TORONTO and LOS ANGELES – Corus Entertainment and crowd-sourced publishing platform Flink have finalized a global content and promotional partnership agreement that will see a growing selection of past and new episodes of popular radio program The Ongoing History of New Music featured on Flink’s storytelling platform.
Launched earlier this year, Flink connects people to the things they love in one ecosystem, allowing them to discover, share and contribute to stories from talented writers that are organized into collections known as “flinks.” Subscribers to The Ongoing History of New Music flink can begin contributing their expertise to episodes immediately and earn status. SuperFans will rise up the flink’s leaderboard based on votes to their contributions, and users who successfully promote the flink may earn a share of the flink’s revenue.
Hosted by legendary music journalist Alan Cross and produced by Corus Entertainment, The Ongoing History of New Music chronicles the evolution of new music through almost 700 episodes. The series profiles pioneering musicians and provides intimate insight into topics including new music’s conspiracy theories, festivals, censorship, bootlegs, and more.
“We have been searching for a spectacular way to showcase the radio series and Flink is the disruptive platform that does justice to our vision,” said Alan Cross, host at Corus’ Toronto-based alternative rock station 102.1 the Edge, in the news release. “This represents a revolutionary opportunity for new and longtime fans to engage with the show on an unprecedented level. Now, episodes can grow and evolve and ultimately take on a life of their own with contributions from myself, fans, and even the artists themselves.”
“The Ongoing History of New Music is the type of legendary content Flink was designed to nurture on a global scale,” added Allison Sweeney, Flink’s SVP of content. “Now hundreds of thousands of SuperFans have an outlet, a community through which to share their passion, interact with other fans and even intersect with their music industry heroes like Alan Cross in a way that’s never been done before.”
