RadioShow is the world's most advanced system for allowing a radio station (or audio streaming company) to present fully synchronized, intelligently scheduled, relevant graphics alongside the audio on almost any digital platform that you can imagine.

The most obvious platforms that are common globally are the Internet and the mobile phone/cell phone. Around the world there are many emerging digital platforms including: HD Radio in the United States, DAB, DAB Plus, DRM and DVB in Europe and Asia Pacific. If you have a particular platform you need to support, with sufficient notice, we will accommodate your needs.

RadioShow provides real-time 'now playing' information from the radio station's automation system. This data includes the song or commercial currently on-air plus the next few items that are in "cue", ready to be played. The "just-in-time" Visual Content Scheduler reacts on the fly to changes in the broadcast and assembles a sequence of visual content that reflects the style and presentation goals designed by the radio station. This keeps the stream of content fresh so that the consumer does not see the same sequence of content each time a song plays.

A portion of the radio station's visual content can come from RSS feeds available on the internet. Weather forecasts, showbiz news, horoscopes, news headlines and so on are updated automatically with no work required on the part of the radio station. Some feeds may be designated as "premium," which means they are not available to a radio station unless the station specifically signs up for that feed.

If you have been diligent in keeping a database of Artist Notes and Song Notes, you already have a rich source of data than can be automatically overlaid against graphical templates. When a relevant song or artist is being played, RCS RadioShow will automatically import the Artist Notes and Song Notes that are stored in the radio station's database and overlay them against eye-catching station images, logos or wallpapers. This is a simple way to create content elements from data that many radio stations already have.

Quick Send allows users to add a new content element or select an existing one from the database and send it to the audience right away.

Polls, surveys, rate-this-song and contests are types of interactive content that lets the audience participate in the radio station's broadcast. These are all possible.

Visual content is separated into various content categories such as Artist Images, Song Notes, News Headlines, Showbiz News, etc. Station Priorities gives radio stations control over how often content elements from the categories will appear on their Visual Radio presentation.

Far from it. It is vitally important to understand that most radio groups are now seeing higher year-on-year revenue growth from their online services than they are getting out of their core businesses. As competition from other forms of entertainment increases, radio is recognizing the need to do everything within their power to keep people within their branded environment.

Absolutely. Radio stations can schedule visual commercials that are shown at the same time the related audio commercial is broadcast on the radio station. Visual commercials can include phone, SMS and web links so customers can immediately see or get additional information. Once you have sold your regular audio inventory, now you can sell your advertisers incremental opportunities by letting their customers see what they hear.

Many! For example, now you can have "visual-only" advertisements during songs, as a way of extending the impact of a recently aired regular audio/visual break. You can now include extra revenue-earning graphical impact on sponsorships. Unlike traditional banner advertising, RCS RadioShow advertising is scheduled intelligently.

Absolutely. We don't dictate what your player looks like - this is up to you. We are happy to provide generic player templates, but we understand that most radio stations will want to design their own - and these may include provision for sponsorship.

Yes. One of the main benefits of RadioShow is that a listener can immediately respond to something they hear and immediately get more information than what they hear on the air, via a music purchase option or an advertiser's Web site. For example, hyperlinks can be added so a single click connects the listener to the advertiser's Web site or to a special offer page, each in a separate window.

Yes. The graphics associated with a particular song or artist can contain buttons or links that will take your listener directly to a fulfillment agency for possible percentage commission deals.

Apart from Automation Watcher, there isn't an on-site installation. The client has a web-based UI. There is no on-site hardware or complex technical integration required.

No. The default screen size is 480x480 pixels - which is a good size for the Internet and gives you great flexibility for your display image size. Coincidentally, this is also the size that we provide to Visual Radio customer cellphones - whatever the phone's screen size, the 480x480 image is automatically repurposed "back-stage" to fit the phone screen.

If you want to customize different looks and capabilities for each of your platforms, you may do that if you wish. Whichever workflow you choose, you can be sure that our system is so powerful that this will be far less labor-intensive than competing products - with far more functionality. Selector customers who have been diligent with their Artist and Song Notes, for example, already have a rich source of meta-data than can be automatically overlaid against graphical templates.

The Automation Watchers do not require dedicated machines. They can run on Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server machines.

If you are only interested in broadcasting to a local audience, then they could listen to the audio on a conventional radio while watching the graphics on their computer-based player while working on other applications.

No, all versions of RCS RadioShow are synchronized to match your station's on air signal.

Payment arrangements may include:

• Simple lease fees - just like Selector
• Straight barter (in selected markets only)
• A mix of lease and barter
• A mix of lease and reserved visual advertising spots for third-party sale
• Visual advertising revenue-share