BANGKOK: Grammy Entertainment, Thailand's largest entertainment firm,
announced it has set up the country's first internet radio broadcasting
service in co-operation with San Francisco-based Listen.com.
The partnership is part of the company's plans to make its EOToday.com
portal a regional player, according to Apirak Kosayodhin, CEO of
Grammy.
In the early stages, the online service will offer 150 stations,
including 80 international music channels and 70 stations devoted to
Grammy's music.
A total of 300,000 tracks will be available, 100,000 from Grammy and
200,000 from Listen.com's archive. Three hundred stations are planned by
year-end, with the launch of several different music labels. Rob Reid,
Listen.com's CEO, said he hopes the deal will expand his company's role
in the Asian market. Last year, Listen.com forged a similar partnership
with a Japanese firm.
