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ESPN 980 Announces Its Mobile App to Expand Fan Connectivity

Red Zebra Broadcasting, which owns and operates WTEM/ESPN 980 “The Home of The Redskins,” in partnership with AudioNow Digital, today launched a mobile app that will allow fans play-by-play game coverage, and live and on-demand sports talk shows, from the city’s top sports broadcaster.

 

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As the 2015 NFL regular season gets underway September 10th, and as the Redskins emerge from pre-season with solid wins and a new designation of Kirk Cousins as the team’s quarterback, the app will allow D.C. sports fans the chance to get closer to breaking sports news as it happens.

ESPN 980 is available on Apple and Android platforms, and features every Redskins game live, in addition to favorite daily programs from Tony Kornheiser, Chris Cooley, Kevin Sheehan, Brian Mitchell, Steve Czaban and more. Fans who missed the live program can go back and listen to their favorite on-demand shows and hear breaking interviews with top guests, with the option to download these podcasts over Wi-Fi where available.

The app‘s additional features include: “Radio Reporter,” enabling fans to send in photos, text, and audio on game day; listener -controlled bandwidth management; social share functionality among listeners; and push notifications from the station.

“The ESPN 980 App is another excellent way for us to connect with our audience,” says Dan Zampillo, Director of Programming. “We are thrilled to have this partnership with Audio Now, which allows us to bring listeners closer to the best sports radio in DC.”

“Washington’s sports fans are among the most passionate, informed, and vocal, in the country,” says Rebecca Walker, Director of Digital Partnerships at AudioNow. “This app enables them to stay in much closer touch with their favorite station, giving opinions, and receiving updates, when they’re away from traditional radio or even outside of D.C.”

About ESPN 980

Red Zebra Broadcasting operates ESPN 980. ESPN 980 is the flagship radio station for Washington Redskins play-by-play and is available on 92.7 FM and 94.3 FM. You can also hear the station with the new ESPN 980 App available now at the Apple Store and Google Play

About AudioNow®

AudioNow® , based in Washington, DC, is the leading call-to-listen platform in the world. With broadcast partners on every continent, AudioNow® extends the reach of radio by connecting mobile listeners to their favorite radio stations through innovative mobile technology utilizing voice and data. The AudioNow® platform uses proprietary “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that serves all mobile platforms. AudioNow® has more than 2,900 broadcast partners, including global leaders such as the United Nations, BBC, RFI, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Entravision, C-SPAN and IMG College. In 2014, there were in excess of 100 million unique sessions into the AudioNow platform, enabling these broadcasters to extend their reach with content in 96 different languages, and across 130 different nationalities and ethnic groups. AudioNow® delivered an incremental 2.5 billion listening minutes to its broadcast partners last year.

 

Deutsche Welle and AudioNow Announce First Amharic App to Expand Global Connectivity

Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, in partnership with AudioNow®, today launched an audio-only app that will allow users to listen to DW’s Amharic programming anywhere over data globally, in addition to cellular voice connections where available.

 

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DW Amharic, which is available on Apple and Android platforms, will provide both live and on-demand programming so that audiences around the globe can download programs over WiFi and listen to DW content when it is most convenient.

The app‘s additional features provide an immersive experience that expands audience participation and communication: listener-controlled bandwidth management; push notifications from the station; social share functionality among listeners; and, in a future release, flash polling.

“We are very excited about this latest initiative, undertaken jointly with AudioNow®, to make our programs even more accessible to listeners around the globe. The US market in particular is very important for us as the Ethiopian diaspora there is very vocal and influential” says DW Amharic’s program manager Ludger Schadomsky.

“This app caters to both diaspora and local audiences, by offering audiences options in how they choose to listen to breaking news, feature stories and other programs they depend on from Deutsche Welle,” says Alexandra Moe, Director of Strategic Partnerships at AudioNow®. “We’re excited to expand DW Amharic news closer to home, and give the diaspora more ways to engage with the station.”

