Home » Archives for kevin » Page 76

Phoenix Expanding Web Radio Broadcast to Full-Time Live Format

September 6, 1996 by

Burbank, CA. Phoenix Media Group plans to begin live 24-hour-a-day broadcasts on the Internet. Phoenix currently offers an on-demand web audio outlet called World Wide Radio Network. Phoenix is working with Broadcast Technical Services of Rowland Heights, CA, to plan, design and install a full-time web broadcasting system based on RealAudio technology. The operation is expected to be ready to roll by mid-November.

Phoenix plans to carry entirely original content on the new service, with a format consisting of talk and music. “Think of it as an audio version of Time Magazine on the net,” says Phoenix CEO Ron Irwin. “We’ll have lots of music to start with, and a couple of 3-hour or 4-hour talk segments, with world-wide phone-ins per day. Eventually, I’d like to go to all talk.”

The web broadcast operation will be funded by advertising, including a mix of traditional radio-style spots, and infomercial material blended into the talk segments.

Filed Under: Tech

Klipsch Enters Car Audio Market

September 6, 1996 by

Indianapolis, IN. Klipsch Inc., renowned for more than half a century as a leading manufacturer of speakers and cabinets for high-end home audio, is steering a new course towards the car audio market. Klipsch has announced an agreement in principle to purchase car sound manufacturer Pyle Industries from Pyle’s parent company Harman International.

“The addition of Pyle to Klipsch will add strength to our manufacturing capabilities and allow us to enter the automotive and OEM businesses,” says Fred Klipsch, Chairman and CEO.

Pyle is based in nearby Huntington, IN. They are known for the Pyle Driver car speaker line. Initial plans call for Pyle’s manufacturing operation to remain independent, with sales and marketing moving to Klipsch headquarters in Indianapolis. The acquisition is expected to be complete sometime in September.

Filed Under: Biz

CEDIA Expo’96 Puts Spotlight on Home Theatre and Custom Audio Installations

September 6, 1996 by

Dallas, TX. The Dallas Convention Center is the place to be this weekend for manufacturers and contractors involved in the booming home theatre and custom audio installation market.

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s (CEDIA) annual industry show Expo’96 went into high gear today, with a keynote address by Gregory Riker, Director of Microsoft’s Advanced Consumer Technology Group.

Riker painted a picture of the coming era of residential technologies, with special emphasis on interactive TV and audio applications, mid and broadband communications, and personalized entertainment. He wowed a packed room of more than 800 CEDIA members with demos of audio on demand, and integration of Internet web technology with home electronic systems.

A highlight on Saturday will be the presentation of CEDIA’s Electronic Lifestyles Awards: the Lifetime Achievement award, and category awards including Best Dedicated Home Theater, Best Multi-Purpose Media Room, Dealer of the Year, Best New Product, and Best Product Design.

Expo ’96 began on Wednesday with two days of educational programming for industry professionals, including seminars on subjects ranging from sales techniques to technical skills upgrading and systems integration. The show proper opened today with a full slate of activity, including a large exhibit floor, and an extensive program of manufacturer product training seminars.

The exhibit floor features displays by more than 250 manufacturers and service providers, including most of the leading names in consumer audio, as well as smaller niche-market manufacturers with products targeted to the high-end home theatre and stereo market.

Many of the 7,000 attendees go to CEDIA Expo for the manufacturer product training seminars. These provide up-to-the-minute information for professionals in the custom electronics installation and contracting business, from companies such as Audioaccess (intelligent multi-zone, multi-source audio systems), Monster Cable (wiring the perfect home theatre), Citation (intro to multi-channel audio systems), and JBL Synthesis (synthesis system design and calibration with AC-3 and digital EQ).

Expo ’96 continues at the Dallas Convention Centre until 4:00pm Sunday.

Filed Under: Events

New President and Marketing Director Appointed at Klipsch Professional

September 5, 1996 by

Hope, AR. Klipsch Professional recently announced the appointments of Ian Thacker as President, and Tom Gallagher as Director of Sales and Marketing. The appointments were announced by Louis Schiller, Chairman of parent company Consolidated Technology.

Thacker’s previous company experience includes 13 years as the Klipsch distributor in Australia and the South Pacific, and 3 years as Director of Sales, Marketing and Production. He was promoted to the position of General Manager last year.

Gallagher joins Klipsch Pro from Mackie Designs. He is an audio industry veteran, and has previously served in various sales and marketing positions with Klipsch, Electro-Voice, and Aurasound.

Filed Under: Biz

BASF Sells Magnetic Media Business to RAKS

September 5, 1996 by

Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF Aktlengesellschaft has announced that it will sell its BASF Magnetics GmbH subsidiary to RAKS Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of audio and video cassettes. The deal will be completed on January 1 1997. The parties do not plan to announce the terms of sale.

BASF Magnetics has production plants in Willstatt and Munich in Germany, as well as in France, Indonesia and Brazil. Its products include audio and video tape for radio and television, audio and video cassettes for home use, diskettes, computer tape and computer tape cassettes.

In addition to its main business manufacturing audio and video cassettes, and CD’s and CD-ROM’s, the RAKS Group operates its own music and film production facilities, and its own TV channel.

Filed Under: Biz
« Previous Page
Next Page »