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Arbitron stung by big groups;
Agencies also want high standard

A hard-hitting letter from four of its large radio subscribers, demanding that it increase PPM sample sizes to resolve problems with demo in-tab underperformance, no doubt caused quite a stir yesterday at Arbitron yesterday. Clear Channel, Cumulus, Cox Radio and Radio One have demanded an "action plan" from Arbitron within 30 days. Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil reiterated the demand in a statement to RBR yesterday: ""Arbitron needs to understand that both radio broadcasters and agencies are united in demanding reliable audience estimates. Low in-tabs are not acceptable, and no Programmer or Media Buyer can make good decisions if the data is bad. We've seen enough in Houston and Philadelphia, along with the pre-currency reports in Long Island and New York, to see that Arbitron hasn't been taking these sampling issues seriously. Instead of their usual spin, we want action. Not months from now - but right now," Neil said. But as this issue was put to bed, Arbitron was still considering its public response to the criticism.

The four companies, all of which had been critical of PPM but eventually signed contracts for the new methodology, are livid over the consistent problems Arbitron has had with hitting in-tab targets for 18-34 demos and for African-American and Hispanic listeners. Arbitron has insisted that its audience estimates are valid, even with the in-tab shortfalls, but it has agreed to guarantee hitting 6+ in-tab targets and says it will have an 18-54 proposal in a few months. That is not enough to satisfy the four client groups."Under any circumstance, we expect guaranteed in-tab delivery in the 18-54 age group for all age cells and across all ethnic groups, including Hispanics and African Americans," they said in the letter demanding action by Arbitron. While agencies seem to have warmed to PPM more quickly than many broadcasters, they are also supportive of holding Arbiron's feet to the fire on sample delivery.

"I applaud the broadcasters who have taken the lead in holding Arbitron to a higher standard. Up until now - the discussion has been PPM vs diary - with all of the dialogue centered around the weakness of the diary - and little attention paid to getting the electronic service right. The broadcasters have much to lose - with AQHs down some 30% or more with the conversion to PPM. It's certainly easier for the Agencies -who will pay for performance either way - but for the broadcaster - there is much to be concerned about," said Natalie Swed Stone, OMD U.S. Director, National Radio Investment. "For anyone who had questioned the PPM - they were dismissed as either concerned about price-or not committed to change or the future. Now, it is evident that any concerns should have been and should still be taken seriously - Arbitron needs to be held to a much higher standard than the diary," she added. More from the agencies in today's Ad Business Report

| Read the letter from the 4 groups |

RBR observation: Adding PPM panelists may improve 18-34 in-tab and increase confidence in PPM ratings, but it may not change the general audience trends which have been consistent across all three PPM markets, as far as which formats go up and which go down. So, either the PPM methodology itself is fatally flawed, or it is indeed more accurate and radio is just going to have to learn to live with the new reality. For one thing, PPM has effectively redefined what constitutes radio listening. A 19-year-old with a PPM can log a lot of hours "listening" to the Oldies station that his boss has on at work, while he would not have reported that in a diary, since he didn't consider it radio listening, just background noise.


Dorgan bill in the Congressional hopper
Byron Dorgan's (D-ND) "Media Ownership Act of 2007" is officially on paper, and it's taken on three more co-sponsors. The first thing the bill would do is take the FCC's 12/18/07 Open Meeting out of play as a possible vote date on Martin's published cross-ownership proposal, moving the first possible date back to mid-May 2008 at the earliest. The FCC must allow 90 days after publication of any proposal, 60 for public comment and 30 for reply comments. Any rule voted on by the commissioners initiated after 10/1/07 and failing to meet this requirement "shall be of no force and effect." That by itself would move the vote to February at the earliest. But the FCC would be required to allow 90 days for comment and reply after it fulfills a requirement to "initiate, conduct, and complete a separate rulemaking proceeding to promote the broadcast of local programming and content by broadcasters, including radio and television broadcast stations, and newspapers," including a specific study of broadcast/print cross-ownership. That gets us to May at the earliest. The bill also calls for the establishment of an independent panel to "make recommendations" to increase broadcast ownership by women and minorities.

Co-sponsors include Joe Biden (D-DE), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), John Kerry (D-MA), Trent Lott (R-MS), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Barack Obama (D-IL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Jon Tester (D-MT).