ABOUT Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international broadcaster and a trusted source for reliable, unbiased news and information. DW delivers the latest insights and analysis of the issues that are moving the world with regional television lineups and radio and online content available in 30 different languages. For more information, please contact amharic@dw.com

About AudioNow®

AudioNow®, based in Washington, DC, is the leading call-to-listen platform in the world. With broadcast partners on every continent, AudioNow® extends the reach of radio by connecting mobile listeners to their favorite radio stations through a simple telephone call. The AudioNow platform uses proprietary “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that serves all mobile platforms. AudioNow® has more than 2,900 broadcast partners, including global leaders such as the United Nations, BBC, RFI, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Entravision, C-SPAN and IMG College. In 2014, there were in excess of 100 million unique sessions into the AudioNow® platform, enabling these broadcasters to extend their reach with content in 96 different languages, and across 130 different nationalities and ethnic groups. AudioNow® delivered an incremental 2.5 billion listening minutes to its broadcast partners last year. For more information, please contact Rebecca Walker at rebecca.walker@audionow.com.

 

Notimex y AudioNow actualizan su app ahora con opción de Video

Agencia de noticias tradicional amplía contenidos multimedia

Las noticias en video ahora están disponibles para los suscriptores de aplicaciones móviles de Notimex en todo el mundo a través de su aplicación para móviles que realiza en conjunto con AudioNow Digital.

 

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Notimex, tradicionalmente una agencia de noticias en línea, lanzó su aplicación multimedia con podcasts de audio temáticos para iPhone y Android a principios de este año. La adición de video ilustra el crecimiento de Notimex y compromiso con la información periodística en todas las plataformas y medios.

La app de Notimex incluye video reportajes, que abarcan temas relacionados con la sociedad, la cultura, la educación, el deporte y el entretenimiento; se encuentran disponibles bajo demanda, por tema y actualizado diariamente, además de los podcast de audio.

“Notimex ha impulsado para ampliar el acceso a todo el mundo que descargue la aplicación, con información multimedia de calidad. Para AudioNow es un honor ayudarles a dar el siguiente paso con video que ha llegado a ser tan importante en el mundo de hoy.”

— Natalie White, Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios en las Américas para AudioNow ®

AudioNow Digital, el líder en aplicaciones en lenguaje para las emisoras de radio y televisión, a principios de este año, ahora incluye vídeo entre su suite de aplicaciones de audio.

“Estamos en constante evolución y en aumento de nuestra oferta al público. Nuestra nueva app con vídeo, incluye historias convincentes y informes de noticias que sean de más fácil acceso, es nuestro último avance.”

— Lic. Alejandro Ramos, Director General de Notimex

Acerca De Notimex, Agencia de Noticias del Estado Mexicano

Notimex, Agencia de Noticias del Estado Mexicano, es una agencia de noticias global con más de 45 años de experiencia y presencia en 24 ciudades de todo el mundo, con el objetivo de difundir los acontecimientos actuales a nivel nacional e internacional a través de múltiples plataformas impresas y digitales, incluyendo Radio , Televisión, Medios Digitales, Periódicos, Revistas y Redes Sociales. Notimex busca promover el derecho al libre acceso a la información plural y oportuna sobre los principios de veracidad, imparcialidad, objetividad, equidad y rendición de cuentas.

Acerca de AudioNow® Digital

AudioNow® AudioNow® Digital es un proveedor líder de aplicaciones móviles altamente innovadores para las emisoras de radio en todo el mundo. Nuestro Apps℠ encender la radio en una experiencia interactiva para los oyentes y los organismos de radiodifusión, y están diseñados específicamente para los oyentes en la diáspora y las estaciones que tratan de llegar a ellos.

 

Voice of America and AudioNow® Digital Announce First App to Expand Global Connectivity over Voice Connections

VOA Mobile Streamer in Stores Now

July 7, 2015 – Washington, D.C.   The Voice of America, in partnership with AudioNow Digital, launched an audio-only app that will allow users to listen to VOA programming over data or cellular voice connections. That option is especially valuable for VOA audiences in emerging markets where streaming audio is not available or cost prohibitive.

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VOA Mobile Streamer, which is available on Android and Apple platforms, will provide broadcast audio programming in 33 languages. In addition to on-demand programming, the app also offers live 24/7 radio streams in more than a dozen languages.

 

“We are very pleased to add this app to our suite of mobile products,” said Kelu Chao, Acting Director of the Voice of America. “VOA Mobile Streamer allows us to better serve and connect with audiences in low-bandwidth countries and provide them with high-quality news and information they can’t get elsewhere. By giving our audience access to our radio broadcasts via voice VOA is now available on even the simplest of mobile phones.”

