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A more comprehensive list of each January issue's headlines appears below.

Mon 1/3
Tue 1/4
Wed 1/5
Thu 1/6
Fri 1/7

Welcome to the new century! What's ahead for radio?
Soundbreak.com hires Mark Goodman as PD
Head of CBS Internet Group named
New Internet venture OfficeRadio.com sets its sights
Sony to build home & portable receivers for XM Radio
Mon 1/10
Tue 1/11
Wed 1/12
Thu 1/13
Fri 1/14

AOL buys Time Warner in biggest deal ever
Industry reacts to AOL/Time Warner deal
Traditional media execs uns
ure how to deal with Web
New Internet opportunity: All-news radio for cell phones
OnRadio flips business model, will become Webcaster

Mon 1/17
Tue 1/18
Wed 1/19

Thu 1/20
Fri 1/21
Sat 1/22
UK sports-talk station moves from Internet to airwaves
Phoenix's Maranville launches 5-format local Webcast
Mike Jackson's BuyMedia.com gets a $45 mil infusion
L.A. startup introduces innovative tuner/player (Hiwire)
Seattle's Bob Case to launch streaming company
Readers respond to article about Hiwire tuner/player

Mon 1/24
Tue 1/25
Wed 1/26
Thu 1/27
Fri 1/28

The lost Webcast ratings: Arbitron had them a year ago!
WSJ: Expect AOL-Warner-EMI to offer personalized radio
Norman Feuer named COO of First Internet Media Corp.
Bill Rose named VP/GM of Arbitron's Internet division
Arbitron
sets firm release date for Webcast ratings: "Monday!"

Mon 1/31

Arbitron releases November 1999 InfoStream Webcast Ratings

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Monday 1/3/00
Welcome to the new century! What's ahead for radio?
Dick Broadcasting cuts $1 million CBS-like airtime-for-stock deal
Yahoo, RealNetworks at a contract crossroads
Happy New Year: Innovate or Die
(from Red Herring)
Kurt's Guide to Internet Audio (beta)

Tuesday 1/4/00
Soundbreak.com hires Mark Goodman as PD
Look for the Internet to become more mainstream in 2000
Audiovox to make receivers for both satellite radio broadcasters
Streamedia.com raises $10 million to develop streaming services
Priceline.com debuts image campaign featuring Shatner as vocalist

Wednesday 1/4/00
Russ Pillar named head of CBS Internet Group
Broadcast.com's Mark Cuban to buy NBA's Dallas Mavericks
AMFM and CNET team up to launch all-tech format
Premiere Radio Networks dumps Yahoo! Broadcast
MJI Interactive's Cataldi promoted to Sales Manager

Thursday 1/4/00
New Internet venture OfficeRadio.com sets its sights

USA Digital Radio to unveil another digital first
Radio stocks soared in 1999
Andy Schuon named head of Universal's new Internet label
ARTISTdirect announces label deals and ~$100 million in investments
Web site offers help to avoid Detroit traffic tangles

Friday 1/7/00
Sony to build home and portable receivers for XM Radio?
LA's Groove Radio returning as Internet-only station
Motorola debuts prototype of Internet car radio!
Wristwatch MP3 player debuts at CES
Farrell joins eMusic.com
SpikeRadio introduces custom Internet player at Mac World


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Monday 1/10/00
AOL buys Time Warner in biggest deal ever
Lee Zapis's new venture to help newspapers add online stations
Report: Only 15% of surfers are using audio players
Citadel cuts promotional deal with Internet-only broadcaster (Radio Moi)?
Motorola debuts prototype of Internet car radio! (reprint)

Tuesday 1/11/00
Industry reacts to AOL/Time Warner deal
Magazines look at AOL deal for implications to their industry
New software (Voquette) allows listeners to load radio into Rio players


Wednesday 1/12/00

Traditional media execs unsure how to deal with Web -- BBC
Traditional media companies need to double interactive staff?
Reader comment on Lee Zapis's plan to offer radio to newspaper sites
MP3.com intends to make it easier to illegally swap copyrighted music
Various other interesting news excerpts
AOL named Internet vet Evan Hosie as Programming Director/Music

Thursday 1/13/00
(Sorry, I've got to catch up on this!
)

Friday 1/14/00

OnRadio flips business model, will become Internet webcaster
NetRatings: Half of Web users still at 33.6 Kbps or slower
Sinton radio consultancy closes, Barnes Internet consultancy opens
Great Website ideas from Alice's and Regis's
Retired radio stations find a calling online (from L.A. Times)

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Monday 1/17/00
UK sports-talk station moves from Internet to airwaves
Customers prefer Windows Media to MP3 format...or do they?
How will the AOL deal affect music on the Web?
New set of Arbitron Web ratings due for release in next 48 hours
How to tell your colleagues about RAIN

    

Tuesday 1/18/00

(Sorry, I've got to catch up on this!)

Wednesday 1/19/00

(Sorry, I've got to catch up on this!)


Thursday 1/20/00

L.A. startup introduces innovative tuner/player (Hiwire)
How to make money from out-of-market listeners
Radio coming soon to handheld Web devices
Sirius satellite launch delayed
Beasley buys stake in Web search engine (FindWhat)

Friday 1/20/00
Seattle's Bob Case to launch streaming company

Just what radio doesn't need now: FCC approves a thousand problems
Motorola's RadioWave.com closes on first round of outside funding
Business Week does interesting feature on radio and Webcasts


Saturday 1/21/00
Readers respond to article about Hiwire tuner/player


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Monday 1/24/00
The lost Webcast ratings: Arbitron had them a year ago!
Merger of EMI and Warners prepares for shift to Internet
New Blue Note jazz Webcast has Barry Mayo, Flash player
Four broadcast groups do an airtime-for-equity deal with eTour

Tuesday 1/25/00
(Sorry, I've got to catch up on this!)

Wednesday 1/26/00
(Sorry, I've got to catch up on this!)

Thursday 1/27 /00
Bill Rose named VP/GM of Arbitron's Internet division
WDC-area blizzard snarls roads -- and also the Internet
Clear Channel's Internet division marketing ".cc" domain names
News excerpts: JagNotes.com, RIAA vs. MP3.com, Strategic Media
    Research, Launch Media

Friday 1/28 /00
Arbitron sets firm release date for Webcast ratings: "Monday!"
BroadcastSpots.com signs group deal with Emmis
Magnitude dropping out of Hiwire tuner, but fix is possible


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Monday, January 31, 2000
Arbitron releases November 1999 InfoStream Webcast Ratings
Mark Cuban's prediction hasn't come true yet
Verdino was probably off, too
PC World magazine rates RealPlayer, Windows Media Player
Website Feature of the Day: WJZW's "Break the Bank" applet





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