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Pandora could get eaten by Clear Channel

pandora_logo.jpgOakland-based custom online radio site Pandora, reeling from an increase in Web-radio royalty rates, could get purchased by national radio conglomerate Clear Channel. Expect your local alt-weekly to figure out a way to cry about the homogenization of programming on a site that creates custom playlists for users. [PaidContent]

10:40 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Jackson West
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  • Image of OaklandTechie OaklandTechie at 11:02 AM on 05/13/08
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    When I start hearing Jon Mayer on my Pinback channel, I'll be looking for a utensil sticking out of them.

  • Image of ghostwriter ghostwriter at 12:01 PM on 05/13/08
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    This is such bullshit. Companies like Pandora that actually create something useful and new get swallowed up and ruined by the fat useless corporate lackies, who nothing but sit on their asses all day giving powerpoint presentations and taking ad agencies out to lunch.

    The only thing that they guarantee is that I'll hear less music with more distractions, and the actual music will be the same eight songs.

  • Image of LongAgoYahoo LongAgoYahoo at 01:45 PM on 05/13/08
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    ClearChannel has much bigger issues on their plate right now than Pandora.

  • Image of ZukeZuke ZukeZuke at 11:59 PM on 05/13/08
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    Hmm, hope that doesn't change Pandora. It's a great site and has me listening to more music than ever before. No DJ's or 10 minute commercial breaks is wonderful!

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