 

“We worked with VOA and AudioNow to make a very non-traditional news app experience,” added Adam Martin, Acting Director of BBG’s Office of Digital and Design Innovation. “Mobile Streamer’s unique and refreshing design is particularly attractive to younger audiences, and its accessibility in low-bandwidth areas is crucial to reaching key audiences.”

 

VOA Mobile Streamer leverages AudioNow’s international Interactive Voice Response infrastructure and will showcase thousands of hours of VOA audio programs that are produced each week.

 

For more information on AudioNow, please contact Rebecca Walker, Director of Digital Partnerships, at rebecca.walker@audionow.com or 202-621-2223.

 

For more information contact the VOA Public Relations office in Washington at (202) 203-4959, or write to publicrelations@voanews.com. For more information about VOA, visit the Public Relations website at www.insidevoa.com, or the main news site at www.voanews.com.

 

About AudioNow® Digital

Apps from AudioNow® Digital create an immersive, two-way experience between broadcasters and their listeners. Features include: one-touch call-to-listen (where available); user control of bandwidth size to manage data costs; sharing through social media; and, push notifications.

About Voice of America

The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcast service providing programming in 46 languages on radio, television, the Internet, live streamed audio and video, over social media platforms, and through more than 2,300 media outlets worldwide. It broadcasts approximately 1,800 hours of programming to an estimated audience of 164 million people each week. VOA is funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

About ODDI

The BBG’s Office of Digital & Design Innovation (ODDI) builds the solutions to the biggest digital challenges faced by U.S. international media. ODDI works with technology to improve US international news media by creating new ways for journalists to reach their critical audiences and understand the audience from a technology standpoint. The ODDI Mobile team’s previous apps have been internationally-recognized for their innovation by being selected as finalists for the 2014 GSMA Global Mobile Awards “Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service” and the 2014 Appy Award for “Best Multicultural App.”

Finote Democracy Joins AudioNow Launching Call-to-Listen Numbers and Mobile Application

June 18, 2015 – Washington, D.C. Finote Democracy Radio, serving the Ethiopian Diaspora and broadcasting in Amharic, has teamed with AudioNow, the world’s leading provider of call-to-listen technology and mobile applications for broadcasters, to increase accessibility to their programming worldwide.

With AudioNow call-to-listen, Finote Democracy Radio can now be reached in the U.S. by calling 712.832.7010 from any mobile phone. Listeners can select to hear Finote Democracy live or on-demand and there is no extra cost for the call, as the service uses regular airtime minutes. Finote’s programming can be accessed with call-to-listen in six additional countries including Germany, Sweden, Australia, U.K., Norway and the Netherlands.

Finote Democracy Radio’s access numbers:

United States: 712.832.7010
Germany: 021.1388.0065
Sweden: 08.40.30.88.71
Australia: 02.8072.5180
United Kingdom: 0330.332.6500
Norway 021.93.96.09
Netherlands: 020.26.2109

Termed ‘The Voice of Ethiopian Unity,’ Finote Democracy Radio in Washington D.C. represents the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party. It got its start in 2000, broadcasting news analysis and current events with their principle program airing daily between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm (EST). Programming features interviews with key political figures and social leaders from around the world, as well as Ethiopia. Additional weekly programming includes culture and arts, music, and editorials covering current social, political and economic conditions in Ethiopia.

“Through our partnership with AudioNow Finote’s programming is easier to access,” said Fassika Bellette, Director and Founder of Finote Democracy Radio. Call-to-listen is simple and economical, and the on-demand feature allows our audience to hear the programs they might have missed.”

Coming this summer Finote Radio will launch interactive mobile applications for Android and iPhone in partnership with Audionow, allowing smartphone audiences worldwide to listen to live, on-demand and archived programs. Listeners will also be able to send text, audio, photo or video messages to Finote Radio directly through the app.

For more information about AudioNow and their partnership with Finote Democracy Radio contact Natalie White: natalie.white@audionow.com, 202.621.2285.

 

About Finote Democracy Radio

Finote Democracy Radio started transmitting in 2000 to Ethiopia via shortwave, and also worldwide through the internet. Finote’s mission is to help the advancement of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Ethiopia. With the help of dozens of volunteers worldwide, Finote Democracy Radio reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners daily in Amharic.

