Archived News and Articles - March 2007
Archive Date - March 31, 2007
HOW LISTENERS WILL FARE IN MERGER
Lee Gomes – Wall Street Journal
Business doesn't always look too kindly on a duopoly. True, there are the occasional twinned rivals that manage to sit happily atop an industry for decades -- Coke and Pepsi, say. But there are also many examples, like VHS and Beta, of pairs of competitors that battle it out in markets where, in the end, people want not a choice, but a single unambiguous winner.
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Archive Date - March 31, 2007
Q1-07 SAT RADIO UPDATE
Demand for Satellite Radio Off Significantly
Bridge Ratings Release
Through the first three months of 2007, retail activity for satellite radio has returned to the sluggish environment we saw prior to the 2006 holiday season. While there are several factors contributing to this continued weakening market, consumer interest continues to wane and is a major factor in many of our findings in this the Bridge Ratings First Quarter 2007 Satellite Radio Update.
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Archive Date - March 30, 2007
U.S. EQUITY FIRM STALKS BCE
Deal would be the largest in Canadian corporate history
Eric Reguly and Andrew Willis – Globe and Mail
The world's most powerful private equity firm, New York's Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, is stalking BCE Inc. in the hope of launching a friendly takeover bid for the owner of Bell Canada.
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Archive Date - March 30, 2007
SLAIGHT JOINS BURNLOUNGE
Industry Veteran Brings Over 30 Years of Multi-Media and Music Industry Experience to Help Propel BurnLounge's Aggressive Growth Plans
CNW
BurnLounge, the world's first company to transform communities into marketers of music, entertainment and related products, today announced that Gary Slaight, president and chief executive officer of Standard Broadcasting Corporation Ltd., has joined BurnLounge's Board of Directors. Slaight brings with him an extensive background in broadcast radio, music marketing and multi-media management.
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Archive Date - March 28, 2007
NAB, SATCASTERS RATCHET UP MERGER WAR
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
NAB president/CEO David Rehr has written to FCC chairman Kevin Martin to recapitulate that local radio broadcasters oppose the proposed merger between Sirius and XM satellite radio companies “because it violates the antitrust laws and established FCC rules and policies requiring that such transactions serve the public interest, convenience and necessity.”
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Archive Date - March 28, 2007
CHANGES AT AIRPORT RADIO STATION
GTAA Release
The GTAA has engaged Newsroom Productions Inc., to provide programming, sales representation and technical services and launch a business news station serving Toronto and surrounding areas as of April 9th, 2007. Additionally, www.cfbnnews.com will stream programming on line. CFBN will replace CFYZ, the current travel information station for Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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Archive Date - March 28, 2007
SCOTT HUTTON TO COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE
Notes for an address by Scott Hutton, Acting Associate Executive Director of Broadcasting, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
CRTC Release
Thank you and good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. My name is Scott Hutton and I am the Associate Executive Director of Broadcasting at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). With me today from the CRTC are Peter Foster, Manager, Conventional Television, and Doug Wilson, Director, Strategic Research and Economic Analysis.
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Archive Date - March 28, 2007
AMONG ROCKERS, SAT HAS STALLED
Fred Jacobs – Jacobs Media
The results of a new web poll survey, conducted by Rock radio consultants Jacobs Media, consisting of over 25,000 respondents from 69 Rock-formatted stations from all over the U.S., shows that satellite radio subscribership has not changed since last year’s survey, despite extensive marketing throughout 2006.
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Archive Date - March 28, 2007
IMPACT OF WIRELESS INTERNET
Bridge Ratings Release
30 million Americans using wireless Internet access will grow to nearly 45 million by the end of 2007. What affect, if any, will the increased use of this technology have on consumers of traditional AM and FM radio.
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Archive Date - March 27, 2007
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2007-95
French-language FM radio station in Saguenay (zone La Baie)
CRTC Release
In this decision, the Commission approves in part an application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new French-language, commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Saguenay (zone La Baie). Within 90 days of the date of this decision, the applicant must submit an amendment to its application proposing the use of a frequency other than 99.9 MHz (channel 260A) that is acceptable to both the Commission and the Department of Industry.
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Archive Date - March 27, 2007
RADIO REACHES 232M WEEKLY
Alexandra Cahill – Radio and Records
Arbitron has announced the initial results of the RADAR 92 March 2007 Radio Listening Estimates, which reveal that radio reaches educated and affluent consumers, including 95% of college grads age 18 and over.
