Another GMR Extension Offered for Commercial Radio Music Licenses – And a Possibility of a Settlement of the Litigation with the RMLC?
According to a joint letter posted on the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) website, GMR and the RMLC are discussing a settlement of their long-running litigation over the royalties that the commercial radio industry will pay for the public performance of music written by GMR composers. We last wrote about GMR here when, earlier this […]
Build Some Buzz Through Billboards
So maybe you think you need to invest your entire brand advertising budget in digital/online/social platforms only. The music industry knows better. The new cutting-edge platform being used for many top-tier artists? Billboards! It seems counterintuitive that great billboard advertising can get fans talking on social media, but it is a fact that the music […]
Broadcasters Foundation to Honor Gray TV’s Hilton Howell With Its 2022 Golden Mike Award
Howell will receive the Golden Mike Award at the March 14, 2022 fundraising gala, which is returning as an in person event
Carl Davis Retires from ERI
Carl Davis is retiring after a 50-year career in broadcasting. For the past decade he has been radio account manager for the eastern United States for Electronics Research Inc. ERI has named Angela Gregory to manage accounts in the region starting Jan. 1. “Davis’s career has included senior management roles at commercial and public television […]
Fox, Nexstar Launch NextGen TV Broadcasts in L.A.
In the largest market rollout to date of NextGen TV broadcasts, KTTV-TV, KCOP-TV, and KTLA-TV are the first L.A. stations to provide 3.0 signals
FCC Denies Request for Reinstatement of Florida CP
What appears to be a last-ditch effort by Urban One Broadcasting Network to salvage a radio station construction permit in Florida has failed. The FCC this week denied a Petition for Declaratory Ruling by the broadcaster to reinstate Urban One’s forfeited permit to construct an FM radio station in Cross City, Fla. Urban One’s efforts […]
NextGen TV: Free Videos Available on Latest 3.0 Tests and Developments
Videos from a recent webcast with experts from Korea and the U.S. are now available on demand
Insight TV Becomes First 4K-Only SVOD Service on Comcast Xfinity
Insight TV has launched the 4K UHD service on Comcast’s Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and the company’s new XClass TVs
Media Networks Latin America Upgrades Graphics Capabilities with Ross’s XPression
Media Network recently decided to refresh and update its graphics platform with the purchase of six XPression engines from Ross
Candidate Filing Deadline for the Primaries in the Texas 2022 Elections Just Passed – What Should Your Station, No Matter Where It Is, Be Doing to Prepare for the Coming Election Advertising Deluge?
The deadline for 2022 candidates in Texas to file for a place on the March 1 primary ballot was this past Monday. Deadlines in other states will follow during the first part of 2022. As a result, broadcast stations and cable companies in Texas are already dealing with legally qualified candidates, and the FCC political […]