About AudioNow®

AudioNow, based in Washington, DC, USA, is the leading call-to-listen platform in the world. With broadcast partners on every continent, AudioNow extends the reach of radio by connecting mobile listeners to their favorite radio stations through a simple telephone call. The AudioNow platform uses proprietary “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that serves all mobile platforms. AudioNow has more than 2,600 broadcast partners, including global leaders such as the United Nations, BBC, RFI, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Entravision, C-SPAN and IMG College. In 2014, there were in excess of 100 million unique sessions into the AudioNow platform, enabling these broadcasters to extend their reach with content in 96 different languages, and across 130 different nationalities and ethnic groups. AudioNow delivered an incremental 2.5 billion listening minutes to its broadcaster partners last year. audionow.com .

About AudioNow Digital®

AudioNow® Digital is a leading provider of highly innovative, in-language mobile apps for radio broadcasters around the world. Our Active Apps℠ turn radio into an interactive experience for both listeners and broadcasters, and are designed specifically for listeners in the diaspora and the stations that seek to reach them and the international audience s as well. audionowdigital.com

Australia’s SBS Radio, The World’s Largest Multilingual Broadcaster, and AudioNow® Announce Mobile Radio Distribution Agreement

Service Highlights Expansion of AudioNow’s Call-to-Listen Service to Australia

June 15, 2015 – Sydney, Australia and Washington, D.C. In a first for the United States, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia, and AudioNow®, the world’s largest call-to-listen mobile technology platform, announced a partnership, making SBS Radio available to mobile listeners on any device in the U.S. and U.K.

Audiences in the U.S., U.K., and Australia can now hear live daily news programs in 19 languages from SBS Radio on any mobile device. The service does not require a smartphone or apps and uses voice minutes rather than data plans.

SBS Radio was founded in 1975 to provide balanced and impartial Australian news and information to all Australians, no matter what language they speak. Today, SBS Radio has 74 language programs, more than any other broadcaster in the world, with services available on radio, digital radio, TV, online and via mobile app. Nearly 1 in 4 Australians speak a language other than English at home.

Mark Cummins, SBS Radio Content Manager said: “SBS Radio is a trusted voice for the more than 4 million Australians who speak a language other than English. We help all Australians explore and celebrate the people, communities and stories that shape our cultural diversity, contributing to social cohesion and Australia’s success as a multicultural nation”.

In addition to the U.S. and U.K., AudioNow® also announces the expansion of its call-to-listen service to Australia. To see if your station qualifies for an Australian access number, please contact George Cernat at AudioNow: george.cernat@audionow.com.

SBS broadcasts are available on the following numbers:

SBS Program In the United States In the UK In Australia
SBS Amharic 712.432.7701 0330 332 6501 (02) 8080 5605
SBS Arabic 712.432.7780 0330 332 6515 (02) 8080 5636
SBS Burmese 712.432.7704 0330 332 6503 (02) 8080 5608
SBS Cantonese 712.432.7705 0330 332 6504 (02) 8080 5611
SBS Filipino 712.432.7707 0330 332 6506 (02) 8080 5624
SBS Hindi 712.432.7781 0330 332 6516 (02) 8080 5638
SBS Hmong 712.432.7708 0330-332 6507 (02) 8080 5625
SBS Indonesian 712.432.7709 0330-332 6508 (02) 8080 5626
SBS Khmer 712.432.7711 0330-332 6509 (02) 8080 5627
SBS Mandarin 712.432.7706 0330 332 6505 (02) 8080 5623
SBS Punjabi 712.432.7703 0330 332 6502 (02) 8080 5607
SBS Sinhalese 712.432.7783 0330 332 6518 (02) 8080 5642
SBS Somali 712.432.7712 0330 332 6510 (02) 8080 5629
SBS Swahili 712.432.7713 0330 332 6511 (02) 8080 5630
SBS Tamil 712.432.7782 0330 332 6517 (02) 8080 5639
SBS Tigrinya 712.432.7714 0330 332 6512 (02) 8080 5631
SBS Tongan 712.432.7715 0330 332 6513 (02) 8080 5632
SBS Urdu 712.432.7784 0330 332 6519 (02) 8080 5644
SBS Vietnamese 712.432.7716 0330 332 6514 (02) 8080 5633

