New i-Phone Application Boosts Global Service
Released at 12:13pm on 02 Feb 2012
Radio New Zealand has released a new version of its popular iPhone
application which now allows its listeners to listen live or on-demand
anywhere in the world.
The new application, which is available free-of-charge from Apple's App Store, can be used on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
New features include live streaming for all Radio New Zealand networks including Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert, Radio New Zealand International and live broadcasts from the New Zealand Parliament.
The most recent Radio New Zealand news bulletin is also now available at the touch of a button.
Radio New Zealand Chief Executive Peter Cavanagh said the first version of the Radio New Zealand iPhone app released last year had proved extremely popular with listeners all over the world wanting to access content on demand.
"But we were inundated with requests from people who wanted to be able to listen live to our radio broadcasts - as well as replaying individual items in their own time.
"This new app does just that, providing live streams of all our radio networks - including our Pacific shortwave service Radio New Zealand International - and an "as live" replay of the latest news bulletin."
The new app retains all the key features of the original version including being able to browse and replay items from recent programmes, a weekly selection of featured content and the ability to create customised playlists.
Audio-on-demand is available from a wide range of Radio New Zealand's most popular programmes including Morning Report, Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan, Afternoons with Jim Mora, Nights with Bryan Crump, Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, This Way Up, Sunday Morning with Chris Laidlaw and Arts on Sunday.