Astral Radio debuts "ultimate" mobile on-demand music service

MONTREAL - Astral Radio is launching an iPhone/iPad edition of Virgin Radio (English Canada) and NRJ Radio (French Canada) for mobile. Astral claims the new apps make Astral Radio the only radio broadcaster in Canada to offer an on-demand music and video streaming service through mobile applications. Astral says the move fits with its “desire to promote emerging artists to Canadian consumers and to provide new platforms for music discovery throughout Canada.” The deployment of the on-demand player and the new mobile application is the result of agreements reached between Astral Radio and the major music labels, the IDLA (Independent...