 

ABOUT SBS

With a background as Australia’s multicultural broadcaster, SBS holds a unique place in the Australian media landscape. As described in the SBS Charter, SBS’s principal function is to provide multilingual, multicultural and Indigenous radio, television and digital media services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians, reflecting Australia’s diverse society. SBS carries out this function through an ever-increasing number of distribution platforms including free-to-air television channels, subscription television, analogue and digital radio, online, and via mobile devices and apps. SBS inspires all Australians to explore, appreciate and celebrate our diverse world, and in doing so contributes to a cohesive society. For more information visit www.sbs.com.au

ABOUT AUDIONOW®

AudioNow, based in Washington, DC, is the leading call-to-listen platform in the world. With broadcast partners on every continent, AudioNow extends the reach of radio by connecting mobile listeners to their favorite radio stations through a simple telephone call. The AudioNow platform uses proprietary “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that serves all mobile platforms. AudioNow has more than 2,900 broadcast partners, including global leaders such as the United Nations, BBC, RFI, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Entravision, C-SPAN and IMG College. In 2014, there were in excess of 100 million unique sessions into the AudioNow platform, enabling these broadcasters to extend their reach with content in 96 different languages, and across 130 different nationalities and ethnic groups. AudioNow delivered an incremental 2.5 billion listening minutes to its broadcast partners last year.

Guadalupe Radio TV anuncia gran expansión móvil

Líder de radiodifusión católico en español se asocia con AudioNow®
con aplicaciones móviles y llamar-para-escuchar

Guadalupe Radio TV, una de las emisoras católicas de lengua española más importantes de California y México, y AudioNow Digital, líder de la industria de aplicaciones móviles en diferentes idiomas para emisoras, anunciaron hoy una aplicación para Android y iPhone, e el número llamar-para-escuchar que conecta a los oyentes a su contenido en cualquier teléfono desde el México y los Estados Unidos.

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Los oyentes en los EE.UU. pueden acceder a los programas de Guadalupe Radio llamando al: 712.832.8080

Los oyentes en México pueden acceder a los programas de Guadalupe Radio llamando al: 899.274.6688

En 1993, en respuesta a la llamada del Papa Juan Pablo II a la nueva evangelización, la organización Legionarios de Cristo lanzó Guadalupe Radio TV para avanzar la formación espiritual y la catequesis a través de los medios de difusión a los hispanohablantes en los EE.UU.

Los programas más populares incluyen la oración de la mañana y la reflexión “Levantate y Camina” con el P. Nivardo Quezada, “Creciendo en Familia” con el Dr. Grover Bravo para las cuestiones sociales, y “Por el Placer de Vivir”, con el Dr. César Lozan.

Features

Además de la transmisión en vivo, la aplicación Android y iPhone de AudioNow de Guadalupe Radio TV incluye las siguientes herramientas para interactuar con su audiencia:

  • llama-para-escuchar: los usuarios pueden escuchar usando los minutos de voz en los EE.UU. y México para ahorrar en sus costos de datos.
  • Radio Reportero: los oyentes pueden enviar videos, fotos, audio y texto directamente a Guadalupe Radio TV desde su aplicación.
  • Geo-Targeted Notificaciones: oyentes pueden recibir actualizaciones importantes directamente de la estación.

 

“Nuestra visita a Radio Guadalupe en Los Ángeles nos mostró que son un ancla en la comunidad y en las vidas de tantas personas. Es un honor ayudarles a llegar aún más cerca de su público.”

— Guilherme Annunciacao, Gerente de Alianzas Estratégicas en AudioNow®

About AudioNow® Digital

AudioNow® Digital es un proveedor líder de aplicaciones móviles altamente innovadoras para las emisoras de radio en todo el mundo. Nuestras Active Apps℠ transforman la radio en una experiencia interactiva para los oyentes y los organizaciones de radiodifusión, y están diseñados específicamente para los oyentes en la diáspora y las estaciones que tratan de llegar a ellos.

