches millions of dedicated listeners who now have the option of hearing select NPR programming at anytime through the AudioBasket service," said Thierry d'Allant, chief partnerships officer, AudioBasket. "With NPR providing us their high quality programming, the value of our service and the market reach of our partners expands dramatically." In addition to the weekday newsmagazines, NPR will provide AudioBasket with content from the NPR(R) Newscast newscast Radio or television broadcast of news events. News gathering and broadcasting by the radio networks began in the mid-1930s and increased significantly during World War II. The television newscast began in 1948 with 15-minute programs that resembled movie newsreels. Service, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me(R)!, Weekend Edition(R), Weekly Edition: The Best of NPR News(R), and Weekend All Things Considered(R). NPR is among a lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of national and international news organizations, publishers, broadcasters, business and educational information providers that have partner agreements with AudioBasket. About NPR Renowned for its journalistic jour·nal·is·tic adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of journalism or journalists. jour  nal·is excellence and standard-setting news, information and cultural programming, NPR serves a growing audience of nearly 15 million Americans each week via more than 644 public radio stations. NPR Online(sm) at www.npr.org brings hourly newscasts, news features, commentaries and live events to Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/fInternet user Internet n → internaute m/f through original online reports, audio streaming See streaming audio. and other multimedia elements. NPR also distributes programming to listeners in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa via NPR Worldwide(sm), to military installations overseas via American Forces Network, and throughout Japan via cable. About AudioBasket, Inc. San Francisco-based AudioBasket has developed an exclusive technology that allows keyword personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. of audio news and information on the Web and beyond. With the AudioBasket service, listeners can create their own audio news feed from trusted news sources around the globe, and access it wherever the AudioBasket platform is available. Through its proprietary technology, strategic partnerships with leading media organizations and exclusive audio content, AudioBasket gives listeners the tools to stay informed on the topics that matter most to them. For company information, visit the Web site at www.audiobasket.com or call 415/865-9014. Editors please contact Anne-miek Hamelinck at Antenna Group at 415/977-1923 or annemiek@antennapr.com. |
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