RBR observation: The stall is on even though Martin maintained status quo on most of the Third Circuit remand and acted in a limited fashion in an area of cross-ownership, where the Court indicated some sympathy for relaxed regulation. We don't know about you, but we'd say there is zero-tolerance for any discussion of updating media ownership rules on Capitol Hill right now. We'll have to see how long it takes to get this bill into a Commerce Committee mark-up, and how long it takes to get a companion bill kicked off in the House.

Fool still beating
the drum for XM/Sirius

Street-watcher Motley Fool has likened satellite audio services to Romeo and Juliet, saying that just like the doomed Shakespearian duo, the wedding is in for a tough time getting past the parents, or in this case, the regulators. But the Fool has apparently already rented a tux, and wants the wedding to proceed. In fact, the Fool laments the fact that the star-crossed duo can't simply elope and get the nuptials done beyond the reach of those who would force it to be called off. It notes that the pair have tried to head off regulatory objections at the pass by offering concessions before they're asked for, such as tiers priced lower than either service on its own, and guarantees that old radios will still be useful going forward. And of course, the merger is justified because the audio landscape has changed in ten years. It doesn't handicap the decisions coming from the FTC or FCC, but it does tell the latter, "The next hoop you put XM and Sirius through better be a wedding ring."

RBR observation: We're tired of hearing the argument "fill-in-the-blank didn't even exist in 1997." But other things did - we had our very own boom box that we could carry around wherever we wanted, and many of our friends used Walkman-type tape and CD players while they were out exercising or commuting. We guess they were part of the audio landscape at the time DARS was wisely chartered with a built-in competitive component - shouldn't the regulators have allowed a monopoly to compete with these ubiquitous audio devices? No, of course not, and the argument makes no more sense now. Anyway, the last time the Fool weighed in on this, it seemed to think the merger was going to get all necessary regulatory blessings. It seems less sure of that now. One thing is for sure: We should hear something relatively soon.

Entravision may sell its billboards
Entravision Communications announced late yesterday that it has decided to explore "strategic alternatives" for its outdoor advertising operations and has retained Citi and Moelis Advisors, a division of Mercanti Securities, to act as its financial advisors in the process. Outdoor is the smallest division at Entravision, which would be left with TV and radio stations after such a sale. Entravision's outdoor advertising operations operate under the name Vista Media and consist of approximately 10,400 advertising faces concentrated primarily in New York and Los Angeles. "Following a thorough review of our operations and business plans in consultation with our advisors, our Board has decided to explore strategic alternatives for our outdoor advertising operations in order to unlock the value of these assets to the benefit of our shareholders. We will also continue to build and invest in our TV and radio assets with the goal of further strengthening our position in the nation's highest density Hispanic markets," said CEO Walter Ulloa.

RBR observation: Wall Street has been waiting for this for years, since Entravision showed no signs of becoming a major player in the billboard business. Outdoor is hot right now, so it appears that Entravision's management and directors have decided that now is the time to cash out of billboards.


Wall Street Business Report TM
Arbitron to buy back stock
Arbitron announced that its board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program under which the company may buy back up to 200 million bucks worth of shares of common stock. The exact timing and amount of purchases will depend on market conditions. As of October 31, 2007 Arbitron had approximately 28,232,700 shares outstanding. Arbitron completed a previously authorized 100 million bucks stock repurchase during Q3.

Strong quarter for Liberman
Radio was the growth center in Q3 for Liberman Broadcasting, and not just because of the stations it acquired in Dallas. The LA stations also posted strong growth. Radio division revenues shot up 20.2% to 16.5 million. TV revenues were down 8.8% to 13.8 million, with the company's Texas stations up and California down. All in all, Liberman's revenues were up 5% to 30.3 million. But operating expenses, including those new stations in Dallas, increased, so adjusted EBITDA for the quarter declined 5.9% to 13.7 million. LBI Media Holdings, the parent company of Liberman Broadcasting, is privately owned but has public bonds.


Ad Business Report TM

Agencies react to PPM letter
In addition to Natalie Swed Stone, OMD U.S. Director, National Radio Investment (see Radio news), we spoke to other radio buyers about the letter that four big radio groups sent to Arbitron with concerns about PPM.

