All in Media (AIM), is working with the Italian network operator, Club DAB Italia, making DAB+ digital radio a success in Italy. This project is being developed in partnership with the Swedish company, Factum, who recently provided a new DAB head-end system to Club DAB Italia using the latest superior platform.

Chris Gould, CEO, AIM;

Digital radio is developing throughout Europe and Italy is a key market for digital radio. The Italian radio market’s transition to digital is moving forward at speed and we are delighted that Club DAB Italia has chosen AIM to help them to showcase the full functionality digital radio provides.

Broadcasters need to be at the cutting edge of content delivery and need to be in control of their content on all platforms. We offer a simple system which does this, and will continue to work with the Italian market as part of their on-going drive to go digital.

AIM’s Rapid software enables radio stations to broadcast visual services across DAB+ and other platforms; whether gathering information from news and social media feeds, web data or from automation or EPG systems, Rapid allows broadcasters to manage their visual content in an efficient and effective way, saving time and money.

AIM will be attending the WorldDMB meeting in Trentino on Monday 15^th-Tuesday 16^th April to give demonstrations of Rapid to Italian broadcasters.

InStream advertising allows advertisers to more effectively target listeners by replacing existing generic ads in audio streams with personalised audio and visual adverts, increasing both the value and size of the radio station inventory.

Jason Malaure, Chief Technology Officer, All In Media said:

We are very excited about our partnership with AdsWizz, which will allow us to offer customers a shrink-wrapped solution for targeted InStream ad replacement. Targeted audio advertising is going to be the next big thing for radio stations, increasing advertising opportunities and increasing revenues.

In all areas of the media we are seeing the need to personalise and target the radio listening experience. All in Media and AdsWizz is a natural fit and we look forward to deepening our relationship with this innovative company.

Patrick Roger, VP Sales & Marketing, AdsWizz said:

Having already worked with All In Media for Absolute Radio we know they can build great apps, and we also know they have an excellent understanding of what radio stations need from their smartphone and tablet apps.

talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station and global audio partner of the Premier League, has launched mobile apps for both iPhone and Android for its international service talkSPORT Live. The free apps provide users outside of Europe with live uninterrupted audio commentary of Barclays Premier League, Capital One Cup and FA Cup matches available in English, Spanish and Mandarin.

The apps are available to download from the app store and feature live coverage of every Barclays Premier League match, plus an on-demand catch up service and match highlights and full live commentary of both FA Cup and Capital One Cup matches. In addition, the apps include full data on live scores, team lists, stats and text commentary during games as well as past results, upcoming fixture lists and league tables. The apps were developed by All In Media. All In Media (www.thisisaim.com) is a leader in the radio technology industry, supplying over 200 mobile apps to broadcasters across the world.

talkSPORT Live launched in August 2012 broadcasting live commentary of Barclays Premier League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup matches in multiple languages online at talkSPORT.com and via a global network of broadcast partners. Seven broadcast partners around the globe carry talkSPORT Live’s official commentary namely Bell Media’s TSN and Team stations in Canada, Radio Sport in New Zealand , Citi FM, Brila FM in Nigeria, Sirius XM in USA, SBS radio in Australia and Mix FM and Sinar FM in Malaysia. talkSPORT Live also has two digital partners TuneIn and Twitter, who both broadcast full commentaries.

Jimmy Buckland, Director of Strategy, talkSPORT, said:

We know football fans don’t want to miss a second of the action and our new apps ensure that they can get all their live football and match highlights on their mobile device. Since launching talkSPORT Live last year we’ve expanded the number of ways that listeners can hear live football and these mobile apps are the exciting next step.

The Absolute Radio Live Scores App for BlackBerry 10 allows football fans to keep up to date with all the key information on the move, meaning users will never miss a minute of the action. Customizable for each Barclays Premier League club, the interface brings fans live updates straight from the pitch with live scores, full live text commentary in match, goal scorers, bookings, dismissals, substitutions, team line-ups, match stats and a live league table.

UK users can listen to Absolute Radio Rock ‘N’ Roll Football streams directly in-app throughout the season – the station’s home of live and exclusive Barclays Premier League commentary every Saturday with Arsenal and England legend Ian Wright hosting a featured post match show.

The release coincides with the launch of the all new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone,- the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet. The first device to run on the new BlackBerry 10 platform, it is completely re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry and creates a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience.

The Absolute Radio apps will be available to download from BlackBerry® World™ a unified storefront for apps, movies, music, TV shows and more. BlackBerry World has recently been updated to include apps for business users, making it easy for employees to gain access to approved, quickly-deployed company apps.

We are an international technology company, with offices in the UK and Australia. Our software is used by radio stations around the world to manage their data services across a range of platforms, and to deliver new forms of interactivity to their listeners across broadcast, online and mobile.

Whether your radio station is broadcasting on mobile, digital radio, digital TV, FM, or online we have a range of solutions that can enhance the listener experience, from our broadcast software to our smartphone apps.

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The project will develop, deploy and deliver a range of apps for the young people, foreign workers and tourists markets in Malaysia. Cementing its place as the industry-leading radio app provider, AIM joins MiTV to provide a subscription-based radio streaming app as part of the wider Mobile Interactive TV project. AIM will be producing an app providing real time and on-demand listening of regional radio stations including local, Indonesian, Bangladesh and other channels. The apps are due to launch in early 2013 and will provide a whole new level of innovation for the Malaysian entertainment market.

