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Stitcher is an on-demand internet radio service that focuses on news and information radio and podcasts. It provides free online streaming through the website and via native mobile applications such as the Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Palm webOS. The company was founded in 2008 and is privately held and venture backed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/06/stitcher-benchmark-6-million/ )〕 Stitcher aggregates content from thousands of content providers and organizes the content into "stations" that listeners can browse and listen to. Audio content is delivered from large media providers such as AP, BBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, TechCrunch, and thousands of smaller providers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://landing.stitcher.com/press/4_7_09.pdf )〕 Content is kept continually up to date via Stitcher's proprietary back-end application, allowing listeners to have access to fresh content while on the go without having to sync their mobile device. However, this access may require costly usage of mobile data in contrast to true podcasts which can be synced through WiFi Internet access and listened to "on the go". In October 2014, music streaming service Deezer announced that Stitcher Radio would be merging into Deezer. By 2015, Deezer users will be able to use Stitcher Radio features within Deezer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.stitcher.com/blog/?p=1588 )〕 ==Usage and features== Stitcher streams podcasts to the listener's phone on-demand, rather than requiring the media be downloaded to the device. Stitcher 3.0 for the iPhone (released in December 2009) introduced live streaming to the app, which allowed users to select on-demand shows and live streamed talk-radio programming. A user can add shows to their favorites station using the “Add to Favorites” button. iPhone users can choose to receive SMS updates when their favorite shows are updated. When new content becomes available, Stitcher can also send an email message to a user alerting them that the show was updated, along with a direct-play link. Stitcher offers an Editor's Picks station that provides listeners access to the content editor’s favorite shows.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://stitcher.com/listen.php )〕 Stitcher also offers stations targeted to specific local audiences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stitcher Radio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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