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  • Arbitron revises reporting policy for streaming

    At the request of the radio advisory council, Arbitron re-evaluated its policies regarding total line reporting (TLR) specific to streams. After some evaluation, effective with the Summer Diary survey and July PPM report period, a stream will not be required to simulcast any content outside the over-the-air station's home Metro and DMA to be eligible for TLR. The stream must simulcast 100% ...

  • Ford to offer SiriusXM Internet Radio on SYNC

    Ford will be the first automaker to give its customers in-vehicle access to the SiriusXM Internet Radio App in Ford vehicles equipped with SYNC AppLink. Ford drivers will be the first to enjoy access to the MySXM and SiriusXM On Demand features of SiriusXM Internet Radio alongside satellite radio. via voice commands, steering wheel or radio controls. The SiriusXM Internet Radio App can be used ...

  • AFM head calls out Pandora in OpEd

    Raymond M. Hair Jr., the international president of the American Federation of Musicians, took to the virtual pages of Roll Call to publicly wonder why Pandora is telling Congress one story and Wall Street another. Hair noted that Pandora is working Capitol Hill in an extended effort to get its royalty payments down, which musicians claim would amount to an 85% cut in the amount of royalty ...

  • Senators ask FCC to move on sports blackouts

    John McCain (R-AZ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) did not tell Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn what they would like to see done vis--vis the sports blackout rule, but they want the FCC to do something, and soon. The duo noted that it was certainly within the purview of Congress to take action on the matter, but also noted that the FCC has sufficient authority to act on its own without ...

  • New York group expands with Class A in Olean

    William and Paige Christian own radio and television stations in upstate New York, and now they have a deal to add another - WVTT-CA Olean NY and its little sister W20AB. The seller is Choice Tower Rental Inc. The Christians are buying the stations under the name Milachi Media LLC. The price will be $125K, with $35K due in cash at closing and the rest paid pursuant to a consulting agreement ...


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Movie Review

Wild Wild West

Barry Sonnenfeld's "Wild Wild West" is a giant, bombastic flop of a movie. It's a $100-million science fiction-Western-comedy-action hybrid with elaborate special effects and big name stars that never manages to balance itself, let alone gain momentum. It just sort of chugs along on good intentions and the hope that some of its tedious jokes might land with something other than a thud. ...

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  • Turner Selects 2013 Media Camp Class

    As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its ties to Silicon Valley and encourage new technologies for the media and entertainment space, Turner Broadcasting System has announced that another group of start-ups will join its Media Camp accelerator program. This year, five start-ups will participate in the program in San Francisco -- ChannelMeter, Cinemacraft, Meograph, Plumzi and ...

  • Rupert Murdoch Splits News Corp. Confidence Waning in Emerging Markets Inflation at 53-Year Low… Means Very Little to Middle America

    Bloomberg ) Rupert Murdoch relented to shareholder demands, splitting his News Corp. media empire into two separate investments. Tuesday's move was a procedure more akin to separating Siamese twins than spinning off a new company, as two new, nearly equal businesses were created. The new entities are: "News Corp." (NNC), which consists of the Wall Street-based publishing company ...

  • 95.7 KISS FM taps Louie Cruz

    95.7 KISS FM (KSSX), The Rhythm of San Diego, has named Louie Cruz PD, effective 7/1. Cruz will bring more than 20 years of radio broadcast experience to his new position at 95.7 KISS FM. His love for radio started from watching the popular 1980's television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and listening to Don Rose on the legendary KFRC. As a teenager, he began mixing at house parties and later ...

  • Beasley promotes Justin Chase

    Beasley Broadcast Group announced the appointment of Justin Chase to Vice President of Programming. In this newly created position, Chase will oversee all programming responsibilities for Beasley's portfolio of 40+ radio stations located in 11 markets. Additionally, he is charged with developing creative campaigns that extend the tations' on-air brands to the digital space. This ...

  • Sens. Ask Clyburn to Issue NPRM on Sports Blackout Rule

    Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) aren't waiting around for a new FCC chair to push the FCC to act on a longstanding petition to lift its sports blackout rule.In a letter to acting FCC chair Mignon Clyburn, the senators said it was past time to act.The rule prevents cable or satellite providers from carrying an NFL game when the over-the-air broadcast is ...

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