Archived News and Articles - June 2006
Archive Date - June 30, 2006
WHAT MAKES CONTENT CANADIAN?
Broadcaster Magazine
Film, radio & television and interactive media content creators often cringe when the question is asked. But the answer can significantly affect a program's ultimate success or failure in the marketplace.
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Archive Date - June 28, 2006
RADIO INNOVATORS: MULTIMEDIA PERSONALITIES
Phyllis Stark – Billboard Radio Monitor
While many prominent radio personalities have carved out secondary careers in other mediums, a recent flood of stars from films, TV, books and music have adopted radio as their next career frontier.
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Archive Date - June 28, 2006
JACOBS MEDIA: ROCK FANS LIKE STREAMING
All Access
According to the latest reports issued from JACOBS MEDIA’s 2006 Technology Web Poll, streaming continues to profile as a primary internet activity.
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Archive Date - June 28, 2006
RUDE BUT NOT IN BREACH OF CODE
Broadcaster Magazine
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council released its decision concerning comments made on an episode of CKNW's (Vancouver) open-line program Adler on Line on October 18, 2005. In the episode, the host of the show engaged in an aggressive debate and labelled some of his callers as "stupid". The CBSC B.C. Regional Panel concluded that the remarks were on the edge of acceptability, but did not, in the end, violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Code of Ethics.
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Archive Date - June 28, 2006
CC ONLINE BIZ UP, DRIVEN BY NATIONAL BRANDS
All Access
While over-the-air ad revenues remain soft, more national clients are flocking to CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO websites. With CCR's online audience growing 10% so far this year, and increases in unique streams and on-demand plays topping 420% and 1319%, respectively, national advertisers ranging from Budweiser and Coca-Cola to Dodge, Ford and Mercedes-Benz to Warner Brothers Records have been advertising online via CCR sites.
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Archive Date - June 27, 2006
RCS' FACTO DIES
Sarah Vance – Radio And Records
Lee Facto, one of the original partners in RCS, died Monday, June 12 at his home in Santa Rosa, CA. He was 72.
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Archive Date - June 26, 2006
THE 2006 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
Broadcaster Magazine
Thousands of fans surrounded MuchMusic's famed
world headquarters in downtown Toronto, Canada, to watch an onslaught of red-carpet arrivals, red-hot performances and awards presentations live at The 17th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards. The MMVAs aired globally for the 12th consecutive year - this year reaching a record-breaking 65 countries worldwide.
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Archive Date - June 20, 2006
RADIO WITHOUT PROFANITY
Robert E. "Rob" Hummel – Radio Daily News
"It's quite amazing how five + generations have been entertained by Radio, WITHOUT the use of profanity"
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Archive Date - June 20, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT DEBUTS NEW MIDDAY HOST
Ron Polillo – Jim Pattison Radio Group Release
99.3 The Drive, Prince George's Classic Rock is excited to announce that Roo Phelps will take over the mid-day slot effective July 4th, 2006. Roo is a fourth generation broadcaster who has spent her teen and adult years learning the ins and outs of Radio. Roo's last gig was co-hosting the morning show at Classic Rock 98.9 Jet FM in Courtenay, BC. Roo is very excited about her move to BC's Northern Capital and her new position here at The Drive in Prince George!
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Archive Date - June 20, 2006
EMI MUSIC NORTH AMERICA SETTLES WITH SPITZER
All Access
NEW YORK State Attorney General ELIOT SPITZER today announced a settlement with EMI MUSIC NORTH AMERICA. to end its "pay-for-play" practices. The agreement covers VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, CAPITOL RECORDS, EMI CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP and S CURVE RECORDS. It's the fourth label group settlement for SPITZER.
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Archive Date - June 20, 2006
MUSICRYPT UNVEILS MAC VERSION OF DMDS
Broadcaster
Musicrypt Inc. the industry's most secure digital media distribution company, today launched the highly anticipated Mac version of its patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS). The new version of DMDS allows users to upload and download music and visual media to a Mac computer for use with any portable player, and deliver content to radio programmers in the U.S. and Canada, simultaneously. After extensive beta-testing, Musicrypt's Mac client now provides the most comprehensive solution for every aspect of the creative community including musicians, recording studios, record labels, music publishers, post-production houses and all aspects of the advertising industry.
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Archive Date - June 20, 2006
RADIO+INTERNET=OFFICE ROMANCE ADVERTISERS LOVE
Mark Zagorski – Media Daily News
A RECENT REPORT FROM THE Online Publishers Association noted that, of all media, the Internet had the highest reach in the office, followed by radio. (It also noted that there is a significant disparity between the percentage of time spent online and the percentage of ad dollars that online receives, but that's another column.) The study only covered broadcast radio, failing to note that an estimated 80 million people are active listeners to online streaming radio, with most of this access--you guessed it--at work. So what you have is an enormous audience of people online while they listen to either broadcast or online radio at work, a place that advertisers have longed to reach, but have failed in every other medium.
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Archive Date - June 16, 2006
GOVERNMENT TABLES POLICY DIRECTION TO CRTC
Broadcaster Magazine
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, today tabled in Parliament a proposed policy direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. It is the first time since the adoption of the Telecommunications Act that such a policy direction has been issued to the CRTC. This is the first step in the government's plan to issue a formal policy direction to the CRTC.
