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Major news in the performance royalty debate: NAB issues its wish list

Posted on August 06, 2010 by James
This is the first public response to the push by MusicFirst and its allies in Congress on behalf of H.R. 848, the “Performance Rights Act.” The package was presented to the NAB Radio Board and group heads during an extraordinary meeting in Washington today (8/6). NAB’s Dennis Wharton says there is an “ongoing dialogue” with the board and ...

Bridge Ratings Releases Data On Who Prefers Internet Radio

Posted on August 03, 2010 by James
Bridge Ratings, one of the few companies that actively and regularly studies listening patterns to Internet radio in the US, has released a new study that examines the effect that lifestyles have on listening patterns. Us...

Clear Channel CEO Mays Stepping Down

Posted on July 05, 2010 by James
It’s been two years since Bain Capital and THL Partners shelled out $24 billion in their takeover of Clear Channel Communications. In the intervening time since, there has been a significant amount of restructuring done to the conglomerate, much of it to cope with the debt incurred by the deal. Now, according to this Securities a...

Radios 3, 4, and 7 under review

Posted on June 10, 2010 by James
The BBC Trust has begun its service review of BBC Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7. The review will look at how the three stations provide distinctiveness and value for money for the licence payer, and starts with a 12-week consultation period. David Liddiment, BBC Trustee, who is leading the review for the Trust said: "Each...

Jacobs Media: Pandoras A Threat To Broadcasters

Posted on May 01, 2010 by James
In the Internet radio game, Pandora’s the one to beat. So says Jacobs Media’s new Tech Survey of 26,000 rock radio listeners in the US. According to Fred Jacobs, President of Jacobs Media, Pandora is “a threat to terrestrial radio.” The study finds that within the pool of surveyed people who listen to Internet radio, 37% tune in ...

Radio and the iPad

Posted on April 10, 2010 by James
The Easter weekend has now come and gone, and regardless of their religion, Apple fans around the world celebrated the coming of the long-awaited iPad. To some, it is a bold new step in the integration of computing with our day-to-day lives; to others it’s a flash in the pan that fills no definite niche. To the buying public, it’s the hip...

Sony Awards: 2010 Nominations

Posted on April 07, 2010 by James
The Sony Radio Academy Award nominations are out, and commercial radio dominates the five Station of the Year Awards, whilst LBC 97.3’s Nick Ferrari breaks Sonys record with five nominations. Music Radio Personality will be contested by heavyweights Chris Moyles, Scott Mills, and Christian O’Connell, whilst Absolute Radio, talkSP...

SRA Launches the First I Love Student Radio Awards

Posted on April 07, 2010 by James
Whilst many of the most outstanding presenters and producers are recognised in the SRA's annual Student Radio Awards ceremony, which takes place every November in London, there is often little or no recognition for those stations and members who work behind the scenes. As a result, the SRA has launched the I Love Student Radio Awards, par...

Pandora, CBSRadio, AccuRadio Release Early iPad Apps

Posted on April 05, 2010 by James
If you spent the weekend in a cave you might be unaware that Apple’s new iPad hit stores on saturday and sold 700k units on day one. Some Internet radio stations got a jump on releasing their iPad streaming apps. AccuRadio announced the release of their new app on friday afternoon, before the device even hit the stores. At the ti...

April Fool's Day On The Radio

Posted on April 04, 2010 by James
Radio stations around the world took the opportunity to wind up their listeners on April Fools' Day, and we've been searching for some of the best. They include BBC Radio 4 reporting how Shakespeare could be French, and Heart 106 convincing people in the East Midlands how most kettles made before 2009 won't work due to an elect...