Archived News and Articles - November 2006
Archive Date - November 30, 2006
WHAT PODCASTING REVOLUTION?
More people are downloading audio feeds, but few do it regularly, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project
Catherine Holahan – BusinessWeek
No doubt about it, podcasting is growing in popularity. More people than ever are downloading audio files for listening on music players and other electronic devices. The question is: Are they doing it with much regularity? More to the point, how long before masses trade in the daily paper for the daily download? Not anytime soon, judging from a report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
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Archive Date - November 30, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-651
CHDI-FM and CKER-FM Edmonton, CJOK-FM and CKYX-FM Fort McMurray and its transmitter CJOK-FM-1 Tar Island, CFGP-FM Grande Prairie and its transmitters CFGP-FM-1 Peace River and CFGP-FM-2 Tumbler Ridge – Acquisition of assets
CRTC Release
The Commission approves an application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited for authority to acquire the assets of the radio programming undertakings CHDI-FM and CKER-FM Edmonton, CJOK-FM and CKYX-FM Fort McMurray and its transmitter CJOK-FM-1 Tar Island, and CFGP-FM Grande Prairie and its transmitters CFGP-FM-1 Peace River and CFGP-FM-2 Tumbler Ridge, Alberta, from O.K. Radio Group Ltd., a corporation controlled by Mr. Roger Charest.
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Archive Date - November 29, 2006
RACE TO SUCCEED CRTC BOSS HAS BEGUN
Whoever is tapped for the top job will take reins at a difficult time
Simon Tuck – Globe and Mail
HELP WANTED: Seeking strong leader with significant experience in either the telecommunications or broadcasting sectors.
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Archive Date - November 29, 2006
UPWARD MOBILITY
Ultrafast networks and whizzy features are about to turn your cellphone into—well, your right arm
BusinessWeek
Park Hyun-A is someone you might want to watch. A 21-year-old student at Korea University in Seoul, she'd like to be a marketing executive for a telecom or fashion company someday and enjoys playing matchmaker for friends looking for the perfect mate.
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Archive Date - November 29, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-644
CFAB Windsor - Conversion to FM band
CRTC Release
The Commission approves in part the application by Maritime Broadcasting System Limited (Maritime) for a broadcasting licence to operate a new, English-language FM radio programming undertaking in Windsor, Nova Scotia to replace its AM station CFAB. Specifically, the Commission approves the conversion to the FM band but denies the proposed technical parameters. Maritime must submit, within three months of the date of this decision, an amendment to its application proposing new technical parameters that are acceptable to both the Commission and the Department of Industry. Maritime is also required to satisfy the Commission’s concerns on its compliance with the Commission’s Common Ownership Policy.
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Archive Date - November 28, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-639
CKKQ-FM Victoria, CKKQ-FM-1 Sooke and CKKR-DR-1 Victoria; CJZN-FM Victoria, CKXM-FM-1 Sooke and CJZN-DR-1 Victoria – Acquisition of assets
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Ltd. (the general partner) and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. (the limited partner), carrying on business as Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership, to acquire the assets of the radio programming undertaking CKKQ-FM Victoria, its transmitter CKKQ-FM-1 Sooke and its transitional digital radio undertaking CKKR-DR-1 Victoria, and of the radio programming undertaking CJZN-FM Victoria, its transmitter CKXM-FM-1 Sooke and its transitional digital radio undertaking CJZN-DR-1 Victoria, from O.K. Radio Group Ltd.
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Archive Date - November 28, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-643
English-language FM radio station in Pemberton
CRTC Release
The Commission approves an application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio station in Pemberton, British Columbia.
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Archive Date - November 28, 2006
FOUR CORUS QUÉBEC STATIONS TO FM
CNW
Following a decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that was made public today, four of Corus Québec's AM stations - CKRS (Saguenay), CHLT (Sherbrooke), CHLN (Trois-Rivières) and CJRC (Gatineau) - will now be available on the FM band. Corus Québec had filed its original application for this change last July.
