Scott Stiefel Appointed Co-CEO at Telos Alliance
Telos Alliance has appointed Scott Stiefel as co-CEO, joining co-CEO Tom Swidarski to lead the company. Frank Foti, Telos Alliance founder and executive chairman of the board, complimented Stiefel’s leadership skills and knowledge of both business and engineering. In a company statement Foti noted, “Over the years, it’s been such a pleasure to see him […]
Spotify, Joe Rogan and Neil Young – Looking at the Rights and Royalty Issues Behind the Story (Part 1 – Why Spotify Has Been Promoting More Podcasts)
The last two weeks have been filled with stories about Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and other artists pulling their music from Spotify in protest of its carriage of the Joe Rogan podcast. While the political statements made by these actions generate the news, there are rights and royalty issues behind the story that are worth […]
College Radio Station Sets Guinness World Record
Zachary Sinutko (left) and Collin Kennedy in the WJCU studio at John Carroll University It’s the radio interview that went on and on …. and on. And that’s a good thing. On Feb. 5 and 6, 2022, two DJs at WJCU(FM) on the campus of John Carroll University broke the Guinness World Record for longest […]
Telstra Broadcast Services Hires Emory Strilkauskas
The former Brklyn-Media, ESPN exec will head business development for the Americas
AJA Video Unveils Mini-Config v2.26.3 Software Update
Available as a free download, the software offers a variety of new functions for various models
Idaho AM Station Faces FCC Hearing
The owner of an AM station in Idaho faces an FCC hearing to consider whether its license should be renewed. The reason for a hearing, the commission said, is the station’s “record of extended silence and operation at significantly reduced power,” among other factors. The station is KPCQ(AM) in Chubbuck, Idaho, broadcasting on 1490 kHz […]
Mike Dello Stritto Named VP & News Director for CBS Station’s L.A. Properties
Dello Stritto is assuming his new role after having served as the news director at CBS News and Stations’ local businesses in Sacramento
Fox Weather Gets Its Own Diginet
The service has significantly expanded its distribution by adding YouTube TV, Amazon News, The Roku Channel, fuboTV and Xumo as distribution partners and with simulcasts on a new diginet
Survey: Three Quarters of American Consumers Plan to Watch the Super Bowl
But most (46%) will be watching at home and only 10% are hosting a Super Bowl Party, according to NCSolutions
LeGeyt Dismisses Proposed Royalty “Starter Fee”
(Getty Images/Tim Arbaev) “Completely one-sided.” That’s how Curtis LeGeyt describes the proposed American Music Fairness Act, or AMFA. In a blog post, the new president/CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters says the latest performance royalty legislation would “hurt the very artists that it claims to help by having a profound effect on one of […]