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Archive Date - June 15, 2006
PROMO ONLY RESPONDS TO MUSICRYPT SUIT
Brida Connolly – Radio and Records
Digital-media-distribution company Musicrypt yesterday announced a patent-infringement suit against Promo Only and its technology partners, and Promo Only President/CEO Jim Robinson responds, "We feel confident that Promo Only MPE does not infringe upon Musicrypt's patent."
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Archive Date - June 15, 2006
BBC RADIO 1 TO FINE DJS FOR SWEARING
All Access
Top 40 BBC RADIO 1 is instituting a program of fines for DJs who swear on the air after two complaints to radio regulator OFCOM against morning man CHRIS MOYLES and afternoon host SCOTT MILLS.
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Archive Date - June 14, 2006
REPORT: XM'S INNO NOW CARRIES ADS
Tony Sanders – Billboard Radio Monitor
Bear Stearns analyst Bob Peck reports that XM Satellite Radio has started to sell advertising that displays on the screens of its mobile receiver, the Inno.
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Archive Date - June 14, 2006
JACK WANTS TO PLAY WHAT HE WANTS IN OXFORDSHIRE
Clive Dickens
Absolute Radio is aiming to introduce the Jack FM format into the UK after signing a deal with the brand and format owner SparkNet Communications. Absolute will use the format, which at present has only been adopted by radio stations in North America, for an application it is submitting today to regulator Ofcom for a new FM licence in Oxford and South Oxfordshire.
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Archive Date - June 14, 2006
BMW CANADA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SIRIUS CANADA
CNW
SIRIUS Canada and BMW Canada today announced a long term exclusive agreement that will make SIRIUS Satellite Radio receivers a factory and dealer option for BMW vehicles sold in Canada. Starting in fall 2006, SIRIUS Satellite Radio will be available in select Canadian BMW models bundled with a subscription to SIRIUS Canada's premium 110 channel satellite radio service. By 2007, all BMW models will be SIRIUS Satellite-ready.
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Archive Date - June 14, 2006
WILL ONE-SECOND SPOTS BECOME REALITY?
All Access
CLEAR CHANNEL's proposal for selling one-second spots has received attention in the advertising trade press from ADVERTISING AGE. The magazine's article about CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO's "blinks" quotes Senior VP/Creative JIM COOK as noting that the plan "really is to find new uses of radio for advertisers who are continually asking us to demonstrate that our medium can successfully extend brands, can successfully reach the consumer with touchpoints that are new and surprising."
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Archive Date - June 14, 2006
CRTC - CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND CANADIAN BROADCASTING
Broadcaster
Federal Heritage Minister Bev Oda says the Canadian broadcasting system needs a major updating; she's called for a review of government regulations and a determination of what impacts rapidly changing technology will have on the industry.
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Archive Date - June 13, 2006
MUSICRYPT SUING PROMO ONLY/DESTINY IN PATENT SUIT
All Access
Digital music delivery company MUSICRYPT has filed a $15 million patent infringement lawsuit against chief rival and US market leader in the space, PROMO ONLY and technology partner DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES.
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Archive Date - June 13, 2006
BROADCASTERS GENERATED $10.3 BILLION
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
Last year was a bad year for natural disasters, which made it a good time for broadcasters to contribute to their communities and to mankind. And they did, generating $10.3 billion in donated airtime for public service announcements and money raised for charity and disaster relief, according to a biennial report released this morning by the NAB.
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Archive Date - June 12, 2006
STANDARD RADIO DELAYS TRUST IPO
Gary Norris – Canadian Press
Standard Radio Inc., one of Canada's biggest radio operators, has called off its planned issue of income trust units, blaming "recent market conditions."
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Archive Date - June 12, 2006
RTNDA ATLANTIC REGIONAL AWARDS
CNW
The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada has honoured the best in electronic journalism in the Atlantic region in 2005. The coveted RTNDA Awards were presented tonight at the Association's Atlantic Awards Banquet in conjunction with the RTNDA National Conference being held in St. John's, NL.
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Archive Date - June 12, 2006
COARSE LANGUAGE IN BREACH
CBSC Release
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today released its decision concerning comments made on the CJMF-FM (le 93.3, Quebec City) weekday morning show, Bouchard en parle. In addition to making comments about politics and freedom of speech, the host of the program also used coarse language. The CBSC Quebec Regional Panel concluded that the broadcaster did not violate the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics for the political comments but that it did violate Clause 9(c) of that Code for broadcasting coarse language during morning drive.
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Archive Date - June 9, 2006
VANCOUVER LOSES ITS MOJO
All Access
Corus has pulled the plug on its attempt to compete in the Sports format in Vancouver, flipping CHMJ (Mojo Radio) to a general talk format as "AM 730."
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Archive Date - June 9, 2006
MOJO FLIP TO ALL-TRAFFIC
CHMJ-AM Reformatted to Offer Essential Traffic Reports without the Wait and Time-Shifted Programming for Busy Listeners
Corus Release
Corus Radio Vancouver announced today that it is reformatting its CHMJ-AM frequency to better serve the needs of the Vancouver community. Signing on Monday, June 5 at 7:30 a.m., the new AM730 Continuous Drive Time Traffic and the Best of Talk provides Vancouver listeners with an essential service in a brand new way.
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Archive Date - June 9, 2006
INDECENCY COMPLAINTS IN Q1 '06
Tony Sanders – Billboard
There already have been more consumer complaints filed this year concerning obscene, indecent or profane programming on TV and radio than were filed for all of 2005.
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