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Archive Date - November 28, 2006
CHUM, KAOS RADIO SETTLE DISPUTE
Lance Anderson - myKawartha.com
A rift between KAOS Radio and CHUM Kawarthas has been bridged. On Thursday, KAOS penned a deal with the media superpower that will cover most of the costs associated with switching to another FM frequency.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
PAUL SKI APPOINTED PRESIDENT CHUM RADIO
Broadcaster
Jay Switzer, President and CEO CHUM Limited, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Ski to the new position of President, CHUM Radio, effective immediately.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
STATION OWNER SUSPECTS SABOTAGE
Alexandra Gill - Globe and Mail
A new voice in British Columbia's South Asian radio universe is scrambling to meet its scheduled launch date this Saturday after a robbery last week.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
NICKELBACK GRABS BEST ALBUM AT AMAS
Canadian Press
Vancouver-based band Nickelback was a big winner at the 2006 American Music Awards on Tuesday, taking home the trophy for best pop/rock album for All the Right Reasons.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
STEVE JOBS FOR RADIO LEADERSHIP
Robert Minton - AllAccess
Most of us understand the basics of segmentation in our audience and of our station databases -- that is, breaking down our database into small subsets with similar demographic or psychographic characteristics.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
YOUR AUDIENCE WILL THANK YOU
Eight dos and don'ts to keep in mind when preparing your next presentation
Carmine Gallo - BusinessWeek
Ever wonder what your audience is thinking during a presentation? In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'd like to tell you how to earn the gratitude of your listeners.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
SIRIUS CANADA MARKS FIRST YEAR
CNW
Sirius Canada Inc., Canada's premiere satellite radio provider with 110 full-time channels, announced today that it has surpassed 200,000 paying subscribers nationwide during its first year of operation. This announcement builds on the company's previous milestone released on May 10, 2006 which confirmed it had surpassed 100,000 paying subscribers in less than 6-months of operations.
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Archive Date - November 25, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT ASSISTS MAKE A WISH
Jewel Release
Ottawa’s newest radio station, 98.5 the Jewel and The Make a Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario invite you to tune in for 30 hours of commercial free, unforgettable family friendly holiday music from 6pm on Christmas Eve until midnight on Christmas Day. Each hour of this exciting broadcast is delivered thanks to a local corporate sponsor and 25% of each sponsorship will be donated directly to the Make a Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario.
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Archive Date - November 24, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-634
English-language FM radio station in Napanee
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by My Broadcasting Corporation for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio station in Napanee, Ontario.
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Archive Date - November 24, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-632
English-language FM radio station in Bonnyville
CRTC Release
The Commission approves an application by 912038 Alberta Ltd. (912038 Alberta) for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM radio programming undertaking in Bonnyville, Alberta. The station will operate at 99.7 MHz (channel 259B) with an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts.
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Archive Date - November 22, 2006
RADIO FOR TEENS
Sean Ross – Edison Media Research
What would Top 40 sound like if it had the opportunity to target younger teens exclusively? Would there be more Jojo and Vanessa Hudgens? Would Top 40 have acknowledged the No. 1 sales chart debut of the "Hannah Montana" soundtrack? Or would we find out that teen pop's appeal doesn't extend all that far into the teens?
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Archive Date - November 22, 2006
FOR WALLFLOWERS, A TIME TO DANCE
Andrew Ross Sorkin and Peter Edmonston
Media companies may be unloved on Wall Street, but they have found big fans elsewhere.
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Archive Date - November 22, 2006
BEFORE SALE, CC PURGED PROGRAMMING
Katy Bachman - Mediaweek
Radio consolidation came full circle last week. Clear Channel, owner of the nation’s largest radio group, announced it will cash out to a team of private equity firms in a deal valued at $26.7 billion—that is, if shareholders are willing and a better deal doesn’t come along before Dec. 7.
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Archive Date - November 22, 2006
UNIVERSAL MUSIC SUES MYSPACE
Susan Butler - Billboard
Universal Music Group is taking on the Internet's most popular social networking site and its global media parent. UMG labels and publishers sued MySpace and parent company News Corporation for copyright infringement.
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Archive Date - November 21, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT'S SPORTS GUY ELECTED
Mix 97 Release
The longtime voice of the OHL's Belleville Bulls now has a voice on Belleville City Council. Jack Miller, 53, led the polls among council hopefuls in Monday's Municipal Election with 8506 votes.
