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• June 5, 2006

  Report: Class Action Suit Filed Against Clear Channel And Live Nation

  A class action lawsuit has been filed against CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS and its former concert promotion branch LIVE NATION for allegedly violation of anti-trust laws by limiting concert compeitition and inflating ticket prices, reports REUTERS. The … more »

• May 25, 2006

  Barton: House Will Accept Senate Indecency Bill If Compromise Can't Be Reached

  

  With House and Senate broadcast indecency bills awaiting reconciliation, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman JOE BARTON (R-TX) said that the House would accept the less restrictive Senate version if a compromise can't be worked out.  … more »

• May 17, 2006

  Report: Stern/CBS Radio Hearing Postponed

  REUTERS reports that a court hearing today (5/17) regarding CBS RADIO's breach of contract lawsuit against HOWARD STERN has been postponed until MAY 24th, a delay the report says suggests the two sides are still working towards a settlement (NET NEWS … more »

• May 12, 2006

  Florida Host Quits Over Dispute With Management On Immigration

  Talk WENG-A/ENGLEWOOD, FL midday "FRONT AND CENTER" host ART CRONK exits after what he says is management's order to include pro-illegal immigration viewpoints on his show, according to the ENGLEWOOD SUN-HERALD. CRONK had been with the station … more »

• May 12, 2006

  Mays Expects Big Things From HD Radio

  

  CLEAR CHANNEL CEO MARK MAYS tells REUTERS that he expects HD RADIO to take off once the receivers decline in price and show up in cars, iPods, and mobile phones. "As we look at HD," MAYS says in an interview conducted earluer this week, … more »

• May 4, 2006

  WPRO-A/Providence Officially Names Giammarco PD

  CITADEL Talk WPRO-A/PROVIDENCE makes it official and names PAUL GIAMMARCO as PD. GIAMMARCO was named interim PD last OCTOBER after the departure of DAVID BERNSTEIN; he served as Exec. Producer before that and previously serves as OM for BRISTOL COUNTY … more »

• April 4, 2006

  Report: Clear Channel, Google In Web Site Deal

  REUTERS is reporting that CLEAR CHANNEL has inked an exclusive deal with GOOGLE to use the latter's search engine on its radio station web sites. The report indicates that an internal CLEAR CHANNEL memo outlines the plan to put GOOGLE search capability … more »

• April 3, 2006

  Update: FCC, Radio Talks On Payola Hung Up On Key Issues

  

  As a followup to FRIDAY's (3/31) NET NEWS article quoting REUTERS "Report: Broadcasters In Talks With FCC To Settle Payola Investigation" two other articles have come out on the subject with additional information, including how talks are … more »

• March 31, 2006

  Report: Broadcasters In Talks With FCC To Settle Payola Investigation

  CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC., CBS CORP., CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP., and ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. have reportedly been engaged in talks with the FCC over settling their investigation into payola, reports REUTERS. Those discussions have included … more »

• March 29, 2006

  Karmazin: Expensive Stern, Sports Deals "Scary" But Worth It

  

  SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO CEO MEL KARMAZIN told the audience at the SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL's annual conference TUESDAY that the company's spending on talent and content is worth the investment.  REUTERS reports that KARMAZIN said of deals with HOWARD … more »