Matthew Warnecke, Partner, Network and Local Radio, MediaCom, noted the move by CC Radio, Cox, Cumulus and Radio One indicates the level of frustration at the station level. "Rightly or wrongly, you don't speak in the marketplace this loudly unless you feel like you're not being heard." From an agency perspective, Warnecke noted he doesn't want to completely absent himself from responsibility, but GroupM's research has determined that this is legitimate currency. "It's not up to me to say it's horrible or the best thing ever. This is what we've got and everyone was pretty clear that it was going to be emerging design and a work in progress. I don't think [Mindshare's] Kathy Crawford makes posting statements about PPM usage in Houston lightly. So while I'm sure everyone is concerned about sample sizes in any audience measurement service, agencies are probably pretty confident that those questions will be addressed." In addressing the letter's mention that Arbitron was planning on lowering sample sizes for PPM, Warnecke underscored that lowering sample sizes, in the abstract, is "always bad. I'm concerned when Arbitron's goals for panelists and respondents aren't met. When they have a goal for 100 and they get to 85, for the sake of argument, that would concern me because they're not where they need to be. But I'm not enough of a statistician to say X is the magic number."

Rich Russo, JL Media's SVP/Director of Broadcast Services, is taking a wait and see approach. "The numbers have never been reliable-going back to forever. I kind of equate this to the scrutiny advertisers have that buy digital. I hear, 'You can buy a spot on a radio station, nobody knows if it runs and how many people exactly are listening to it. But people accept that. With internet buys you get guaranteed impressions, etc. With radio it's not a perfect system, it never was and it probably never will be. People have got to hang tight and let this thing work itself out. So they've sent this letter out-30 days from now let's see if it changes anything. The letter sounds like a veiled threat-are they going to pull out in 30 days? I think it's a bit premature to speculate. Let's wait 29 days and see where we're at."

DMA issues statement on NY State taxing marketers
Governor Spitzer's New York Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a new regulation that requires out-of-state marketers to begin collecting state sales tax on deliveries made into New York based merely on a link to their website. In response, Direct Marketing Association (DMA) EVP/Government Affairs & Corporate Responsibility Steven Berry issued the following statement:

"It is unfortunate and particularly ill-timed to impose a legally questionable tax collection responsibility just as companies are headed into the all-important holiday season. This is an overreach of authority that will harm consumers and merchants both in New York and nationwide. Businesses depend on a robust fourth quarter to meet payrolls and operating expenses. The last thing businesses or consumers need is uncertainty in the marketplace...This directive goes against the US Supreme Court's landmark Quill decision, and thus would not survive legal scrutiny."

RBR observation: We understand times are tough for NY State-the economy there isn't faring any better than the rest of the nation right now. However, that's not a reason to make things worse for already-struggling marketers. An added tax will likely make a difference in many consumers' minds as to purchase or not. NY is one of the most populated states in the nation, and this would be a big hit. Spitzer continues his role as a shakedown artist-this time online, rather than radio.


Media Business Report TM
CBS Outdoor offers
free WiFi in NYC

CBS Corp. will "light up" midtown Manhattan with the creation of the "CBS Mobile Zone," a wireless high-speed network enabling New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones, laptops or other devices to access the Internet for free, and make voice over internet (VOI) calls. The Wi-Fi HotZone, already available in certain areas, will be fully operational on by month's end with a footprint of more than 20 city blocks. This initiative is part of a 6-month pilot program with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and NYC Transit to test the potential communications capabilities of Wi-Fi technology. New Yorkers who access the "CBS Mobile Zone," will be greeted by an ad-supported homepage that includes hyperlocal content such as breaking local and national news, sports highlights, weather reports, music discovery, wallpapers, ringtones, maps, a social network and the ability to search for nearby restaurants, shops and entertainment complete with geographically- targeted community reviews. Citi and Salesgenie.com have signed on to be early sponsors.


