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Absolute Radio partners with content management specialist

5 March 2010 by Sam Howroyd
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Absolute Radio is partnering with content management specialist ipercast to develop a range of new services to help deliver and monetise content online and via mobile devices.

Effective immediately, ipercast will take over and manage Absolute Radio's Content Delivery Network (CDN) to develop the services. Absolute Radio's IP network, the Golden Square Network (GSN), spans a number of markets, covering London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, New York and Los Angeles .

The network has been used to drive the company's introduction of new digital services in order to deliver content over mobile, online and DAB.

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Jean-Michel Laveissière, CEO of ipercast, comments: "Innovation and partnership are at the heart of the deal between ipercast and Absolute Radio. Absolute is one of the true pioneers of digital radio not just in the UK, but internationally, and we are thrilled to be working alongside the team.

"The deal reflects our own innovative culture and we look forward to working with Absolute Radio and many other partners and customers in the UK moving forward."

Paul Brown, technical director at Absolute Radio, adds: "The introduction of cross platform digital services has been very successful for us. The partnership with ipercast enables us to put the network in the hands of a team of global specialists and leaves us free to concentrate on developing the best possible content and services for our community of listeners and users."

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