From the press release: "Real Magnet announced that it has activated its first privately labeled prediction contest for WPRI, the CBS television affiliate serving Rhode Island and South Eastern Massachusetts. Visitors can view and participate in the contest by visiting WPRI (here) and clicking on 'The Prediction Machine' icon...

"The Prediction Machine puts a surprising twist on traditional trivia. Rather than answering questions about the past, The Prediction Machine challenges users to predict the outcome of future events in a wide-variety of topics, such as current events, sports, entertainment, business and finance, teen topics, and others.

"One of the many rich features of The Prediction Machine is its customization capabilities. Clients can customize contests and questions to match the specific interests of their users. WPRI's contest, for example, will contain questions on local news, sports, and business as well as questions on national topics. This ability to localize contests is a key benefit to media organizations...WPRI also will use The Prediction Machine to promote its on-air programming."

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From Reuters: "Internet media software company RealNetworks Inc. warned on Wednesday that its revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter will fall short of expectations due to a slump in Internet-related spending.

"The company said it expects to report fourth-quarter pro forma diluted earnings per share of around 2 cents and revenue in the range of $58 million to $60 million.

"Wall Street analysts on average had expected the company to earn 4 cents a share in the fourth quarter.

"'We are not immune to the current market environment for Internet-related spending, and we've made adjustments to our near-term growth expectations. At the same time, we remain highly confident in our fundamentals, leadership position, and long-term prospects,' Rob Glaser, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement."

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From the press release: "Savos, Inc. announced the launch of its wireless Internet audio technology showcase. The showcase is the first example of a wireless platform dedicated solely to delivering personalized, streaming audio content to any phone over any network...

"The core technology (called MediaCrossbar) delivers virtually any streaming audio format and manages bandwidth usage to provide the end-user with the highest possible quality listening experience...

Through Savos’ Web or WAP interface, users select and customize their audio menu using virtually any audio content available on the Internet..."

From the company press release: "Mobilee, Inc. announced a pioneering phonecasting initiative based on its proprietary streaming media delivery network. The Mobilee initiative offers anyone the ability to browse and retrieve the very best of broadcast audio using any phone, including wireless devices. Mobilee can stream high-quality live broadcast digital audio – MP3 files, music, news, radio stations, sports events, rock shows – to any phone, in real-time, from any source, including Internet- and non-Internet-based broadcast media.

"'Experience in Japan with wireless Internet delivery indicates the key driver of explosive growth is in entertainment programming. We believe the new Mobilee phonecasting program, which is bringing streaming digital audio to the phone, in real-time, will cause a similar explosion among wireless users worldwide,' said Mobilee.com President and CEO Jacob Guedalia.

"With the Mobilee program, radio stations, even those without a Web presence, can expand their reach and brand by entering into the fast-growing wireless Internet market, allowing users to access their audio content all of the time, anywhere around the globe..."

From InternetNews.com: "XStreamVoice Inc. has developed an audio streaming technology solution that allows Internet users to receive streaming audio directly to cell phones or other WAP-enabled devices. The XStreamVoice product is voice activated and allows customers to personalize a menu of streaming audio content directly to their wireless device. Using an integrated voice recognition technology, it allows for hands-free, mobile Internet access..."

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From the press release: "Susquehanna Radio Corp.’s Merge 93.3, Dallas, Texas has agreed to be the first test radio station to deploy Binary Broadcasting’s new interactive Internet radio service.

"According to Binary Broadcasting CEO Virginia Westphal, 'Merge 93.3, Dallas is an ideal beta station as they, and their parent company, have eagerly embraced the Internet and have already taken part in the successful beta tests of other web based products...'

"Binary Broadcasting’s groundbreaking product allows each listener to create a custom radio experience within a favorite station’s site. The music library, which is determined by the stations, can easily be 'tweaked' with the help of a user friendly interface, designed to be fully integrated with each station’s website.

"Stations will be able to generate non-traditional revenue streams with online advertising and e-commerce while preventing audience erosion as listeners move online. Binary Broadcasting covers the cost of streaming and music licenses."

See RAIN's story Binary's launch (and their hiring of programming vet Denise Oliver) here.

February 1-4, 2001	RAB 2001, Dallas, TX
February 26-28, 2001	Broadcasters Website Sales Conf. 2.0, Tempe, AZ