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Archive Date - March 27, 2007
SENATOR QUESTIONS XM-SIRIUS MERGER
Christopher S. Rugaber – Associated Press
The chairman of a Senate antitrust panel expressed skepticism Tuesday regarding claims by two satellite radio companies that their merger would not eliminate competition or lead to higher prices.
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Archive Date - March 22, 2007
COPYRIGHT ROYALTIES CHALLENGED
Seth Sutel – Associated Press
A wide array of broadcasters and online companies on Monday challenged a ruling from a panel of copyright judges that they say could cripple the emerging business of offering music broadcasts over the Internet.
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Archive Date - March 22, 2007
COPYRIGHT: WHAT WENT WRONG?
Kurt Hanson – RAIN
Given the ruinous rates and terms laid down by the Copyright Royalty Board last week, many RAIN readers have been asking, what are the options available to webcasters? They include negotiating, appealing to the courts, asking for legislative relief, and, perhaps in combination with some or all of those efforts, asking for help from listeners.
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Archive Date - March 21, 2007
LANDMARK MUSIC ROYALTY RULING
Larry LeBlanc – Billboard
The Canadian government has made its first ruling calling for mandatory payments to rights holders for the use of music on the Internet.
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Archive Date - March 21, 2007
RADIO RESULTS UP 6.8%
CBS Release
The Canadian radio industry continues to produce strong revenue growth with a 6.8% increase in sales over the first two quarters of 2007. Second quarter growth of 4.9% was supported by 8.3% in the first quarter, according to figures from Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS).
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Archive Date - March 21, 2007
CRTC CONCERNED ABOUT DIVERSITY
Regulator to hold hearings in the wake of several big media company mergers
Simon Tuck – Globe and Mail
Konrad von Finckenstein says it's time for a review of media concentration in Canada, following three big, rapid-fire acquisitions that have altered the industry's landscape.
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Archive Date - March 20, 2007
CC WATCHERS LOOK FOR PLAN B
Sue Zeidler and Megan Davies – Reuters
Does Clear Channel Communications Inc. have a Plan B? That is the question analysts and industry watchers are wondering after the largest U.S. radio station operator this week delayed a shareholder vote on a $19-billion buyout offer from the founding Mays family and private equity firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP.
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Archive Date - March 19, 2007
"GEN-Y" MEDIA USE & ATTRITION
Bridge Ratings Release
A new Bridge Ratings report released today defines a new mode of listening among media consumers born between 1980 and 1993, also known as Generation "Y".
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Archive Date - March 19, 2007
PARTNERING STRATEGIES TO BRANDING
Chuck Taylor – Radio and Records
The second annual Radio Advertising Bureau New York Radio Forum, held Thursday (March 15) at Westin Times Square, brought together marketing, advertising and programming executives to discuss on-air and online initiatives to move the medium forward.
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Archive Date - March 19, 2007
RADIO'S POWER TO DRIVE PEOPLE
Chuck Taylor – Radio and Records
The power to move people to action was a topic of "Driving Forces," a session at the second annual Radio Advertising Bureau New York Radio Forum, held Thursday (March 15) at the Westin Times Square.
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Archive Date - March 19, 2007
SKYWORDS LAUNCHES WEB BASED TRAFFIC
Skywords Release
Skywords Traffic Network, Canada's leading supplier of radio and television content, announced the launch of its Web Based Traffic Information Service during Canadian Music Week.
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Archive Date - March 16, 2007
SATRAD FINDS NEW WAY TO TALLY
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail
XM Canada has been trailing in the satellite radio market for the past year. But last week, the company made up to 90,000 customers appear out of thin air — substantially closing the gap between itself and rival Sirius Canada Inc. Had XM's marketing campaign suddenly kicked into high gear, giving the company an immediate 60-per-cent surge in subscribers compared with the previous quarter? Not exactly.
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Archive Date - March 16, 2007
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
Steve Young – AllAccess
The recent tragedy that took the life of a listener to a Sacramento radio station has jarred stations from coast to coast. Over the years, radio stations have relied on stunts to publicize themselves and to raise awareness of their existence. "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" was a contest dreamt up by the morning show of radio station KDND. We don't currently know just who knew all the details or what exactly management knew, but one thing is for sure: Somehow, a contest got on the air that placed the health and safety of listeners in jeopardy.
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Archive Date - March 16, 2007
STARTUP TO OFFER PERSONAL RADIO
Associated Press
A new service is taking personal taste in music to another level by combining elements of Internet radio, portable music and satellite distribution.
