Slacker partners with Time Warner Cable

Music service Slacker today announced a partnership with Time Warner Cable in which Slacker will be bundled into TWC subscriptions, presumably both via TV and Internet screens.

Slacker pursues a vigorous distribution strategy, pairing with media networks (ABC, ESPN), telecom companies (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile), and major car companies.

The TWC Slacker outlet is supposedly on the Time Warner Cable Central site (www.twcc.com and twcc.slacker.com), but testing this afternoon, immediately after the announcement, resulted in an experience less satisfying than the government health care site — endless blank page loads.

Request for comment was not immediately answered. Stay tuned for updates.

Brad Hill