Local, national, and international audio news
from Taldia Inc., featuring hometown newspapers now available on Motorola
iRadio service
TEMPE, Az. – 14 August 2006 – Motorola iRadio® listeners can now customize
their news radio experience by choosing from a wide selection of local,
national and international news reports. Available whenever and wherever
listeners want to tune in, current news, business and lifestyle stories from
local sources will be read by Taldia, Inc.’s voice over professionals and made
available on the iRadio network.
Taldia and Taldia’s content partners, including local US newspapers and the
Associated Press, will power the new channels. The audio content will span
business, sports, entertainment, top news, technology, health, U.S. and
International events, politics, science and key stories of the day. Localized
content will include news from large regional newspapers such as the Orange
County Register, as well as from small community papers like The Eagle
(Texas). The announcement adds to Motorola iRadio’s growing collection of local
and regional, providing subscribers with a diverse array of coverage and
opinions.
“Over the years, terrestrial radio has lost much of its local connection and
character as the radio industry has consolidated,” said Dave Ulmer, senior
director of marketing, Motorola Digital Media Services. “Motorola iRadio is
bringing back local content and making it accessible whenever and wherever you
want it, directly from the one device you are never without – your mobile
phone.”
“We are excited to bring our client Newspapers and AP content to Motorola
iRadio listeners who want their news up-to-date and on-the-go,” said Rys
Fairbrother, Taldia founder and president. “This agreement will provide added
value for our clients with additional distribution and to iRadio subscribers,
who treasure their news as much as their music, and will help iRadio extend the
reach of print news into the growing realm of personalized digital audio
content.”
"Motorola iRadio is continually looking for new and innovative forms of
‘long-tail’ content to add to our service," said Jeff Stinson, Senior
Director, Business Development, Motorola iRadio. "The services provided by
companies like Taldia can help content that is not traditionally radio-friendly
get heard on the iRadio network."
Motorola iRadio is the first digital music service to offer a truly seamless
listening experience with audio that easily transitions from one location to
the next—through the car stereo, home stereo and mobile phone. The service
includes a growing library of over 600 channels of music and talk, best-selling
audio book content, educational and language courses, self-help programs, local
news and weather, classic radio shows, all alongside your personal digital
music collection. Motorola iRadio is currently in consumer and partner trials
in several major US cities.
About Taldia
Taldia, Inc. of Altadena, CA, realized early on that new mobile technology
could support the potential of daily news content being converted from text to
audio so people can listen to the news up-to-date and on-the-go. Through a
content deals with print publishers and creating technology to manage the
process, the daily news is available in categories such as Sports,
Entertainment, Politics, Business and many more. News stories are recorded by
Taldia’s stable of professional voiceover talent with experience in radio, book
narration and on-air announcing for such outlets as CNN.
Taldia's proprietary content management software and distribution platform
enables other media companies to monetize their existing assets in this new
space. Current content and technology partners include the Associated Press,
Motorola iRadio, Media Bay and iLoop Mobile.
Source: Motorola press release
