Thursday, March 3, 2005
MSN Music to Stream Radio Classics
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 04:00 PM
"MSN Music has teamed up with MediaBay to sell radio classics on its Web site. More than 1,400 radio programs in different genres--classic dramas, mysteries, detective stories, comedies, westerns, science fiction and adventure stories--from the 1930s to the 1960s will be available in the United States. The catalog includes classics such as "The War of the Worlds," "The Adventures of Superman," "Gunsmoke," "The Shadow" and "The Jack Benny Show.""
I'm not surprised to see the re-release of these old radio shows, but I am surprised to see that they're charging 99 cents each for them. Is it me, or does that seem a bit much? Sure they're 30 minute shows, but looking at those dates quite a few will be in public domain - is charging 99 cents, the same as a current music single, the right price point? And does content like this appeal to you?
I'm not surprised to see the re-release of these old radio shows, but I am surprised to see that they're charging 99 cents each for them. Is it me, or does that seem a bit much? Sure they're 30 minute shows, but looking at those dates quite a few will be in public domain - is charging 99 cents, the same as a current music single, the right price point? And does content like this appeal to you?
