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Blastro Networks

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Blastro Networks is a web-based company headquartered in Austin, TX, that runs three genre-specific, on-demand, streaming music video websites.

Blastro, voted "Best of the Web 2007" [1] by BusinessWeek, is an urban-centric site for Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Latin and Dance music enthusiasts. Roxwel is an alternative fusion of Rock, Metal and Indie entertainment, and Yallwire features Country, Bluegrass and Christian artists. They air mainstream and underground artist videos.[2]

Founded in 1999,[3] Blastro Networks remains independently owned and operated with major-label agreements that include Universal Music Group[4] and Sony BMG. The company has distribution partnerships with Windows Media Guide and Verizon FiOS TV.[5]

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  1. ^ "Best of the Web: Music", BusinessWeek, September 24, 2007.
  2. ^ "Blastro Networks Goes Country", Austin Business Journal, November 6, 2006.
  3. ^ Chaffin, Joshua. "Music Videos Become Hits All Over Again", Financial Times, October 10, 2006.
  4. ^ "Blastro Networks To Stream UMG Videos", Adotas, July 24, 2006. Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Blastro to Provide Verizon FiOS TV with Music Content Through New HD Video-On-Demand Channel" Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, Hip Hop Press, April 16, 2008.
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