Bauer 'premium' stations – no ads, skip tracks
Posted: Wed 05 May, 2021 10.42
I thought this was interesting:
I can't quite imagine how this will work on a technical level (or even from the user's point of view). My reading of this is that it will be the normal, regular stations plus some additional online-only ones. But how will one be able to skip tracks? I'm guessing everything will have to be tightly timed to keep everything 'synchronised'.
Or am I misunderstanding?
https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/newsroom/p ... ting-radioPremium Subscription Services set to launch across Scala Radio, Jazz FM, Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio, offering live radio with no ad-breaks 24/7
In a pioneering move leading European commercial radio broadcaster, Bauer Media Audio is reinventing radio for music-lovers. Radio stations Scala Radio, Jazz FM, Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio are enriching and extending the live radio experience by launching premium subscription online radio services.
Subscribers will gain access to 20 exclusive online radio stations across genres and music moods, more than 30 on-demand shows, documentaries, artist interview content and special programming.
These benefits are offered in a 24/7 ‘no ad-breaks’, uninterrupted listening environment offering greater choice, control and flexibility, allowing listeners to skip up to 6 tracks per hour via app and web listening, even on live radio.
I can't quite imagine how this will work on a technical level (or even from the user's point of view). My reading of this is that it will be the normal, regular stations plus some additional online-only ones. But how will one be able to skip tracks? I'm guessing everything will have to be tightly timed to keep everything 'synchronised'.
Or am I misunderstanding?