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December 5, 2014
Apple Defends Using DRM Software In Class Action Suit
In a trial looking into the legalities of APPLE's use of digital rights management software updates in iTUNES, APPLE SVP/Internet Services EDDY CUE told a court that the updates were necessary because hackers wanted to break apart the company's … more »
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June 6, 2014
Report: Witness Lists Set For House Panel Hearings On Music Licensing
The witness lineup for the House Judiciary Committee hearings on music licensing to be held on JUNE 10th and 25th includes NAB Joint Board Chair CHARLES WARFIELD, SIRIUSXM VP/CFO DAVID FREAR, and PANDORA General Counsel DELIDA COSTIN, reports … more »
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April 1, 2014
April Fool's Radio Stunts? Move Along ... Nothing To See Here ...
It's ARBOR DAY once again and, as is the custom, savvy radio stations across the country are staging events to sacrifice their first-born bagel to the schmeer gods. Promotion debutante PAIGE "I BEFORE E EXCEPT IN MY FIRST NAME" NIENABER … more »
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April 12, 2012
How Will Yesterday's Royalty Ruling Affect Pandora? It Doesn't!
YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 4/11), ALL ACCESS reported that groups representing labels, publishers, artists and songwriters have agreed to what they call a "historic" royalty deal with digital music services and cellular phone companies, "setting … more »
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February 13, 2012
Whitney Houston Mourned
The radio and music industry was stunned by the news of WHITNEY HOUSTON's passing SATURDAY (NET NEWS 2/11). The latest update from CBS NEWS has HOUSTON's family being allowed to claim her body from the Coroner's office, and moving her to a … more »
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January 10, 2012
CES, Day 2
The 2012 International CES formally opened TUESDAY morning with CEA Pres./CEO GARY SHAPIRO asking for recruits to join the "Nerd Army" to fight the SOPA and Protect-IP acts and JACOBS MEDIA Pres./CEO PAUL JACOBS touting his company's work … more »
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March 11, 2011
Calling An Audible: Or, When News is Too Big To Ignore
And sometimes, you have to throw out everything on which you've worked and go with the big story. That's the case FRIDAY morning as I write this. I had a column all written last night, and then awoke to the news of the massive quake in JAPAN. The column … more »
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April 21, 2010
Sirius XM Channels To Cover The Stagecoach Festival
SIRIUS XM’s Country Channels “Outlaw Country” and “The Highway” will be broadcasting from STAGECOACH, “CALIFORNIA’s Country Music Festival,” which takes place at the EMPIRE POLO CLUB in INDIO, CA. … more »
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January 11, 2010
Chop Shop Guitar Show Celebrates 500th Airing
Congrats go out to ENVISION RADIO NETWORKS, whose Chop Shop Guitar Show recently celebrated its 500th broadcast. Host STEVE BLACK recalls, "I knew when I was just 13 and heard Metal Shop on my local station in FLINT, MI that I had to do syndicated … more »
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July 12, 2006
Report: European Court's Ruling Could Affect Warner-EMI Merger
The EUROPEAN COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE is set to rule tomorrow (7/13) whether or not to disallow the 2004 merger of SONY MUSIC and BMG on the basis of antitrust violations, and while experts do not expect the court to rule the pairing unlawful, the wording … more »