Royalties said to be busting internet music
News Corp. is working hard to monetize its internet social site MySpace. Part of that project hinges on its MySpace Music offering, an “on-demand
WMET-AM DC owner buying back stock
Newly independent CTM Media Holdings, which was spun off from IDT Corporation, is now seeking to reduce the number of shares it has floating...
GLR brings Mexican First Division Soccer playoffs
GLR Networks announced coverage of Mexican 1st Division Soccer league playoffs, starting this weekend. These broadcasts are part of GLR’s coverage of Mexican Soccer...
Rolls Royce will include HD Radio as standard
iBiquity Digital announced that the 2010 Rolls-Royce model lineup will integrate HD Radio as standard equipment, including the highly regarded 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Series...
NAB stands firm against PRA
Steve Newberry of Commonwealth Broadcasting and Charles Warfield of ICBC Broadcasting represented broadcast interests at the Performance Rights Act discussion held on Capitol Hill...
NAB show of force on Capitol Hill
The NAB bought full page ads 11/17/09 in two Capitol Hill publications -- Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly – simply to thank all of the supporters of the Local Radio Freedom Act. By so doing, these lawmakers
Radio talkers find there are limits
Some critics claim radio talk hosts operate without limits, but a couple of them recently found out just where the limits are. New Hampshire conservative talk host Doug Lambert has apologized for calling the
NPR pioneering news gathering tool “YouTube Direct”
YouTube announced NPR is one of a handful of news organizations pioneering “YouTube Direct” – a new tool that allows news and media organizations...
S&P also likes Salem refi move
Moody’s Investors Service gave an immediate thumbs-up to the move by Salem Communications to refinance all of its long term debt. The refi action...
Nine shot after KMEL SF concert
KTVU-TV San Francisco reports that nine people were wounded following a Sunday night concert in the city’s Tenderloin District sponsored by Clear Channel’s KMEL-FM....
Moody’s may upgrade Salem
With Salem Communications announcing plans to refinance all of its long-term debt, Moody’s Investors Service has put the company’s debt rating under review for...
Salem Communications reworking some debt
A new private placement will fill the coffers at Salem Communications with $300 million that doesn’t have to be repaid until 2016. So, the
Miles Davis Radio to launch on SIRIUS XM
SIRIUS XM Radio will launch Miles Davis Radio, a 24-hour commercial-free channel devoted to the music and career of Miles Davis, one of the...
Senator Dobbs of New Jersey
That’s being touted as a possible career move for United Stations Radio Network personality and former CNN host Lou Dobbs as he ponders his next move after exiting the cable news network
Sirius XM back in compliance
Sirius XM has gotten back to having a majority of independent directors on its board of directors. And it didn’t even have to fill...