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AFTRA to start talks with AMPTP 4/28

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) announced it will start contract talks Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on 4/28, ...
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Robbins to keynote NAB

Academy Award-winning actor and critically acclaimed screenwriter, director and producer Tim Robbins will deliver the opening keynote speech on Monday, April 14 at the NAB ...
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A battle over content pricing

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Entertainment is a major part of the economy in California, and SB 1765 has become the fulcrum in a battle pitting studios and broadcasters against various entertainment unions. ...
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XM/Sirius critics grab their megaphones

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"As an analyst that has studied the telecommunications business for almost two decades, I am absolutely baffled by the nonsensical explanation employed by the Department ...
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What do “The Colbert Report” and “Frontline” have in common?

Both are winners of George Foster Peabody Awards for distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by broadcasters. Four local TV stations are also among the ...
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Ivie to be honored in Vegas

Chances are you’ve never met George Ivie, but as Executive Director and CEO of the Media Rating Council (MRC) he plays an important role in ...
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California considering download tax

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It seems that for the time being, the US has settled on the idea that a typical tune download for an MP3 or similar device costs 0.99. But that could change in California if a Democrat gets his way. ...
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Election comes in a third

That's not to say that Campaign 2008 came in third among news topics during the week of 3/24/08-3/30/08 on the latest Project for Excellence in ...
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Rooney strikes a blow for free speech

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Rooney said that the FCC should just leave broadcasters alone. In his opinion, most people do not want foul language on TV, and since broadcasters are in the business of serving most people, they will steer clear of it as a simple business calculation....
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Fools rush in…

Jim Taszarek had us going for a minute or two with an item in his TazMedia email claiming that just before he was forced out ...
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Gore putting green into green campaign

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Former Vice President Al Gore (D-TN) thinks he's gone about as far as he can educating citizens about the looming environmental dangers we are facing. He thinks the next step is to inspire the public to force politicians to act....
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Newspapers suffer worst year ever

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As far back as the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) has records, 57 years, there had never been a one-year drop in US newspaper revenues as the 9.4% decline recorded for 2007....
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AFTRA splits with SAG

Strained relations between two unions representing performers came to a head Saturday as the board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) ...
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State AGs petition FCC on XM/Sirius

A coalition of state attorneys general, led by Mark Dann of Ohio, have fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and the other ...
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Making nice at the Times

Having come to terms with his once-dissident shareholders, New York Times Company Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. is being downright friendly in introducing his newfound friends ...
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Internet users mad for March Madness

CBSSports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Network and the NCAA, has released traffic figures for NCAA March Madness on Demand for the first four days (First & Second Round) ...
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Pumpkin turns on Virgin

In yet another stunning tribute to the warmth and goodwill which so often characterize the relationships between record labels and musicians, alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins are ...
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Congressional media point men decry XM/Sirius

Let's play logic games, or more precisely, illogic games. Local radio competes with the same 18 gazillion old, current and anticipated media outlets as do the satcasters....
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Elections hog the spotlight again

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Again chronicle the fierce gravitational pull of the 2008 campaign, which once again eclipsed coverage of all other stories. We have the stats so crunch away....
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March Madness goes multi-platform

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CBS is making use of its portfolio of outlets for coverage of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. This is cross marketing at its best....
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