TM Century HitDiscs - the end of ...

I've been using Top Hits USA's service since 1996. Website is at www.tophitsusa.com

Pros: Excellent track selection (I get AC + CHR + Country on the weekly discs, plus 6 CHR "recurrents" discs per year), very good customer service.

Cons: They still add an inaudible cue tone in one channel at the very end of the song. Older automation systems used the cue tone to trigger the next song. Sound quality has been very good since about 1998 or 1999, when they switched from an analog internal system (presumably to add the cue tone) to a digital system. Pre-1998 or 1999 discs had questionable sound, including occasional early fades, or weird level boosts at the beginning of the song.

They also allow for downloading of m4a files, there's an additional video service, and there's a searchable/downloadable music library, so you can find stuff.

Overall, I've been pleased. I honestly don't know how much longer they'll offer the CD service, though. I'm surprised that it's lasted this long.

I just re-read the page. Maybe they were talking about specific music coming in 2019 :)

Between New Music Server and Top Hits USA, is anyone familiar with both and have a preference?

I'd love a site that has UK releases, but it doesn't sound like any of these do. And though Hits Now Music looks like it was going to be an exact replacement for HitDiscs (including UK as one of the options on their website "holder"), I now understand that the site (and service) won't be happening at all. That's really unfortunate.

from www.primecutsmusic.com

For those customers who would like to continue with a similar service, we’d
like to introduce you to “Promo Only”, an excellent option to meet your content
needs going forward. Former TM Studios Prime Cuts customer manager, Jim Weisz,
will be joining the Promo Only sales team and can help you transition. To hear
more, call 407-331-3600 or email promo@promoonly.com or
jim.weisz@promoonly.com.

I'm glad Jim will be at Promo Only. I hope he brings some aspects that TM/HitDiscs had, that's not at Promo Only... though sadly, it looks like there's no future for the equivalent of HitDisc's UK discs which are GREAT.