Published: September 01, 2010
RadioTime Acquires TuneIn Internet Radio iPhone App, Hires Developer
DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - RadioTime,
Inc., the world's leading provider of applications for finding and
listening to radio online, today announced that it has acquired the TuneIn
Internet radio iPhone application, the best-selling and highest rated
Internet radio application for the iPhone and iTouch. RadioTime has also
hired the man who created the TuneIn application to oversee the
development of RadioTime's
iPhone and future iPad applications for consumer and powered-by
customers.
In less than a year, more than 700,000 iPhone and iTouch owners have
purchased the $1.99 TuneIn app. TuneIn features the RadioTime directory
of AM/FM and online-only radio stations airing in 140 countries and
broadcasting in 55 different languages.
TuneIn was the first Internet radio application to turn the iPhone or
iTouch into a DVR for radio. Users can pause, rewind and record live
radio programs, and search for music and programs by the names of
artists or on-air personalities, specific songs, station call letters
and genre. Other features include using the iPhone's GPS or WiFi
capabilities to automatically detect local stations no matter where the
user travels.
"I have realized the dream many independent apps developers share of
having my app become a best-seller on iTunes, which is very difficult
considering there are more than 225,000 apps and counting available for
the iPhone, iPad and iTouch," said Ben Alexander, who developed the
TuneIn app. "Partnering with RadioTime and being able to leverage its
technology provided me with a significant advantage over the
ever-growing number of Internet radio and streaming music apps, and I'm
excited about the opportunity to join the company and work on bringing
Internet radio to a wide variety of mobile, automotive and connected
in-home media players, televisions and sound systems."
According to a recent
study by J.D. Power & Associates, 20 percent of smart phone
owners use their devices to listen to music in their cars, and 40
percent plan to do so in the future.1
"An ever-growing number of our RadioTime.com users are now accessing
Internet radio on their smart phones, using their headphones, connecting
to a docking station and plugging into their car stereos," said Bill
Moore, CEO, RadioTime. "Adding the TuneIn application to the line-up of
our own and partners' mobile apps, along with the expertise Ben brings
to our team, brings our customers and partners a significant competitive
advantage."
Pricing and Availability
The RadioTime TuneIn Internet radio application is available now on the
iTunes App Store for a one-time cost of $1.99. There is no subscription
fee.
Connect with RadioTime and TuneIn
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About RadioTime
RadioTime is the leading radio tuner that powers Internet services and
devices by connecting them to radio broadcast DJs, talk personalities,
and sports programming. Listeners easily access free, live, local, and
global radio programming through RadioTime service. Its service enhances
other products and services by powering them with thousands of radio
channels and programming. RadioTime, founded in 2002, is based in
Dallas, Texas. More information is available at www.radiotime.com.
1 2010 U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies Study, J.D.
Power and Associates, July 2010
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