BMI and the Radio Music License Committee have reached an agreement in interim fees that will bring radio's rate to $192 million, down from $217 million. The interim fee is effective August 1 and holds until a court determination on a final rate. |
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United Stations Radio Networks and Bloomberg Radio team to offer Bloomberg Businessweek programming in national syndication. New 60-second features and a two-hour weekly show are added to the Bloomberg lineup. |
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ADVERTISEMENT -- REALTORS® spend $1 billion annually to market their services and 30% are ready to buy radio! See the video from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Annual Conference. Read more. |
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The NAB will open nominations for the HD Radio Multicast Award on Thursday, for HD subchannels offering unique, innovative, or groundbreaking programming. |
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The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, disappointed by the FCC's EEO enforcement, is asking FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to suspend the broadcast EEO rule for three months while the commission works to "revitalize the program and reaffirm the agency's commitment to ensuring opportunities for minorities and women in broadcasting and all of the commission's regulated industries." The MMTC has 10 recommendations for the FCC, including tripling EEO enforcement staff. |
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski calls the Obama administration's plan for a "sustained effort' to free up 500 MHz of spectrum for wireless broadband, announced Monday, a "critical step toward ensuring that America will lead the world in mobile broadband." |
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Thursday is the expected launch date for Apple's new iAds, but many marketers are still working on exactly how they'll approach the iPhone ad platform, Ad Age reports. |
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In a new survey from Vision Critical, U.S., UK, and Canadian consumers who have smartphones or intend to get smartphones soon picked an FM tuner as one of the features they'd most like to see on Apple's iPhone. |
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Kevin Harlan will join Boomer Esiason in the broadcast booth for Monday Night Football and Super Bowl XLV as he signs to do play-by-play on the Westwood One broadcasts. Harlan succeeds longtime MFN voice Marv Albert. |
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Radio Ink's Forecast 2011 conference will be held December 7, 2010, at the Harvard Club in New York. Forecast -- the only conference of its kind in the industry -- brings owners, CFOs, group executives, managers, and Wall Street analysts together discuss conditions and predictions for the coming year. Save the date; you won't want to miss Forecast 2011. |
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Radio Ink magazine the first radio industry publication on the iPad and among of the first of all publications. With the iPad's touchscreen, you can flip through the digital edition just as you would a copy of the magazine, with live links, interactive ads, links to video, and with more interactive features on the way. |
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The economy is turning around, and broadcasters are beginning to hire again. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more. |
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July 12: Radio Ink's most highly anticipated issue of the year: The 40 Most Influential People in Radio. 
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