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Archive Date - November 20, 2006
SATELLITE RADIO LOOKS TO LONG HAUL
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail
The first full-year glimpse of how Canada's nascent satellite radio industry is faring has emerged, and the picture is one of deep startup losses.
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Archive Date - November 20, 2006
XM CANADA TOPS 90,000 PAYING CUSTOMERS
Digital Home
Canadian Satellite Radio, the company that offers XM Satellite radio service in Canada, announced today the company had over 120,000 subscribers of which 91,200 were paying customers.
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Archive Date - November 20, 2006
GOOGLE HOLDS BACK STOCK IN YOUTUBE DEAL
Michael Liedtke – Associated Press
Google Inc. has set aside more than $200 million in its just-completed takeover of YouTube Inc. as a financial cushion to cover losses or possible legal bills for the frequent copyright violations on YouTube's video-sharing site.
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Archive Date - November 20, 2006
CLEAR CHANNEL GOING PRIVATE IN $18.7B DEAL
Globe and Mail
Clear Channel Communications Inc., the biggest radio station owner in the U.S., said Thursday it has agreed to be taken private for about $18.7-billion (U.S.) by a investment group.
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Archive Date - November 17, 2006
BROADCAST HEARING CRTC 2006-144
CRTC Release
Licensing of new radio stations to serve Grande Prairie, Alberta – Introduction to Broadcasting Decisions CRTC 2006-621 to 2006-624.
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Archive Date - November 17, 2006
BROADCAST HEARING CRTC 2006-145
CRTC Release
Licensing of new radio stations to serve Fort McMurray, Alberta – Introduction to Broadcasting Decisions CRTC 2006-627 to 2006-630.
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Archive Date - November 17, 2006
BROADCAST HEARING CRTC 2006-624
CRTC Release
Various applicants, Grande Prairie, Alberta. DENIED – Applications proposing radio services for Grande Prairie, as noted in the Appendix of this decision.
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Archive Date - November 17, 2006
BROADCAST HEARING CRTC 2006-630
CRTC Release
Various locations, Fort McMurray, Alberta. DENIED – Applications proposing radio services for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as noted in the Appendix of this decision.
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Archive Date - November 16, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT CARES FOR KIDS
Lite 92 Release
Lite 92fm in Regina had it's 4th annual Cares for Kids radiothon Nov.8th, 9th, and 10th. The stations raised close to $270,000 dollars. Not to mention on top of that there is a $ 100,000 dollar match from Mr. Paul Hill and the Hill Companies (owners of Harvard Broadcasting).
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Archive Date - November 16, 2006
CORUS LAUNCHES 2 MINUTE STOP SETS
Corus Release
Corus Radio is pleased to announce a new initiative on all its major market FM stations guaranteeing that it's back to the music in just two minutes. The launch of two-minute stopsets on 15 stations in eight markets means Corus Radio is getting listeners back to the music faster while giving clients more value for their advertising dollar.
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Archive Date - November 15, 2006
TRYING OUT THE ZUNE: IPOD IT’S NOT
David Pogue – The New York Times
Microsoft is probably the greenest company in all of high tech. Not green in the environmental sense — green with envy.
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Archive Date - November 15, 2006
MUSIC IS TOP PRIORITY FOR SATCASTER SUBSCRIBERS
FMQB
A new study from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania looks at what drives subscribers to satellite radio and finds that music is listeners' top priority, not big-name celebrities or sports. The study from marketing professor Dr. Yoram Wind found that 43 percent of satcaster subscribers surveyed would drop their service of choice if there was no more music available. This is triple the number who would cancel if another form of programming stopped being offered.
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Archive Date - November 15, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT RADIOTHON A SUCCESS
Silk FM Release
The 3rd Annual 101.5 Silk FM Radiothon for Kids has wrapped up and raised a staggering record $121,706 for BC Children’s Hospital!! For the past two days, 101.5 Silk FM has been broadcasting live from Walmart on Hwy 97.
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Archive Date - November 15, 2006
APPLE TAKING OVER XM? MAYBE.