Media Markets & Money TM
First things last for Unkefer
Equity player Alta Communications is backing Gary Lawrence, Hal Rose and Bob Denny in the acquisition of a majority stake of innovative broadcast company First Broadcasting Investment Partners. Lawrence is already CEO of the company and the others are members of the executive committee. Taking a back seat in the deal with be FBIP Chairman Ron Unkefer. He'll retain a minority stake in the company, but will devote his attentions instead to his Unkefer Family Foundation and First Ventures Capital Partners. The latter company will take FBIP stations in Memphis TN and Ann Arbor MI with it. First Broadcasting is a specialist in station upgrades, and its "SpectraMax" software is said to be a major component of the transaction. Lawrence commented, "Combining our expertise and technology with Alta's unparalleled industry knowledge and relationships will allow us to expand to new media platforms, and to accelerate our increasingly important broadcast software development initiatives." Terms of the transaction were not immediately disclosed.


Washington Business Report TM
Piracy on the low seas
Jairo Diaz is getting hit with a pair of FCC fines for buccaneer behavior on the low end of the FM dial. Diaz was operating in the New York suburbs, and drew the standard 10K fine for unauthorized operation of a station on 90.5 MHz out of Paterson NJ. The FCC tacked on an extra 7K because Diaz refused to allow an inspection of the unlicensed facility. Diaz has not responded to the FCC's notice of apparent liability and has been ordered to pay up.

Watchdog restates case against cross-ownership
Free Press representatives testified at the Washington DC localism forum, dropping what Commissioner Michael Copps called a bombshell - saying that the FCC's own research indicated that broadcast/print cross-ownership results in less news in markets in which it is present. It is now pushing its line of reasoning more forcefully, along with Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America. Free Press's Derek Turner does not argue that cross-owned operations put out an inferior news product. The problem is that they tend to be so good that they overwhelm the competition. "The presence of one cross-owned station leads the other stations in the market to collectively curtail their news output by about 25%," it says. They also point out there is no measurable increase in local news either from the cross-owned station or the rest of the market, and that the station tends to follow the editorial slant of the newspaper to which it is attached. Turner said that while most are clamoring for diversity, "What Martin is proposing would have the opposite effect - more consolidation and less local news."

RBR observation: In large markets, the size of the local advertising pool can sustain most competent standalone full-power broadcast stations or newspapers. Broadcasters and publishers most feel the need for efficiencies of scale in smaller markets where income potential is limited and the possibility of regulatory relief is currently off the table. And so it goes.


Entertainment Business Report TM
Howie Carr goes back to WRKO
After being blocked in court from jumping to Greater Media's WTKK-FM Boston, Howie Carr is going back to where he came from. Entercom announced that Carr will return to afternoon drive on WRKO-AM today, Friday. "I said I'd be back on the air before Imus and now I am!" Carr said in a statement put out by WRKO, trying to put a positive spin on the outcome. "We are thrilled that Howie is back on WRKO. Howie is a one-of-a-kind talent, and I'm sure all of Howie's listeners are looking forward to hearing him on our air again," said Entercom New England Vice President and Market Manager Julie Kahn.

Greater Media's statement seemed to hold out hope that Carr will eventually be able to make the station switch. "We are disappointed that Howie Carr will not be able to join WTKK at this time, but we fully support him in his decision to return to work at WRKO. While we strongly disagree with Judge Van Gestel's decisions, which forced Howie to choose between working for WRKO or being unemployed for five years, we have always said that we would abide by the ruling of the court. To pursue what would likely have been a very long appeal with an uncertain outcome would have been counter-productive for Howie and his loyal listeners. Howie also has his family to think about; anyone in his position would make the same decision. It is time to move forward. We wish him all the best," Greater Media said.


Internet Business Report TM
Internet streaming close to
becoming a fully mobile medium?

American Media Services-Internet announced a webcasting test conducted last week in the SF Bay Area that demonstrated the viability of Internet streaming. While attending a streaming media conference in San Jose, AMSi CEO Reed Bunzel and VP/Engineering Laramie Guest drove from San Jose to San Francisco and back while streaming one of AMSi's formats via a laptop computer equipped with a Verizon Wireless AirCard. The objective was to monitor how much drop-out occurred along the 100-mile test route. "The near-flawless signal we experienced all along this 100-mile round-trip clearly demonstrates that we are witnessing a huge shift in technological capability and the true emergence of a new digital medium," Bunzel noted. "The underlying incontrovertible truth is that Internet radio no longer is tied to a cable and a surge protector. It is just as portable as terrestrial radio, it doesn't have to appeal to a mass audience, it can be personal and interactive in nature, and almost anyone can join the club."

