UK radio stations will begin being able to sell digital music downloads to their audiences in real time early next year. It's significant because the developers are calling it "digital radio's killer application". All the major radio groups and labels are on board for the roll out that requires a pre-paid plan for anyone interested in buying music from a digital radio station. Here's the part that's revealing. They claim more 15-24 year olds are listening to radio than ever but that as UBC's CEO Simon Cole says, "radio revenue is not rising to sustain the development". Come again? More listeners than ever in this demo but not a&hellip
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