NEWS ABOUT: web radio
web radio stories: 4 news briefs
Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Weezer to be first 'DJs'
Billboard Jun 12, 09 11:21 AM CDT
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Musicians want to connect with fans, and radio needs to survive in the Web 2.0 era: Enter artist personal experience (a.p.e.) radio. Clear Channel launches the 24/7 online channels, featuring artists’ personal radio shows, next month. “We feel that the old model of trying to get radio airplay and some video play is broken,” the CEO of Front Line Management, a partner in the venture, told Billboard .
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Subscriptions may be the wave of the future
BusinessWeek Dec 7, 07 2:32 PM CST
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After years of the iTunes model dominating digital music sales, the time for subscription music services could be near. So far, fewer than 3 million Americans have signed up for such services. But as customizable online radio stations and social networks where users sample and recommend music grow in popularity, the public may be ready for the subscription model, reports BusinessWeek.
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Negotiations have stalled in new royalty plan, they say
Washington Post Oct 24, 07 12:39 PM CDT
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Internet radio hangs in the balance, webcasters say, but the Senate Commerce Committee, which holds radio hearings today, can save it by reviving bills setting royalty rates for online broadcasters as low as satellite radio's. Legislators introduced the bills this spring, the Post explains, when the Copyright Royalty Board jacked up web rates, but ultimately told the sides to negotiate.
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Music industry wants
to start collecting AM, FM royalties
BusinessWeek Jul 5, 07 6:26 PM CDT
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It's time AM and FM radio broadcasters started paying for the music they play, a group of music industry types has decided. They're lobbying Congress to amend the federal law that has exempted terrestrial radio from paying artists' royalties for nearly a century, Business Week reports.
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