Potential NAB/RIAA pact doesn
The jury is still out as to whether or not NAB and RIAA can come to terms over the Performance Rights Act. Terms being discussed at the behest of Congress
Radio broadcasters question the PRA negotiating process
Key executives at the NAB said that there was no effort to pull off a coup behind closed doors as NAB entered into talks with representatives of the music
The internet and cellular aspects of PRA
In talks with musicFirst/RIAA, the association focused on negotiating the broadcast royalty rate above internet royalties, since it is the only rate applying to all music-reliant stations. However,
PRA Town Hall meeting: Deal is attempt to control the process
NAB President Gordon Smith led a squadron of key association executives in the effort to explain the state of negotiations with musicFirst and RIAA over
Bobby Caldwell now hosting mornings on Timeless Cool
Continuing with his celebrated, award-winning devotion of bringing music to fans of all ages across the globe, famed number one hit maker and artist...
Sinclair links with The Country Network to fill digital TV tier
Television owner/operator Sinclair Broadcast Group has found another source of programming designed to take advantage of multi-streaming enable by television’s digital transition -- the...
Rainmaker J.D. Hayworth may soon be able to resume radio career
KFYI Phoenix talker and former US Rep J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) left the Clear Channel station earlier this year in order to stop criticizing Sen....
PRA story goes mainstream
Everybody is putting their two cents in. Months have stretched into year while the radio industry and the recording industry have been duking it out over the Performance Rights Act, but unless you read the trades, you
Cell phones might sell Radio on PRA
RBR-TVBR Exclusive: Rank and file radio operators do not seem to be getting behind the Performance Rights Act deal that was outlined a few weeks ago
Emmis privatization: Fourth time no more charmed than the third
Friday 8/20/10 has come and gone, and there is still no deal to take Emmis Communications private via the acquisition of all of its outstanding stock by Jeff Smulyan
Breaking: Emmis vote delayed again
To no one's surprise, Emmis Communications has again adjourned its special shareholders meeting for another week, to Friday, August 27th. CEO Jeff Smulyan is...
Sirius XM to launch "Wine & Web with Gary Vaynerchuk"
It’s a live, two-hour weekly call-in show hosted by the wine expert, social media commentator and bestselling author. Gary’s unconventional commentary on wine has...
RAB reports radio in the black for both Q2 and YTD
A gain of 6% in radio revenue applies to both the second quarter and the first half of 2010, and it applies for both...
No news on the Emmis front
Wall Street clearly isn’t expecting anything to happen today at Emmis Communications, even though the repeatedly extended tender offers are again set to expire...
Q2 revenues down for Westwood One
The company is calling it “flat,” but revenues slipped $300K in Q2 at Westwood One to $83.4 million. Both the Network Radio and Metro...