mSpot, the ever-growing mobile entertainment company, announced today that they've added the Fox Sports Radio Network channel to its lineup.
Fox Sports Radio Network offers several shows hosted by nationally syndicated talent including JT "The Brick," Andrew Siciliano, Jorge Sedano, Steve Czaban, Craig Shemon and James Washington, among others.
"Teaming with mSpot allows Fox Sports Radio to bring the ind-depth and interactive coverage that our network is known for to the mobile phone platform," said Andrew Ashwood, vp and general manager of Fox Sports Radio.
Last week, mSpot announced a partnership with ABC Radio Network, and they've signed similar content deals with the likes of Clear Channel, CBS Radio, NPR, etc.
But of course, this isn't competition right? Combine this service with cellphones sporting built-in FM modulators, and you've got yourself a pocket-sized (and useful) plug-and-play radio. (For the record, the LG Muziq doesn't support mSpot Radio, as far as I can tell, but the Muziq does support Pandora Radio.)
And before I hear cries of "burgeoning" technologies, remember, mSpot already has 1 million subscribers. Competition indeed.
Hey Ryan - Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't NAB say there is no live nationwide mobile radio competitor to satellite radio? With 1 million subs already how can they argue with the fact that mSpot is already a viable competitor in that area?
one doesn't have to subscribe to something else to then be able to subscribe to satellite radio. apples and oranges.
Monopolies in an industry are never good for consumers. For the life of me I can't understand why people still can't grasp onto this simple concept.
•Chicago Bill•
That doesn't make any sense. The merger is FAR from a monopoly. If the companies merger, they'll most likely be able to, and then be forced to give up a license anyways. Plus, The NAB has been using it's focus of a lack of competition in the satellite radio industry, and how they'll just raise prices on consumers. To which, didn't some other company just basically ask for the merger to be allowed so they could get the license after Sirius/Xm have to give it up, that way they could start another satellite company? And if they raise price, they lose consumers back to already FREE RADIO. There are a million ways of getting entertainment and music nowadays through some sort of handheld free or subscription based device. Satellite radio is on the short end of the stick because of an old license agreement, that's sorely outdated.
As I've stated before on some other story, Most cities have one cable company, and dish/direct satellite. A lot of people can't get satellite tv because of apts or whatever, making cable the only way to get tv. The cable companies charge more and more for their product every year, and with technology supposedly getting better and cheaper for it...the cable company is a monopoly. When digital becomes standard. Over the air signals won't be broadcast soon thereafter, making people buy even a basic cable package to get local news. Nobody seems to be upset about that, which is far sadder than this merger being allowed to go through.
[fingers in ears, eyes squinted shut, 'officer barbrady' voice]
LALALALALALA
NO COMPETITION FOLKS, NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!
LALALALALALALA
Now that was funny.