The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board raised the rates that Pandora and other online radio services must pay for the right to stream songs Wednesday, sending Pandora's shares on a wild ride in after-hours trading.
“In January we will be releasing our new web platform," Radio Hit broadcaster Michelle Fúster told The Tico Times in a phone interview. "The new platform will include various things such as weekly Spotify playlists created by us, guests and other thematic playlists."
In a country where only 3% of most radio stations' playlists are made up of Costa Rican tunes, National Radio is taking a bold stance: 100% of the music they play from now on will be produced in Costa Rica. Give it a listen in our special podcast.
Natalia Arias has had quite a year. The actress – who hails from Coronado, north of San José – followed up her first film apperance in the 2009 film "Gestación," directed by Esteban Ramírez, with a lead performance this year in the latest Ramírez film, "Presos."