Melly Alazraki - AOL
Now that both Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. have reported earnings, StockRumors revisited the two rumored scenarios involving these two companies. The first option is a merger/takeover bid between Sirius and XM, the second is a takeover of one of them from an outside satellite radio, namely Apple Computer Inc.
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Archive Date - November 14, 2006
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR CMW BROADCAST CATEGORIES
Broadcaster
Industry trailblazers and outstanding broadcasting professionals are celebrated annually at the Canadian Music Industry Awards. To be considered for the Broadcast categories, stations are encouraged to submit their nominations online at www.cmw.net. Broadcast categories include:
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Archive Date - November 14, 2006
THE INDIES: SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS
Broadcaster
Canadian Music Week is calling all independent labels and recording artists to submit their nominations for The Indies - the 2007 Independent Music Awards. The event will kick off the CMW 07 festivities held in Toronto on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. All applications must be submitted by November 15th.
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Archive Date - November 13, 2006
NEWCAP Q3 2006
CNW
Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (the "Company"), one of Canada's leading small and medium market radio broadcasters, today announces its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006.
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Archive Date - November 13, 2006
NEWCAP APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
CNW
The Board of Directors of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited announced today the appointment of Michael (Mickey) MacDonald to the Board of Directors.
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Archive Date - November 13, 2006
NAB RADIO BOARD ADOPTS HD RESOLUTION
All Access
At its meetings yesterday and today (11/8-9) in WASHINGTON, DC, the NAB RADIO BOARD passed the following HD Radio resolution that was proposed by board member and WKHM-A & F & WIMB/JACKSON, MI Pres./GM BRUCE GOLDSEN:
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Archive Date - November 13, 2006
MICROSOFT STRIKES DEAL FOR MUSIC
Jeff Leeds – New York Times
In a rare move, Microsoft said yesterday that it had agreed to pay a percentage of the sales of its new portable media player to the Universal Music Group.
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Archive Date - November 13, 2006
SIRIUS Q3 NET LOSS NARROWS
Radio Ink
Sirius Satellite Radio on Tuesday reported that it's Q3 net loss narrowed to $162.9 million 12 cents per share from $180.4 million last year 14 cents, two cents better than the expectation of analysts polled by Thomson Financial.
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Archive Date - November 10, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT EYES CHUM TV ASSETS
For now, firm will focus on radio stations
Grant Robertson - Globe and Mail
Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison's business empire is rumoured to be a potential buyer of several television stations being sold off in the takeover of CHUM Ltd., but the B.C. group says it has serious concerns about the future of Canada's conventional TV sector.
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Archive Date - November 10, 2006
CAB 2006 GOLD RIBBON AWARD WINNERS
CAB Release
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) yesterday recognized the outstanding work of its members with the presentation of the prestigious Gold Ribbon Awards. The awards were presented at the CAB’s 80th Anniversary Convention in Vancouver.
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Archive Date - November 10, 2006
RIBBONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE & DIVERSITY
CAB Release
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) today recognized the outstanding community service and programming of its members with the presentation of the prestigious Gold Ribbon Awards for Community Service and Diversity Programming. The awards were presented at the Gold Ribbon Awards Luncheon at the CAB’s 80th Anniversary Convention in Vancouver.
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Archive Date - November 9, 2006
RIBBONS FOR NEWS, DOC & INFO PROGRAMMING
CAB Release
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) today recognized the outstanding news, documentary, and public affairs programming of its members with the presentation of the prestigious Gold Ribbon Awards. The awards were presented at the Gold Ribbon Awards Breakfast at the CAB’s 80th Anniversary Convention in Vancouver.