We elected to travel north on I-280, and set out in the middle of San Jose, where we were picking up a decent stream with no drop-out. They never lost the stream. They drove into San Francisco on 19th Avenue, crossed through Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, and continued across the Golden Gate Bridge. Again, the signal stayed with them the entire way. For the return trip they had a brief period of silence while passing San Francisco International Airport. AMSi plans on conducting similar tests in several medium and large markets within the United States in the coming months.

RBR observation: It's only a matter of time before the auto industry adds mobile web to dashboards of new vehicles-complete with an external antenna for better connectivity and wired right into the car speakers for good sound. The biggest issue is how much it might cost to stream audio continuously-more than satellite's fee a month? If users can pay a flat fee for unlimited internet in the car and it's reasonable, satellite radio really has a lot to worry about-even more than traditional radio. Let's face it-consumers will likely choose mobile web payments with sync capabilities (already offered by Ford) for their existing mobile gear, over a monthly satellite radio payment-because streaming audio would cost nothing more incrementally.


Transactions
200K KETT-FM CP & KHYY-FM CP Scottsbluff NE (Mitchell, Minatare NE) from College Creek Media LLC (Christopher F. Devine) to Legacy Communications LLC (Joseph Jay Vavricek). 10K deposit, balance in cash at closing. Superduopoly with KOLT-AM Scottsbluff, KMOR-FM Bridgeport, KOAQ-AM Terrytown & KOZY-FM Gehring. KETT CP is for Class C2 on 99.3 MHz with 50 kw @ 474; KHYY CP is for Class C2 on 106.9 MHz with 50 kw @ 474. [File date 10/29/07.]


Stock Talk
Traders fear consumers
Disappointing guidance from JC Penney made Wall Street traders worry about consumer spending. The Dow Industrials fell 121 points, or 0.9%, to 13,110.

Radio stocks had another down day. The Radio Index fell 1.279, or 1.2%, to 106.432. Westwood One had a tough day, down 5.7%. Salem was off 3.9%.


Radio Stocks

Here's how stocks fared on Thursday

Company Symbol Close Change Company Symbol Close Change

Arbitron

ARB

50.53

-0.46

Google

GOOG

629.65

-12.03

Beasley

BBGI

7.18

+0.01

Hearst-Argyle

HTV

20.92

-0.39

CBS CI. B CBS

27.22

-0.08

Journal Comm.

JRN

8.98

-0.23

CBS CI. A CBSa

27.22

-0.07

Lincoln Natl.

LNC

59.64

-2.46

Citadel CDL
2.56 -0.09

Radio One, Cl. A

ROIA

2.50

-0.01

Clear Channel

CCU

35.25

+0.05

Radio One, Cl. D

ROIAK

2.53

unch

Cox Radio

CXR

12.59

+0.08

Regent

RGCI

2.13

unch

Cumulus

CMLS

9.00

-0.35

Saga Commun.

SGA

7.35

unch

Debut Bcg.

DBTB

0.80

unch

Salem Comm.

SALM

7.48

-0.30

Disney

DIS

32.40

+0.54

Sirius Sat. Radio

SIRI

3.53

+0.02

Emmis

EMMS

4.23

+0.06

Spanish Bcg.

SBSA

2.05

-0.07

Entercom

ETM

18.43

+0.20

SWMX

SMWX

0.02

unch

Entravision

EVC

6.77

-0.06

Westwood One

WON

2.16

-0.13

Fisher

FSCI

42.56

-0.06

XM Sat. Radio

XMSR

14.38

+0.13


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Arbitron continues to verify it is 20 years behind the times with the PPM. My Sellers quit carrying pagers that long ago because they pinched beltlines, got lost, and were left at home in purses. Now we carry cell phones. The PPM has all the drawbacks of a pager, inclusive of a separate desktop charger! Can we get a little technology here, Arbitron! People might wear a watch. People might affix a slender reader to the back of their cell phone, or should we even suggest, Arbitron could give an encoded cell phone and free service to panelists. Bet they'd carry the PPM then, and we might find much better respondent rates across ethnicity and demographics. A hurried product like the PPM's miserable failure would be off the shelves and in artifact displays featuring Edsels and turntables. Ah, but good old broadcasters, we seem to have the spine of a jellyfish. Keep feeding us s**t and we'll complain about how lousy it tastes, but we keep eating it! Do we ever stand up and say enough is enough?

