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When iTunes Radio Debuts Next Month, Advertisers Will be Ready to Spend Millions

Although we won’t get it anytime soon–it’ll be a US-only rollout at first–Apple’s iTunes Radio is shaping up to be a financial win right out of the gate.

The ad-supported version of the service has already received millions of dollars in committments from McDonald’s, Nissan, Pepsi, Nissan and Proctor and Gamble.  (Read the Ad Age story here.)

Where are the advertisers going to get this money?  One fear is that they’ll shift it away from their traditional advertising partners:  radio.

Read more about what’s coming down the tracks at Radio Ink.

Billboard also has some coverage here.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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