Sound recording service AudioBoo seems ready for its first big tilt at making itself in to a real business, having secured a first venture funding round in a deal that brings on significantly relevant new audio technology partners. The first-round funders are previous backer 4iP, radio tech developer UBC Media,…

Radio technology group UBC Media’s sale of its traffic, news and entertainment division to Global Traffic Networks (GTN) of America is finally going ahead, eight months after first being agreed, after the pair have restructured the deal. GTN agreed in May to pay £15 for the unit, which makes travel…

UBC Media’s defunct Cliq mobile/radio music download service will finally see the light of day in the next few weeks, in a new range of internet-enabled radios. The radio services company developed the technology last year, hoping stations would use it to let their listeners buy on-air tracks via PC…

After a protracted and uncertain few months of negotiation, the £15 million sale of UBC Media’s commercial division to US radio group Global Traffic Network has finally fallen through due to a rapidly deteriorating radio ad market. GTN had asked for an extra two weeks to consider the “recent changes…

Digital radio services outfit UBC Media wrote off almost £2 million after winding down its Cliq mobile/online music downloads service last month. Cliq was to let users buy songs played on partner radio stations via a mobile Java client, with tracks downloaded to PC, and won support from GMG, Global…

UK radio and technology group UBC Media Group is launching its Cliq mobile-radio hybrid music service that will let DAB digital radio listeners buy music tracks they hear on air. The songs can be bought by pressing a few buttons on their mobile phone. For now, customers will need to…