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June 4, 2009
Pelosi Urged For No Vote, Leahy Supports Performance Fee
Despite reports YESTERDAY (6/3) that opponents of the Performers Rights Fee had lined up a majority in the House against H.R. 848, representatives from 50 independent state broadcast associations kept the pressure on by writing Speaker of the House NANCY … more »
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May 20, 2009
Conyers Explains Performance Rights Act Support
With pressure mounting, Rep. JOHN CONYERS, JR., attempted to explain last week, his ongoing support of The Performance Fee legislation, known as H.R. 848. "As everyone in this room knows, the Performance Rights Act is one of my top priorities this … more »
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May 13, 2009
Performance Royalty Bill Passes House Committee
The Performance Rights Act, H.R. 848, was passed out of The House Judiciary Committee earlier this MORNING in a 21-9 vote. The bill, which essentially ends radio's royalty exemption, has been amended to spare low-revenue stations from being unduly … more »
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July 15, 2008
GAO Report Slams Radio/TV Marti Contracts
The GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE has ripped the agency that oversees RADIO MARTI and TV MARTI in a report released TUESDAY, charging that the INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU awarded over a million dollars to UNIVISION Spanish Talk WAQI-A … more »
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May 22, 2008
GAO Asked To Look At Consolidation Impact
Sens. BYRON DORGAN (D-ND), PATRICK LEAHY (D-VT), and HERB KOHL (D-WI) are asking the GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE to investigate how consolidation of media ownership has affected independent programmers. The letter focuses on television and asks the … more »
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March 14, 2008
FCC's Complaint Handling Criticized
Congressional investigators THURSDAY chastised the FCC for poor recordkeeping, which they said made it difficult to find out why most consumer complaints about telemarketers, indecent TV broadcasts and other matters were dismissed, reports THE L.A. … more »
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December 18, 2007
FCC OKs Cross-Ownership As GAO Report Released Early
As expected, the FCC approved the much-debated revision that would allow media conglomerates that own a radio or TV station to also own a newspaper in the same top-20 market. The vote went down party lines; the three Republican Commissioners voted for … more »
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October 4, 2007
GAO Says FCC Tipped Off Favored Groups Before Votes
The GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE says that the FCC is tipping off certain companies and trade groups to upcoming FCC votes, giving the favored groups a heads-up to get their lobbying efforts in order. The LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that the GAO is accusing … more »