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Archive Date - November 9, 2006
CSR HOLDINGS TO HOLD Q4 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL
CNW
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter financial results of its XM Canada satellite radio service on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 1 p.m. ET. John I. Bitove, Chairman and CEO of CSR, Stephen Tapp, President and Chief Operating Officer of XM Canada and Michael Washinushi, CSR's Chief Financial Officer will be available to answer questions from analysts and media at the end of the call.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL'S NEW WEB SERVICE
CNW
Radio Canada International is pleased to announce the launch today of its brand new Web service, RCI viva, targeting both recent and aspiring immigrants to Canada.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
GOOGLE POSITIONING FOR MOVE INTO RADIO
Reuters
Web search leader Google Inc. is hiring scores of radio sales people and is spending heavily in a bid to expand its position in the $20 billion radio industry.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
CAB INDUCTEES TO THE BROADCAST HALL OF FAME
Broadcaster
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters announced the induction of nine distinguished Canadians into its Broadcast Hall of Fame at a special luncheon ceremony at the CAB's 80th Annual Convention in Vancouver.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
CAB INITIATIVES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
CAB Release
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) announced today three major initiatives to affect social attitudes towards persons with disabilities.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
BROOKS & DUNN, UNDERWOOD, PAISLEY WIN BIG
Ken Tucker – Radio and Records
It was fitting that Brooks & Dunn hosted the 40th Annual Country Music Association Awards and performed the show's opening number, "Building Bridges," because with four awards between the duo, the show was all about them.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
CORUS LAUNCHES ON-LINE YOUTH RADIO STATION
Broadcaster
Corus Radio has launched an interactive youth radio station over broadband. Calling it a Canadian market first, BoomBoxBaby.ca features personalities and content from Corus Entertainment's YTV, Kids Can Press and Corus Radio brands. The station, targeted at younger teens aged 12–17, broadcasts exclusively on the Web with user-generated on-air content.
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Archive Date - November 8, 2006
XM BEATS EXPECTATIONS
Associated Press
NEW YORK — XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a narrower third-quarter loss Monday and said it was on track to turn a profit in the fourth quarter. The improved results, which followed several quarters of bad surprises, sent XM's shares sharply higher.
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Archive Date - November 7, 2006
RADIO URGED TO ADOPT DIGITAL RATINGS SYSTEM
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail Update
Canada's radio industry faces a crucial decision in the next few months, having to decide whether it should spend millions on a new system of tabulating ratings to appease advertisers who say the old method lacks credibility.
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Archive Date - November 7, 2006
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2006-615
Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership - Distribution of satellite subscription radio services by direct-to-home broadcasting distribution undertakings
CRTC Release
In this decision, the Commission finds that satellite subscription radio (SSR) undertakings are not programming undertakings and that the licensees of direct-to-home broadcasting distribution undertakings, in the absence of a specific condition of licence allowing such distribution, do not have authority under section 39 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations to distribute the programming of SSR undertakings.
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Archive Date - November 7, 2006
COLLEGE WILL SHUT NET STREAMS IF TARIFF PASSES
All Access
A proposed tariff may jeopardize Canadian colleges' ability to stream their audio on the Internet. Tariff 22, proposed by SOCAN, would require the stations to pay 7.5% of their gross annual revenue or C$200./month, whichever is greater, for the licensing right to play the performing rights organization's music, a fee that many stations say will prompt them to shut down their streams.
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Archive Date - November 7, 2006
UNIVERSAL SEEKS TO BUY BMG PUBLISHING
All Access
REUTERS reports that UNIVERSAL has asked the EUROPEAN COMMISSION for permission to purchase BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING for 1.63 billion euros ($2.08 billion).
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Archive Date - November 7, 2006
MUSIC LICENSING RIGHTS CATCHING UP WITH YOUTUBE
FMQB
With YouTube's recent sale to Google and multiple deals with music labels, the company is now having to deal with the difficulties of going legit. With almost any song's video instantly available, to say nothing of their use in amateur clips, licensing issues are becoming a nightmare for the company, as legal realities begin to catch up to the new technology.
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Archive Date - November 6, 2006
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT SPONSORS "HOLIDAY BEAR"
Z103.5 Release
After raising over $90,000 last year, Toronto radio station Z103.5 is proud to once again be the "Official Radio Station" of the "J.J. Holiday Bear" charity program in support of the Children's Aid Foundation. Z103.5 has joined forces with BMO Bank of Montreal for the 2nd year to raise funds to help abused and neglected children throughout the Toronto area.
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Archive Date - November 6, 2006
CINGULAR CONFIRMS PARTNERSHIP WITH XM
Alan Cross – Earthtimes
Cingular Wireless has announced that it will be teaming up with XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc as well as other music services like Napster Inc. and Yahoo Inc in order to enable its customers to play songs on their mobile phones.
