Imagine Radio

Imagine Radio was an early Internet radio service that operated from 1998 to 1999. The website was founded by Rotem Perelmuter and P. Michael Briseno, launched by publisher Imagine Media in March 1998,[1] and spun off as a new company that July.[2] Users could listen to 20 pre-programmed stations or create their own custom stations by selecting artists and ranking them on a scale of zero to five.[3] Due to legal restrictions, users could not play specific songs, but their custom stations played songs by higher-rated artists more frequently.[4] Audio was streamed in RealAudio and Windows Media Player formats.[5]

Viacom acquired the service in February 1999,[6] and used it to help build its MTV Interactive division.[7] The site was closed, but its functionality was incorporated into MTV.com, VH1.com, and Radio SonicNet,[8] another company Viacom acquired that year.[9] The purchase and closure led to a legal dispute between the co-founders and MTV Networks.[10][11]

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References

  1. ↑ Krigel, Beth Lipton (March 9, 1998). "Imagine tries Net radio". CNET. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ Krigel, Beth Lipton (July 22, 1998). "Imagine Radio spinning off". CNET. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ Marriott, Michel (April 9, 1998). "Have You Listened to Your Computer Lately?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Listeners Take On Role of the Deejay". The New York Times. November 5, 1998. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Nickell, Joe Ashbrook (August 28, 1998). "Roll Your Own Radio". Wired. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Owen (August 21, 2007). "MTV's history of digital-music failure". Gawker. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Krigel, Beth Lipton (August 30, 1999). "MTV steps up Net music initiative". CNET. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Graser, Marc (August 31, 1999). "MTV bundles sites". Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ Li, Kenneth (May 21, 1999). "MTV Tuned to Web Video: Network Buys 2 Online Music Ventures". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ Fost, Dan (September 23, 1999). "2 Net Entrepreneurs Making Noise Over MTV Deal". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ Jones, Christopher (September 18, 1999). "'I Want My MTV Money'". Wired. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

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