Monday, April 11, 2005

 

AOL, XM Satellite Announce New Partnership to Expand Radio Offerings, Boost AOL Site Traffic

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and America Online Inc. are planning to add some of the satellite service's programming to AOL's radio offerings in a bid to bring a sample of paid radio to a wider audience, while boosting traffic at AOL's signature site.

Under the partnership announced Monday, XM and AOL will share content for their respective platforms.

Web surfers will be able to access 20 XM channels on AOL's radio section, along with its current roster of about 130 stations, for free. A new version of AOL's "premium" radio service will have 70 XM channels and be available for a monthly fee, which has not been set, XM spokesman David Butler said. Read more...

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