Radio France Internationale and AudioNow Announce New Call-to-Listen Audio Service in Mexico

June 2, 2015 – Washington, D.C. AudioNow®, the world’s leading radio-by-phone platform and provider of interactive mobile apps for radio broadcasters, today announced the expansion of its call-to-listen service to Mexico with Radio France Internationale (RFI), the French news and current affairs public radio station that broadcasts worldwide in French and in 12 other languages

Effective immediately, RFI can now reach listeners across Mexico with programs in both Spanish and French on any cell phone or landline with the following dedicated call-to-listen access numbers:

RFI Monde (in French): (+52) 899.274.6744
RFI (in Spanish): (+52) 899.274.6675

Listeners simply dial a regular telephone number and connect instantly to RFI’s live and on-demand programming. Calls from cell phones use regular airtime; calls from landlines are charged as local calls.

“Since 2009, AudioNow and Radio France Internationale (RFI) have worked together to connect hundreds of thousands of listeners in the U.S. with radio content in their native language,” said Pompeyo Pino, Director, Radio Americas at FRI. “We’re now excited to grow in Mexico.” To see if you qualify for a call-to-listen access number for Mexico, contact Natalie White at natalie.white@audionow.com or by phone: (011) 202-621-2285. You can also open an account at www.audionow.com.

About RFI, a France Médias Monde radio station

RFI (Radio France Internationale) is a French news and current affairs public radio station that broadcasts worldwide in French and in 12 other languages*. RFI is broadcast on 156 different FM frequencies in 62 different countries, via medium and short wave relays, on 30 different satellite signals throughout the world and also on the internet and apps. RFI is also broadcast across the globe via more than 1000 partner radios. It draws on the expertise of its Paris-based editorial teams and unique global network of 400 correspondents to provide news bulletins and features offering listeners the means to better understand the world. Some 37.3 million listeners around the world tune into RFI every week (measured in 37 of the 150 countries where broadcasts are heard), and its new media platforms attract an average of 9.6 million visits a month (2014 average), while social networks keep 7.5 million followers connected (in March 2015). rfi.fr *Brazilian, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Hausa, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese

About AudioNow®

AudioNow, based in Washington, DC, USA, is the leading call-to-listen platform in the world. With broadcast partners on every continent, AudioNow extends the reach of radio by connecting mobile listeners to their favorite radio stations through a simple telephone call. The AudioNow platform uses proprietary “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that serves all mobile platforms. AudioNow has more than 2,600 broadcast partners, including global leaders such as the United Nations, BBC, RFI, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Entravision, C-SPAN and IMG College. In 2014, there were in excess of 100 million unique sessions into the AudioNow platform, enabling these broadcasters to extend their reach with content in 96 different languages, and across 130 different nationalities and ethnic groups. AudioNow delivered an incremental 2.5 billion listening minutes to its broadcaster partners last year. audionow.com .

About AudioNow Digital®

AudioNow® Digital is a leading provider of highly innovative, in-language mobile apps for radio broadcasters around the world. Our Active Apps℠ turn radio into an interactive experience for both listeners and broadcasters, and are designed specifically for listeners in the diaspora and the stations that seek to reach them and the international audience s as well. audionowdigital.com

AudioNow® and Digicel, Largest Mobile Operator in the Caribbean, Announce First Carrier-Supported Community Radio App for Haiti

May 19, 2015 – Washington, D.C. AudioNow® Digital, the leading provider of in-language mobile apps for radio broadcasters, announces the first call-to-listen and mobile streaming directory app for Haitian radio stations. The “AudioNow® Haiti Radio” app, sponsored by Digicel, a leading global communications provider, is available now, free of charge, on the Google Play and Apple Stores.

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The app features over 300 Haitian radio stations, including broadcast giants Radio Television Caraibes, Radio Kiskeya, and Signal FM, as well as Haitian diaspora stations, whose combined audience is several million listeners worldwide. The “AudioNow Haiti Radio” app is the industry’s first carrier supported community radio app that also helps provide coverage to those in need across Haiti and elsewhere.

The app officially launched on May 16th at the Digicel sponsored, 17th Annual Haitian Compas Festival at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium that brought attendees from across the United States, Canada, Haiti, and the Caribbean to commemorate Haitian Flag Day.

The app offers both live-streams and on-demand content from the most popular programs on the island. With the ability to search based on language, location, and genre, listeners will be able to find virtually any Haitian radio station they are looking for, and add them to their “favorites list” on the homepage.

