For artists, a great way to reach a new pool of fans and build relationships with tastemakers, independent radio can be an excellent promotional avenue to pursue. Here we look at how musicians can go about contacting independent radio stations for promotion. _________________________ Guest post by D. Grant Smith of…
Category archives: Broadcast & Satellite
32 Radio Stations Went Silent In 2017
The FCC’s release of broadcast station totals from the past year has revealed that thirty-two radio stations, thirty AM and two FM, closed last year, a further sign of changing times. ____________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The FCC just released their totals of licensed broadcast stations…
Scott Borchetta’s Talent Show "The Launch" Debuts, Hours Later Winner Has #1 Hit
[UPDATED] Big Machine Label Group boss Scott Borchetta is hoping to breath new life into the television talent show genre with a brand new show “The Launch” that he’s developed with Bell Media, Eureka, and Insight Productions. The show, which premiered on Canada’s CTV on Jan 10th, will feature a…
iHeartRadio Passes 110 Million Registered Users, Unveils Updates At CES
iHeartRadio has surpassed 110 million registered users. That’s up 10 million from March of last year and on top of the 250 million that tune in to their 850 broadcast stations in 150 markets across the country. As iHeartRadio hits the massive Consumer Electronics Show this week, the service can…
Top Shows Of 2017 And Netflix’s Inexorable Rise
As audiences have grown increasingly fragmented with the rise of streaming and expansion of viewing options, gathering accurate consumer data has become more difficult. Here we examine how MIDiA’s TV Brand Tracker is utilizing new methods for improved audience research. ____________________________ Guest post by Tim Mulligan of the Music Industry…
SiriusXM To Pay A Larger Royalty In Coming Year
Good news for the pocketbooks of artists, a recent ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board will be boost the rates for what the satellite service SiriusXM doles out to artists by a not insignificant forty-one percent. ________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In a move that will…
Copyright Royalty Board Raises Rates SiriusXM Pays For Music 40%
Responding to a request from SoundExchange and other artist advocates, the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) yesterday issued rate changes for for Sirius XM’s satellite radio service, as well as for cable and satellite television music services provided by Music Choice and Muzak, from 2018 through 2022. _____________________________ The CRB…
Corporate Radio Takes A Big Hit (Again)
The struggles and bankruptcy of iHeart radio have been a known issue for some time now, but apparently the number one station group isn’t alone, with the second largest station owner, Cumulous Media also having recently filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0…
Cumulus, Owner Of 446 U.S. Radio Stations, Files For Bankruptcy Protection, Stock Falls 45%
Cumulus Media, the third biggest owner of U.S. broadcast radio stations,as well as Westwood One, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. Top broadcast radio owner iHeartMedia has also been on the brink of insolvency for more than year. ________________________________ Broadcast radio may not be dead, but it certainly is…
US Copyright Royalty Board Raises Some Music Streaming Royalty Rates For 2018
In what is expected to be the first of several new rate determinations, the United States Copyright Royalty Board has issued a cost of living adjustment for the rates paid to copyright holders by online webcasters. _____________________________________ The US Copyright Royalty Board has announced a cost of living adjustment to…