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Digital deals boost profits at UBC.(Digital)
Digital radio took another step closer to the world of music downloads when broadcast group UBC unveiled plans for a service enabling digital radio listeners to download music from their radios, expected to be launched early next year.
UBC announced last week that it had reached an agreement with Pure Digital to produce a software upgrade for their recently-launched Bug digital radio which allows pause, rewind and memory storage. The two parties have agreed to develop software together to allow electronic programme guide (EPG) information to be received by digital radios from 2005.
The upgrade, which both companies aim to be released for beta testing this year, will allow The Bug to display EPG information sent via software developed by Unique Interactive. This will allow the user to pick a track and tell the radio they want to record it.
Following a testing period, it is intended that the software is incorporated into Pure Digital products early in 2005.
"At the moment, The Bug has a memory capability which allows it to store music but it is like Sky Plus without the electronic programme display--you need to tell you what music is coming up and to get the radio to store it," says UBC chief executive Simon Cole. He adds that UBC is currently in talks with record labels and PPL to license tracks for download via digital radio.
UBC also announced a ...
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