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3Play Media Acquires Captionmax

The deal strengthens 3Play Media’s position in technologies for video accessibility by providing an expanded customer footprint and greater scale for its live captioning services

LeGeyt: We Must Confront Big Tech’s Online Dominance

NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt (NAB Photo by Jay Mallin) New NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt, appearing at The Media Institute’s Communications Forum, laid out four areas of policy that the association considers priorities — “where policymakers must focus to ensure broadcasters can compete and thrive in the current media environment.” He said Congress should act to […]

Spotify, Joe Rogan and Neil Young – Looking at the Rights and Royalty Issues Behind the Story (Part 2 – The Rights of the Artists to Pull Their Music)

Last week, we discussed the controversy started by Neil Young removing his music from Spotify because of its carriage of Joe Rogan’s podcast.  In that article, we looked at the relationship between music royalties and the decision of Spotify and other music services to emphasize podcasts and other talk programming over music.  Today, we will […]

New ABA Engineering Classes on Tap

Engineering classes hosted by the Alabama Broadcasters Association will kick off again later this year. The association will host the 2022 ABA Engineering Academy classes at intervals throughout the year, starting with radio engineering classes March 7–11 and Sept. 12–16. Another double set of classes will cover television engineering issues during April 4–8 and Oct. […]

FCC, NTIA Seek Better Spectrum Coordination

The FCC and the NTIA say they will be working more closely together on spectrum issues. The Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced an initiative intended to improve U.S. government coordination on spectrum management. “The Spectrum Coordination Initiative will involve actions by both agencies to strengthen the processes for decision making […]

FCC Updates Political Programming, Recordkeeping Rules

In an effort to reflect modern campaign practices and increase transparency, the Federal Communications Commission has updated its rules about political programming and recordkeeping. The change takes effect March 14. In late January, the Media Bureau at the commission released the order changing the way broadcast licensees, cable TV system operators, DBS providers and satellite […]

Ray Quinn of iHeart to Retire

Ray Quinn, area president of iHeartMedia’s Alabama area, will retire on March 22. “Quinn has been with iHeartMedia for 14 years and has worked in the broadcasting industry for over 50 years,” the company said in its announcement. “He has held leadership positions at several stations throughout his extensive career, including vice president/market manager for […]