Clear Channel Radio's Online Unit Teams Up With Reuters to Power News On Demand.Reuters to Deliver News Video and Text Feeds to Clear Channel Radio's Entire Network of Radio Station Web Sites NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CCU CCU abbr. 1. coronary care unit 2. critical care unit CCU critical care unit. CCU Critical care unit, see there ): Clear Channel Radio's Online unit announced today that it will add news and video content from Reuters to its News on Demand service. The addition of Reuters, one of the largest global news and information providers in the world, will give Clear Channel Radio's online audience of over eight million unique monthly visitors(*) the most comprehensive news product on the Web. Clear Channel Radio's News on Demand product combines on-demand video and text feeds from Reuters with Clear Channel Radio's existing round-the-clock coverage of breaking news, business/financial stories, entertainment news, human interest features and more. The product also allows Clear Channel Radio stations to upload their own local news to their sites, giving audiences the benefit of receiving both local and national news coverage from station sites on demand. "Our listeners can now stay connected with their favorite stations to get the news they want online and on-demand," said Evan Harrison, Executive Vice President of Clear Channel Radio and head of the company's Online unit. "Reuters, a leader in newsgathering news·gath·er·ing adj. Of, relating to, or involving the research and reportage of news: a worldwide newsgathering operation. news , will absolutely enable us to deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. our relationship with our listeners." "Reuters looks forward to working with Clear Channel as we continue our strategy of innovating the way we deliver news to new audiences," said Walker Jacobs, Vice President of Media Sales at Reuters. "Clear Channel listeners will have fast access to Reuters news, keeping them smart and informed." News on Demand launches today on all Clear Channel Radio station Web sites. (*)According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ComScore/Media-Metrix About Clear Channel Radio Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on AM/FM AM/FM Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation AM/FM Auto-Mapping/Facilities Management stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods, through Motorola's iRadio cell-phone service, and via mobile-navigation devices from Cobra, Garmin, Kenwood and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com. About Clear Channel Radio's Online Music & Radio Unit A division of Clear Channel Radio, this unit is focused on bringing terrestrial radio listeners online to the Web sites of the company's network of over 1,100 radio stations. Nearly eight million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month choose Clear Channel Radio's online and on-demand music programming, which now includes videos of signature in-studio performances as well as live concerts, exclusive access to new releases and a full podcast (iPOD broadCAST) An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. The "pod" in podcast was coined from "iPod," the predominant portable, digital music player, and although podcasts are roster of top-rated radio segments. More than 650 Clear Channel Radio station Web sites, including all of the company's stations in the top 25 markets, stream terrestrial broadcasts online. About Reuters Reuters is the world's largest international news and financial information source, reaching over 1 billion people a day. Known for its speed, accuracy and independence, Reuters content powers newsrooms and financial markets around the world. Reuters distributes its text, data, pictures and video to professionals and direct to consumers via online and digital services. Founded in 1851, Reuters Group has 16,800 employees in 89 countries and had annual revenues of [pounds sterling]2.4 billion/$4.4 billion in 2005. For more information and the latest news, visit www.reuters.com. |
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