The National Association of Broadcasters is a bit upset over the royalty decisions made by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) on broadcasts over the Internet. This is no surprise, as many Internet streamers, inclusive of Sirius and XM now face higher royalty rates for Internet streams of covered… → Read More
Concessions – Pipe Dreams And Realistic
The merger is front and center on everyone’s mind. The FCC seems to be down to concession talks, and all indications are that the DOJ must be close to a decision. While these indications would appear to be positive, at least in the sense that a decision is… → Read More
Public Knowledge Meets With FCC Again
Public Knowledge has had another meeting with the FCC. This time, the central part of the discussion was on the concessions that Public Knowledge would like to see if the merger were to go through. At this meeting there was no discussion of the Georgetown Partners proposal, which… → Read More
Ibiquity Publishes Proposed Rule For Merger
In a development that was published by the FCC today, Ibiquity has taken the next step in what could be a merger concession up for consideration. This development now takes the issue past the theoretical stage and brings us to something with more substance that all parties can… → Read More
FCC Commissioners To Speak At NAB Show
FCC Commissioners Adelstein and Tate will be speaking at the NAB Radio Show on April 15th in Las Vegas. The event is billed as the “Regulatory Face-Off”, and promises to give show attendees the opportunity to interact with the FCC Commissioners on regulatory issues facing the media and… → Read More
Cramer Rants Some More
Jim Cramer, sporting the “merger overdue calendar” as a necklace is applying even more pressure with regards to the Sirius and XM merger. Today, the target was not politicians, but the terrestrial radio players that are trying to block the merger between Sirius and XM. Referring to terrestrial… → Read More
Clear Channels Positions Not So Clear
Clear Channel is against the merger between Sirius and XM. They state that the merger would create a monopoly, and give satellite radio competitive advantages. Clear Channel speaks of their terrestrial radio business, but always seems to neglect the other aspects of their business. SOME ITEMS TO NOTE:… → Read More
Parson’s MSV Gets FCC Grant For Declaratory Ruling
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), Chaired by XM’s Gary Parsons, has received the green light on their petition for declaratory ruling with the FCC. The FCC announced the decision on March 7, 2008. In effect, a ruling regarding the level of foreign ownership that will be allowed is the… → Read More
Most Poular Cell Phones Are Audio Entertainment Friendly
On the front page of Yahoo, they often give little tid-bits of information that show what is popular among Yahoo users. The section, called the PULSE toady gave the popular cell phones, and they all have something in common. They are all phones that are blurring the line… → Read More
CBS And AOL Team To Make Powerhouse In Audio Entertainment
CBS Radio and AOL Radio are combining operations. XM, a former partner with AOL will no longer be included in the mix. Whether this is good or bad for XM is in the eye of the beholder, but perhaps the bigger issue is what CBS has indicated about… → Read More
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