Yamaha has introduced three new AV receivers for 2018, which will allow users to add either of two new MusicCast speakers as wireless rears, plus a wireless subwoofer. The receivers are the 5.1-channel RX-V485 and the 7.2-channel RX-V585 and RX-V685 while the new speakers are the MusicCast 20, MusicCast 50 and the MusicCast SUB 100 …
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In the age of streaming, it’s starting to feel like local AM and FM radio is hopelessly out of date. I know a lot of people still enjoy music on the radio in cars, but it’s facing stiff competition from YouTube, Spotify, Tidal, Pandora, internet radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. It’s clear that millennials and Generation Z grew up with …
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iHeartMedia, the largest internet radio broadcasting company in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. Operator of the iHeartRadio music streaming service, iHeartMedia has been saddled by massive debt since its leveraged buyout of billboard company Clear Channel Outdoor in 2008. The company said it had reached an agreement with debt holders to restructure more than $10 …
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Now playing: Watch this: 3 ways to add Bluetooth to any car 2:05 Bluetooth is now a standard feature in practically every modern car. Like with Bluetooth headphones, a Bluetooth-enabled car lets you stream your own tunes or favorite podcasts on your daily commute without the hassle of CDs or the monthly cost of internet radio. If you’re driving an …
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Pandora is shutting down its operations in Australia and New Zealand, the only countries where the internet radio operates besides the US. The Oakland, California-based company said Tuesday the decision to close operations in the two countries was based on a desire to focus more on growth on its home turf. The move comes amid a management shakeup at the …
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Pandora will now let you listen to whatever you want, for a price. The internet radio service’s new Pandora Premium tier offers on-demand streaming for $9.99 a month, the company said Monday. So, in addition to listening to whatever Pandora’s algorithms think you’ll like, you can pick the music. Pandora joins the ranks of services like Apple Music and Spotify …
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Pandora said Thursday it plans to shave 7 percent off its workforce in a move that may make the internet radio giant more appealing to prospective buyers. The Oakland, California-based company said it expects to complete the layoffs in the first quarter of 2017 as part of a cost-cutting measure. The music-streaming service had 2,219 employees as of the end …
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I remember when Pandora was the only streaming radio service in town. Now there are tons of choices and nearly every on-demand streaming service has some kind of radio feature. In this guide, I’ll outline the big names in internet radio, running through their features and what makes them unique. I won’t cover the on-demand streaming services that offer radio-like …
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New non-exclusives The Hamilton Mixtape is here! After being teased for weeks, the whole shebang is out and streaming on all platforms. If you haven’t seen “Lemonade,” Beyonce was gracious enough to upload a big chunk of it on YouTube in the form of a music video for “All Night,” the song that closes the album. Feast your ears on …
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Once upon a time, yours truly flat-out refused to even consider a streaming music service. Pay a monthly fee? For life? No way. Then a few things changed. First, I grew disenchanted with the huge hassle of maintaining a library of MP3s, ripped CDs and countless song and album downloads. Second, my kids got older and started to want their …
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