Mike Ginsburg, GM
KLBN-FM/KXOB-FM/KGST-AM/KOQO-FM
Fresno, CA


Below the Fold
Ad Business Report
Agencies react to PPM letter
They speak their word on the issue...

Media Business Report
CBS Outdoor
Offers free WiFi in NYC...

Media, Markets & Money
First things last for Unkefer
Equity player Alta Communications is backing Lawrence, Rose and Denny...

Entertainment Business Report
Howie Carr goes back to WRKO
After being blocked in court from jumping to Greater Media...




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Thompson joins MSG
Courtney Thompson has joined the media brokerage firm Media Services Group as a Director. "Courtney has had an illustrious 30 plus year career straddling virtually every facet of the broadcast industry. We are especially excited about him joining our firm. Courtney started in radio at the age of 15 and has held positions in station ownership, consulting, management, sales, marketing, operations and engineering in both Radio & TV. Courtney also created one of the industry's most remarkable marketing, management, research & consulting organizations in Broadcast Direct Marketing and OpTiMum Broadcast Research & Consulting," noted MSG President George Reed.


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Radio-Mercury Awards introduces three new categories
The 2008 Radio-Mercury Awards introduces three new categories in the competition for the 100,000 Grand Prize: Radio Innovations, Political, and Entertainment. In addition, the broadcast timeframe requirement for eligibility has been expanded by two months. The Radio Innovations Category rewards groundbreaking, dynamic use of radio creative as a vital component in an integrated, multimedia campaign. The introduction of the Entertainment Category reflects the recently announced move of the Awards celebration to the entertainment capital LA.

Repping in market #236
Locally Owned Radio, headed by General Manager Larry Johnson, announced that it has signed to have Interep Local Focus provide national representation for its five stations in Twin Falls (Sun Valley), ID, Arbitron market #236. Interep Local Focus is a niche company at Interep, repping station outside the top 25 markets. Interep Local Focus was formed on October 1st, 2007 when Interep and Focus 360 announced a joint marketing agreement, whereby Interep commenced national representation of all current Local Focus clients. Interep named Kay Olin president of the new division.




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Revenues down for SWMX
Online media ad transaction platform company SWMX, operator of the SoftWave Media Exchange, reported that Q3 revenues fell to 321,930 from 632,579 a year earlier. If your company is owed money by SWMX, you will be interested in this statement from the quarterly SEC filing: "Over the past quarter the delinquency of our accounts payable to media organizations has increased significantly. This increase has adversely affected our business and relationships. Certain media organizations have referred us to collection agencies. Others have refused to accept orders from our customers placed through our marketplace. In addition, some of our customers have refused to pay outstanding receivables. We have been and continue to attempt to remediate this situation through the following steps: see RBR.

RBR observation: Business lesson 101, this mess could have been avoided if the upper brass at SWMX communicated with their clients. Email is ok, but there is a generation out there the does not know how to use a telephone. Like any company if you do not pay your bills your utility gets shut off. Lesson here for all in business today. Don't pay then you can't play.
11/15/07 RBR #224

Arbitron responds
to Charlie Ferguson
Regarding Executive Comment from Charlie Ferguson of Northern Broadcast Inc., we received this response from Thom Mocarsky (pictured), Arbitron Sr. VP of Press and Investor Relations: Despite the odds of getting selected, people in the radio industry are remarkably honest. It is an uncommon event for us to re-issue a report because of media affiliation. (Only once this year, and we issued almost 800 separate quarterly reports.) The complete comment in RBR.
11/15/07 RBR #224

Lovett or leave it?
Royalties down the Hatch?
Music talents Lyle Lovett and Alice Peacock held forth before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the topic of performance royalties, better known to broadcasters as a performance tax. Commonwealth Broadcasting's Steven Newberry made an effective argument against, but there's a problem. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has recordings out there and he wants a helping of broadcaster cash, too.
11/14/07 RBR #223



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