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Archive Date - November 6, 2006
COULD GOOGLE AUDIO BUY CLEAR CHANNEL?
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio And Records
Google Audio has been on a hiring spree during the past 60 days, taking on high profile radio sales people in such big markets as New York, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. And apparently, the new hires -- perhaps as many as 100 -- are getting packages far fatter than typical radio gigs. So what’s Google Audio doing building a robust sales force “with virtually no inventory of any real significance right now?” wonders RBC Capital Markets media analyst David Bank. Bank and his team of analysts and associates have discovered this Google Audio ramp up while conducting their usual Channel Checks and now believe that Google's operation, also doing business as dMarc, may be ”getting ready to storm the beaches” of Radioland.
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Archive Date - November 6, 2006
CANWEST MEDIAWORKS REPORTS Q4 AND YEAR-END
CNW
CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund(the "Fund") today reported financial results for CanWest MediaWorks Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") for the fourth quarter and the twelve months ended August 31, 2006.
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Archive Date - November 3, 2006
CANADA.COM TO STREAM JOSH GROBAN CD
CNW
CanWest MediaWorks Inc. is pleased to announce that canada.com is the exclusive Canadian destination for an online preview of Josh Groban's new CD, Awake, and an online video broadcast of Groban's first single "You are Loved (Don't Give Up)". Streaming audio of the complete CD and video single will be available at canada.com/entertainment beginning at 10:00 am ET today. The Canadian preview on canada.com will also link to an interview with Groban in which he talks about the new album.
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Archive Date - November 3, 2006
FEINGOLD ASKS FCC FOR PAYOLA UPDATE
FMQB
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) has sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, asking for an update on the status of the Commission's payola investigations. “I hope this request will prompt the FCC to make a clear statement that it will not tolerate payola in any form, in order to close any supposed loopholes,” Feingold said. “I urge the FCC to build on Attorney General [Eliot] Spitzer’s investigation and assert its authority to prevent payola to the fullest extent possible.”
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Archive Date - November 3, 2006
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS CRTC LICENSING DECISIONS
Broadcaster
Canada's federal Government today announced its decision (PC2006-1150) not to set aside or to refer back two broadcasting decisions of the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission to approve applications by Newcap Inc. (CRTC 2006-323) and CHUM Limited (CRTC 2006-324) for new radio licenses in the Calgary market.
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Archive Date - November 3, 2006
CRTC CHAIR DALFEN TO EXIT
All Access
CRTC Chairman CHARLES DALFEN has announced that he will leave the Canadian broadcast regulator at the end of the year, the close of his present and only five year term at the Commission.
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Archive Date - November 2, 2006
BGM COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CHUM
Broadcaster
CHUM Limited announced today that at a special meeting of shareholders of CHUM the amalgamation of CHUM with an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Globemedia Inc. was approved. The amalgamation was completed shortly after the meeting.
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Archive Date - November 2, 2006
CWC CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
Broadcaster
Canadian Women in Communications announced that applications for the CWC/Corus Broadcast Technology Career Accelerator program are available.
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Archive Date - November 2, 2006
MUSIC DOWNLOADING'S NEW DEAL
Free file-sharing services are considering ad-supported business models—but first, they need to win over music label foes
Catherine Holahan – BusinessWeek
The threat of recording industry lawsuits has certainly given pause to peer-to-peer music file-sharing services. Few have dared show their servers on U.S. soil since the Supreme Court in 2005 ruled Grokster and Morpheus could be sued, declaring open season on companies that enable users to swap copyrighted files. On Oct. 30, even News Corp.'s (NWS) MySpace—a social-networking site known for allowing all manner of freedoms—cracked down on the use of copyrighted music, licensing technology from Gracenote that allows the site to review and block songs uploaded to the site.
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Archive Date - November 1, 2006
SHOOTING DOWN SATELLITE RADIO?
Olga Kharif - BusinessWeek
Terrestrial broadcasters are going for an FCC-aided kill in their long-raging fight with XM and Sirius. The radio wars are escalating. In a one-two punch aimed at enlisting regulators to their cause, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and National Public Radio want the Federal Communications Commission to investigate alleged misdeeds by satellite radio companies XM (XMSR) and Sirius (SIRI).
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