Metropolis Magazine Launches Japan Podcast.Tokyo, Japan, Apr 26, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Crisscross KK, publisher of Metropolis, Japan's leading English weekly entertainment and events magazine, has launched a new Podcast (downloadable audio program) to serve as companion to the print edition. The official launch party was held April 25 at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan in Yurakucho. Podcasts have increased in popularity as sales of portable MP3 music players like Apple's iPod have skyrocketed. Anyone with a connection to the Internet can download audio programs, such as the Metropolis Podcast, from the web directly to their music players, and then listen to the show while away from a computer. Most Podcasts run between fifteen minutes and half an hour, designed with the commuter in mind. It is estimated (by Arbitron) that some 11% of all Americans have listened to audio Podcasts. That translates into approximately 27 million Americans that have tried Podcasts. More than half of listeners are under 35. The Metropolis Podcast is a 30 minute program available each Thursday evening from the Metropolis website (www.metropolis.co.jp/podcast) or from Apple Computer's popular iTunes software (www.apple.com/itunes). The Podcast includes an audio version of the magazine's weekly contents, including event listings, celebrity interviews, restaurant and bar news, and information on what's happening in Tokyo and Japan. The Podcast is produced by "Kamisami Kong", a highly-experienced radio DJ who has been based in Japan for over ten years. Production facilities are supplied by Orbitune KK. Kong says that he expects Metropolis "PodClassifieds" an audio version of Metropolis' famous classifieds and personals to be a big hit with listeners. Mark Devlin Mark Devlin was an Irish soccer player during the 1990s. Devlin was a midfielder or forward who represented Athlone Town, Longford Town,Bohemian F.C. and Galway United (loan) amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Crisscross KK, says, "The Metropolis Podcast is a great way for busy people to get a fun slice of what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in Tokyo this week." Devlin notes that the Podcast is useful for both Japan residents who find it difficult to find the magazine and tourists who can listen to the Podcasts before coming to Japan. The Podcast is sponsored by American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the . Theo Panagiotoulias, Managing Director (Japan) says, "American Airlines is proud to support the Metropolis Podcast. We feel this is a great opportunity to connect with the community of people who love Japan all over the world." Within hours of the first show's test release on April 13, the Podcast was being downloaded by listeners from Tokyo, around Japan and overseas. It expected that the Podcast will be downloaded by more than 10,000 listeners each week. About American Airlines American Airlines (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ) is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and AmericanConnection(R) serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines offers seven daily flights from Japan to the US and Americas. Five US gateways include Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. CA, Dallas Fort Worth, Chicago and 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 with convenient connections from there to 250 cities worldwide. AA offers triple 7 aircrafts on all transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic adj. 1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. flights. About Crisscross KK Crisscross KK, established in 1994 by Mark & Mary Devlin, is the publisher of Metropolis magazine and Crisscross News Japan (formerly Japan Today). With 30,000 copies of the 64-page magazine distributed every week, Metropolis remains Japan's leading English-language source of news, entertainment listings and classifieds. Crisscross News Japan is the world's largest news and information site about Japan in English with over 14 million page views each month. For more information, please visit www.crisscross.com. Source: Crisscross KK Contact: Mark Devlin, CEO, Crisscross K.K. +81-3-3423-6932 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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