Wdmg CEO Chris Christian Interview

Interesting but, gives very little away.Chris indicates he looks for a music explosion going forward .With the portable device of choice being the mobile phone within three to five years.

It's also worth noting that digital downloads,CD's along with the first city sessions DVD's are available via the store at http://www.ymcstore.com

Chris Christian, CEO, World Digital Media Group, 8-11-06
DATE : Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:00:00 -0700
Entered in Database : 2006-08-11 22:00:00length :5358759

Link to the Show / Show Notes
Music industry, digital media, Ali Lohan, Grammy award, indie music. Chris Christian began his professional music career as a performer in Nashville in 1974. Chris's music industry accolades include nine Grammy Award nominations as a music producer, artist and publisher, with Chris winning four Grammys. He launched the music career of Amy Grant, and has produced more than 60 albums that together sold in excess of 10 million copies. Chris has written more than 2000 songs, many of which have been recorded by such artists as Elvis Presley, Olivia Newton-John, The Carpenters, and Sheena Easton. His biggest current project is producing the first album of Ali Lohan, the younger sister of Lindsay Lohan.

satrad to rogers digital cable in canada

The crtc oks, satrad distribution by rogers cable. the information below is slanted in the direction of sirius .but could be one or the other,even both based on the wording.

2006-650 Rogers Cable Communications Inc., Various locations in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. APPROVED – Addition of a condition of licence permitting the distribution of satellite subscription radio services.

Cramers real money to end

Wow no wonder ole Jumping Jimmy Cramer was sucking up to Sirius CEO.

Confirmed that Westwood One-syndicated financial talk radio show "Jim Cramer's Real Money" will cease production by the end of the year. No specific final show date yet announced.


Melvin if you do a deal with this guy, do it on the cheap and only with syndication rights..

siriusbusiness amtc lands wendys

this deal could reach five thousand locations quickly


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Wendy's® Signs a Biggie Deal with SIRIUS®


Clearwater, FL, November 2, 2006 – Wendy’s International, Inc, (NYSE: WEN) has agreed to install SIRIUS Satellite Radio® in a large portion of company-owned stores. The service will provide a select number of SIRIUSBusiness channels, supplied by Applied Media Technologies Corporation (AMTC), which consists of 67 channels of 24-hour, commercial-free music from SIRIUS Satellite Radio® (NASDAQ: SIRI). AMTC will also provide sound equipment under the agreement.
“Wendy's has publicly declared a focus on enhancing our profitability, which includes a plan to reduce company G&A significantly this year. The switch to SIRIUSBusiness is a portion of that plan,” explained Dave MacLeod, Senior Vice President of Franchise & Customer Technology Services. “Remarkably, after evaluating our options and cost of the music programming on Sirius, we’re convinced that this cost reduction measure will help to both meet our business objectives and actually enhance our guest experience.”

“Wendy’s is an industry leader because they deliver excellent value: delicious food at an affordable price,” remarked Clayton Burton, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at AMTC. “We’re following a similar model with SIRIUSBusiness: a great value and variety of music for just $24.95 per month. Wendy’s recognized our value in their selection for business music. Wendy’s will also be taking advantage of our ability to control the specific selections of music available to their store managers.”

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Privately held AMTC is headquartered in Clearwater, FL. AMTC is the exclusive provider of SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) for business use, under the brand name SIRIUSBusiness. AMTC also manufactures a full line of professional sound equipment and provides TelAdvantage, the world’s most recognized brand of telephone “on hold” messaging products and services. Since 1991, AMTC has served over 20,000 customers around the globe, including names like Bally Total Fitness, Bridgestone-Firestone, Continental Airlines, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, Morgan Stanley, Wendy’s and Yum! Brands.

Dublin, OH-based Wendy's International, Inc. is one of the world's largest restaurant operating and franchising companies with more than 9,900 total restaurants and quality brands, including Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers® and Baja Fresh® Mexican Grill. The Company also has investments in three additional quality brands – Tim Hortons®, Cafe Express and Pasta Pomodoro®.