“This is the first time that over 300 Haitian stations have been hosted together in an app with worldwide streaming capabilities. The app is designed to make digital radio content accessible and affordable,” said Tim Gross, Sr. Mgr of Digital Marketing Channels for Digicel. “We’re especially pleased that we can provide radio access to those who lacked it otherwise in our international Diaspora communities, and to do this with AudioNow, a household name in the Haitian community.”

“AudioNow® first became involved with the Haitian community following the 2010 earthquake, and has been dedicated to helping broadcasters from the island ever since. It is an honor to be making such a strong offering to both Haitian broadcasters and listeners,” said George Cernat, Chief Marketing Officer of AudioNow.

About AudioNow® Digital

Apps from AudioNow® Digital create an immersive, two-way experience between broadcasters and their listeners. Features include: one-touch call-to-listen (where available); user control of bandwidth size to manage data costs; sharing through social media; and, push notifications.

About Digicel

Digicel Group is a total communications and entertainment provider with operations in 33 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific. After 14 years of operation, total investment to date stands at over US$5 billion worldwide.

The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network. Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the presenting partner of the Caribbean Premier League.

In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team. Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

Please visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information.

First Ever U.S. Malayali Radio Station joins AudioNow

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April 23, 2015 – Washington, D.C. Radio Heartbeats, the renowned 24 hour live Malayali station based out of Houston, Texas, and AudioNow, the world’s leading mobile provider for call-to-listen and in-language apps for broadcasters, announced a partnership today to vastly expand Radio Heartbeats’ audio content through AudioNow’s mobile platform.

Radio Heartbeats’ in-language programs in Hindi, Malayali and Tamil can be now accessed from any phone in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Listeners can access Radio Heartbeats’ content by simply dialing the local access phone number on any landline or mobile device. The service does not require a smartphone or apps and uses voice minutes rather than data plans. The list of access numbers for Radio Heartbeats is as follows:

Radio Heartbeats USA: 712.832.2601
Radio Heartbeats U.K: 330.606.0916
Radio Heartbeats Australia: 028.072.5103

Radio Heartbeats is especially dedicated to providing Christian as well as Hindu devotional programming in multiple languages of the subcontinent. The first ever Malayali station to be established in the United States, Radio Heartbeats, is also the only 24 hour live station providing Hindu religious programming with shows like the popular “Abhishek Agni” which has over one hundred thousand dedicated listeners.

After an impressive career as a financial consultant in Dubai, Anthony Roy started Radio Heartbeats in 2008 after moving to Houston, Texas. It was the dearth of any Malayali language based radios in the U.S that prompted Roy to lay the foundations of Radio Heartbeats. The goal now is to provide high quality audio content in multiple languages to Indians all over the globe.

“AudioNow has helped us realize a dream — a dream to be accessible to listeners everywhere in the world. They have helped us transcend boundaries by providing us call-to-listen numbers which eliminate limitations like radio frequencies and internet availability. We are also extremely excited about and look forward to AudioNow developing a customised app for our Radio Heartbeats.”

About Radio Heartbeats

Radio Heartbeats was founded in 2008 on a 1460 AM frequency in Houston, Texas. The main idea behind the creation of Radio Heartbeats was to provide 24 hour live programming in South Indian languages like Malayali and Tamil along with Hindi, the official language of India.
What started as the first station dedicated to providing Hindu and Christian devotional content, Radio Heartbeats, today is the premiere South Indian station providing high quality content to thousands of dedicated listeners all across the globe over a network of seventeen stations featuring content that covers the entire spectrum from devotional programming to Tollywood singing.

About AudioNow

AudioNow, based in Washington, DC, is the leading call-to-listen platform in the world. With broadcast partners on every continent, AudioNow extends the reach of radio by connecting mobile listeners to their favorite radio stations through a simple telephone call. The AudioNow platform uses proprietary “HD” voice design and patent-pending technology that serves all mobile platforms. AudioNow has more than 2,500 broadcast partners, including global leaders such as the United Nations, BBC, RFI, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Entravision, C-SPAN and IMG College. In 2014, there were in excess of 100 million unique sessions into the AudioNow platform, enabling these broadcasters to extend their reach with content in 96 different languages, and across 130 different nationalities and ethnic groups. AudioNow delivered an incremental 2.5 billion listening minutes to its broadcaster partners last year.