> WMG‘s head Edgar Bronfman Jr. admits his seven kids download music illegally. (video and transcript via Reuters Second Life) Please, please send the RIAA police to his house. Pretty please.
> Satellite radio sales are predicted to be as much as 20% below last year’s level. Howard
Stern having far smaller effect at Sirius than last year. (Bridge Ratings)
> The HD Radio alliance will spend $250 million to promote the fledgling format. (Radio Ink)
> We’ve been writing for several years that the real threat to AM/FM is not satellite or HD but broadband in cars making an infinite number of net broadcasts available anywhere. Now as in dash broadband nears reality a respected analyst for BMO (finally) agrees. (R.A.
I.N)
> A complete list of the winners at last night’s Billboard Music Awards. (Billboard
)
> FCC announces details of upcoming public hearing in Nashville on media ownership rules. (FMQB)
> R.I.P. – Super publicist Ronnie Lippin whose clients included Clapton, Elton John and Prince to name just a few at 59 of a rare form of cancer. (Variety) I had the pleasure of working with her briefly just a couple of years ago and found her to be caring, classy and professional. She will be missed by many.
