Petteri Pyyny
20 Sep 2000 17:59
Listen.com acquired WiredPlanet, a streaming company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Listen.com is one of the leading websites offering digital audio downloads, selling MP3s, promoting artists, etc.. WiredPlanet gives them a strong technological knowledge of streaming technologies.
Listen.com syndicates also their content to some of the major players in the Internet, including such names as Yahoo!, Lycos and AltaVista.
"WiredPlanet is a perfect fit for Listen.com," Rob Reid, Listen.com's CEO said in an interview. "Together, we will be able to offer our customers the tools to quickly and easily develop streaming entertainment systems customized specifically for their own audiences."