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January 26, 2023
Clyde Lawrence Testifies Before Senate At Judiciary Committee Ticketing Hearing
You may recall that last DECEMBER, CLYDE LAWRENCE of the group LAWRENCE wrote a NEW YORK TIMES op-ed, TAYLOR SWIFT's LIVE NATION Debacle Is Just The Beginning. He has been outspoken on the issue long before the SWIFT ticket fiasco. This past OCTOBER, … more »
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January 4, 2023
Gigi Sohn Nominated Again For FCC
The BIDEN administration is trying again with the renomination of attorney and PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE co-founder GIGI SOHN to the open seat on the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. FCC Chairwoman JESSICA ROSENWORCEL said, “I’m proud of the work … more »
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December 23, 2022
U.S. Senate Confirms Three New Board Members For Corporation For Public Broadcasting
The U.S. SENATE confirmed the nominations of KATHY K. IM and DIANE KAPLAN and the renomination of RUBYDEE CALVERT to the Board of Directors of the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB). IM, based in CHICAGO, is Dir./Journalism and Media at the JOHN … more »
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December 22, 2022
U.S. Senate Confirms Three New Board Members For Corporation For Public Broadcasting
The U.S. SENATE confirmed the nominations of KATHY K. IM and DIANE KAPLAN and the renomination of RUBYDEE CALVERT to the Board of Directors of the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB). IM, based in CHICAGO, is Dir./Journalism and Media at the JOHN … more »
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December 5, 2022
NAB Issues Statement Against American Music Fairness Act Calling For Radio Performance Royalties
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) issued a statement in response to the announcement by the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE that it will mark up the AMERICAN MUSIC FAIRNESS ACT this week. The ACT, supported by the recording industry, would mandate … more »
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December 1, 2022
Research Director Inc., PPM Exclusive November '22 Analysis For Houston-Galveston, Atlanta, Washington DC, Philadelphia And Boston
In our previous episode, we postulated that the NOVEMBER survey would be marred by the stain of CHRISTMAS music. As it turned out, only one of the five markets analyzed had to deal with that painful CHRISTMAS SHOES song. Will that trend continue? This … more »
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December 1, 2022
Sen. Ed Markey Asks Car Makers Not To Drop AM Radio From Vehicles
Sen. ED MARKEY (D-MA) is taking on the issue of AM radio's survival in electric and internal-combustion engine vehicles, with the SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE member sending letters to 20 car makers asking that they keep providing AM radio in their … more »
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November 29, 2022
State Broadcasters Associations Urge Senate Leadership To Bring Journalism Competition And Preservation Act To Full Senate Vote
A letter from the state broadcasters associations in all 50 states, the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, and PUERTO RICO to SENATE leadership urges that a vote be held on the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, the bill that would allow publishers a … more »
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November 22, 2022
US Senate Will Hold Hearings On Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift Snafu
U.S. SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN), the Chairwoman of the SENATE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPETITION POLICY, ANTITRUST, & CONSUMER RIGHTS, and SENATOR MIKE LEE (R-UT), the Committee’s Ranking Member, announced they will hold a hearing to … more »
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November 17, 2022
CMA Honors Leslie Fram, Ken Burns And More
The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) recently presented industry honors to four industry veterans. Documentary filmmakers KEN BURNS and DAYTON DUNCAN are the 2022 recipients of CMA’s JOE TALBOT Award, CMT SVP/Music Strategy LESLIE FRAM received the … more »