Radio & Satellite

Watch David Bowie, Li’l Wayne, Janelle Monáe’s Superbowl TV Ads

Superbowl 50 mania is in full swing and, as with all marketing extravaganzas, music plays central roll. Twitter has a list of 15 music related influencers that you MUST FOLLOW prior to kickoff. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/05/2016 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Royalty Hikes Forces Small Webcasters To Shut Down Hurting Indie And Niche Musicians

The webcasting platform Live365 was forced to shut down owing to the CRB's new royalty rate hike, which dramatically increased the amount webcasters are required to pay artists and songwriters.

Guest Post on 02/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Is This The End Of AM Radio?

AM radio has historically been one of the best ways for local artists to begin their breakout success, but with numerous technological changes taking place, demand for AM radio has been. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/26/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Another Problem For Pandora? iHeartRadio Passes 80 Million Registered Users

iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s live streaming radio service, has passed 80 million registered users. iHeartRadio reached this milestones at a rate faster than Facebook or any other radio or digital music service. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/25/2016 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)
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5000+ Indie Net Broadcasters In Jeopardy As Live365 Announces January 31st Shutdown

Rates that net broadcasters to play music went up late last year and with the rate hike came the elimination of a special rates for smaller net broadcasters. The fallout. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Apple To Start Charging For iTunes Radio

Apple has announced that iTunes Radio will not be free to listen to as of January 28th. The Pandora-like online radio service will only be available for Apple Music paid. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/17/2016 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)
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On The New Copyright Royalty Board Rates [Blake Morgan]

In this interview Blake Morgan weighs in on the the Copyright Royalty Board's announcement regarding new rates, discussing who the decision benefits and who it harms.

Guest Post on 01/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Trademark Filings Point To 4 More Apple Music Beats Stations

Rumors that Apple Music will be expanding its Beats live online stations are gaining credence with the discovery of November trademark filings by an Apple attorney.

Bruce Houghton on 12/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Comparing Radio Airplay To Streaming

Music streaming has certainly earned itself something of a negative reputation when it comes to providing monetary compensation for artists and songwriters, but terrestrial radio may not be all that much better,. Continue reading

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CBS Radio Claims It Doesn’t Play Pre-1972 Music Because All Its Old Songs Are Remastered

Taking their cue from a company known as Bluebeat, circa 2009, CBS Radio is claiming that they aren't playing any recordings with pre-1972 copyrights, given that any such music from that. Continue reading

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