The partnership was announced with the signing of an MOU agreement at the Berjaya Time Square Hotel on 12 December 2012. The other partners in the project include:

● Aqilqisti Broadcast Sdn. Bhd. (“AQB”)
● Prego Prepaid Solutions Ltd. (“Prego”)
● Kultura Branding & Marketing Sdn. Bhd. (“Kultura”)
● Woopa Sdn. Bhd. (“Woopa”)
● Mascena Sdn. Bhd. (“Mascena”)

AIM’s CEO, Chris Gould said this week

This has been a fantastically successful period for AIM and we are pleased to announce this second app contract in Malaysia. The development and growth of the business is due to our position as the leading provider of radio apps in Europe and Australia. We’re excited to be part of an innovative project that brings subscription radio to mobile listeners in Malaysia.

AIM announced its first contract in Malaysia in October 2012 producing a range of apps for one of the leading radio station brands in the country.

This expansion into new markets is part of an on-going strategy by the company which has already provided apps to leading radio brands in Europe and Australia. AIM’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris Gould said this week,

We’re an international company with a worldwide focus. This new contract is an exciting opportunity for us in a new territory. Our team in South East Asia understand this market and we are pleased to be developing further the current successful online and smartphone offer for all of Media Prima’s branded radio stations.

The Chief Executive Officer of Radio Networks, Media Prima, Seelan Paul, said,

We believe it’s important to build on the success of our current offering of apps with a new generation of radio apps that provide much more functionality and interactivity for our listeners. By creating a suite of advanced radio apps for our stations, AIM is providing us with innovative ways to engage and interact with listeners and from a business perspective creating new revenue streams. We have engaged AIM for their reputation to deliver creative apps that are appealing and easy to use.”

Media Prima’s radio stations include some of the top radio brands in Malaysia; Hot FM reaches 3.4 million listeners every week and is the no. 1 station for the average listenership under 25 demographic. Fly FM is the number two English language station that has shown an increase of 150% in exclusive audience in the recent survey and reaches out to 563,000 listeners weekly. Their latest addition, One FM, offering stations in Mandarin and Cantonese to 861,000 listeners weekly, has emerged as the number one Malaysian Chinese radio station for the longest Time Spent Listening (TSL) among the 18-24 demographic.

Media Prima understands its audience with stations that target young audiences in the 15-35 age demographic. Almost two in ten Malaysians aged 20-24 access the internet via their mobile smart phone (The Nielsen Company, April 2011) and, with the ownership and use of smartphones growing in Malaysia, radio apps are important for these youth stations to continue to keep pace with their young listeners. AIM will be bringing the next generation of Media Prima apps to the market in 2013, with the aim of bringing the audience closer to the Media Prima brand.

This is another great win for the team at AIM which has developed over 200 radio apps. The team has also recently built the Radioplayer app in the UK.

The company, which is the main sponsor of this year’s Radio Festival TechCon event being held today at The Lowry, Salford Quays, says that the social media revolution and advances in smart phones and digital technology is providing a fresh impetus to the industry.

The TechCon day at the Radio Festival is aimed at engineers and programmers, bringing together the best and brightest to share their thoughts and ideas on the latest innovations.

All in Media CEO, Chris Gould said

We are very happy to be sponsoring TechCon, as we see ourselves as leading developers of systems and apps that are helping to redefine radio on screens and in the mobile app world.

It is vital that the radio industry stays at the forefront of technological developments that improve the media experience for listeners and advertisers. TechCon brings together some of the leading players in the marketplace who understand the role radio can play in a technology-led society.

Our broadcast system products enable the delivery of visuals across all platforms, saving programmers time and optimising the use of visual content for stations, whilst we design radio apps to ensure that listeners get a visual app which is easy to use, all in the spirit of the Techcon event!

Dave Walters, Chairman of the TechCon organising committee said

#techcon12 has been focusing on the visual impact of radio broadcasting, and whether wireless with pictures will catch on. Today’s sessions show that it already has! Many thanks to AIM for sponsoring today’s important and hugely successful event.

Chris Gould adds

Visualisation is becoming an increasingly important part of the radio experience for broadcasters and from the point of view of advertisers and the car industry where screens are already standard. Broadcasters need to ensure the technology they have available can maximise their visual presence to meet listeners increasing expectations.

The new free app offers a truly fluid, intuitive and simple user experience, with all the benefits of Radioplayer’s online platform, but on the move. It boasts a range of features including an innovative ‘station scroller’, a powerful search engine to access live and catch-up radio, plus the ability for users to set up their favourite stations, browse radio that’s local or trending, and share listening via social media.

The app is designed to complement existing station branded apps and aims to help grow overall digital radio listening. It represents a step towards future radio interfaces – simple and engaging.

Tim Davie, Director, BBC Audio and Music said:

The success of Radioplayer has proved the appeal of offering the whole of UK radio in one place. The app launch is a logical next step and is excellent news for listeners and the UK radio industry.

Michael Hill, Managing Director said:

Our aim was to create a simple app that showcases the amazing variety of UK radio. The fact we’ve built one that’s also beautiful, innovative, and a joy to use, is testament to the power of partnerships.

Andrew Harrison, Chairman of Radioplayer said:

This new app will help smartphone users to discover the depth and breadth of UK radio. Hundreds of stations are now just one mobile click away – another milestone in the industry’s progress towards a multiplatform digital future.