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Archive Date - March 16, 2007
BROADCASTING NOTICE CRTC 2007-24
CRTC Release
The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial radio service to Owen Sound, Ontario.
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Archive Date - March 16, 2007
BROADCASTING NOTICE CRTC 2007-25
CRTC Release
The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial radio service to Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Archive Date - March 14, 2007
NPR FIGHT AGAINST NET ROYALTY HIKE
Steve Johnson – Chicago Tribune
Sounds like NPR may be the first to take action against the recent massive increases in the royalties Internet radio stations are obligated to pay to performers of the music they play. The following statement is from National Public Radio's communication VP Andi Sporkin, and the key sentences outlining action, a petition for reconsideration, are at the end:
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Archive Date - March 14, 2007
REVIEW OF DIVERSITY IN CANADA
CRTC News release
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will launch a proceeding to review issues relating to the Broadcasting Act’s objective of ensuring that the broadcasting system provides Canadians with a diversity of voices. The scope of this proceeding will be set out in a notice of public hearing to be issued shortly. A public hearing will follow in the fall of 2007.
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Archive Date - March 14, 2007
XM TO OFFER MOST CHANNELS
XM Canada grows to 120 channels
CNW
XM Canada today announced it will be increasing its channel offering to 120 channels – the most channels, the most choice, the most variety - in Canada.
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Archive Date - March 14, 2007
WARNER FRESH TAKEOVER FOR EMI
FMQB
After EMI rejected a $4.1 billion takeover bid from Warner Music Group earlier this month, WMG is reportedly ready to sweeten the deal. Warner chief Edgar Bronfman Jr. will soon meet with EMI chairman John Gildersleeve to discuss a fresh proposal, however, Bronfman wants an assurance from EMI that they will be prepared to consider a revised deal before he ups the ante, according to the U.K.'s Observer.
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Archive Date - March 14, 2007
PRESSLAFF ON E-MAIL MARKETING
Ken Tucker – Radio and Records
Country Radio Seminar 38, held Feb. 28-March 2 in Nashville, was loaded with valuable information for programmers, salespeople, and marketing and promotion directors. But for regular readers of this column, a panel titled "Tool Time 2007: Embracing New Technologies" was of special interest. Specifically, a presentation by Presslaff Interactive president Ruth Presslaff (pictured) offered solid, actionable information for those using—or thinking about using—e-mail marketing as a tool for their station.
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Archive Date - March 14, 2007
ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH
No regulatory restrictions, no limited space on the dial; Web radio may be the biggest threat to radio since the advent of TV
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail
When Jonas Woost took the microphone at a gathering of the Canadian music and broadcasting industry in Toronto this week, the manager of last.fm looked more like a rock star than an industry executive. He practically had his own groupies.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
TSL TUTORIAL: HEAVY LISTENERS
Steve Casey – AllAccess
I was recently talking with a program director about the importance of reinforcing his core listeners on a regular basis as they listen through an hour. The discussion centered around stop-set placement, but what remained with me is that many programmers aren't aware of the very lopsided way in which our audience is configured. That is, how P1 and quintiles work.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
CAN XM AND SIRIUS SURVIVE?
Jon C. Ogg and Ryan Barnes – 24/7 Wall Street
A crucial point may be getting lost in the shuffle in the XM/Sirius merger approval process. Both of these companies NEED the merger in order to survive as they stand today. We took a look at the current cash burn rates for both companies to see how long they could survive on their own, which could become a big factor as merger proceedings drag on for months and months. The companies do not expect all of the conditions and integrations to come until later in the year as it stands now, and there has already been the notation that new subscribers will slow until the outcome is clear. This originally started out merely as a "how long until zero for each" scenario, but upon further review some obvious changes are showing themselves.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS
CMW Release
Music Director of the Year (Secondary Market)
PAUL MORRIS, CHTZ HTZ FM, ST. CATHARINES
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
CRYSTAL AWARD WINNERS
Broadcaster
BEST IN SHOW
Platinum: SOBEYS
“Kleenex, Saran Wrap, Chicken, Turkey”
Entered by: Dory Advertising Ltd., St. John’s
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
RADIO MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
CMW Release
Best New Group or Solo Artist (Mainstream A/C) of the Year
TOMI SWICK - A NIGHT LIKE THIS
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
INDIE AWARD WINNERS
CMW Release
CHART MAGAZINE FAVOURITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alexisonfire — Crisis
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
NATIONAL ADVERTISING AWARDS
Canada's Largest Media Company Supports Growth of Canada's Advertising Industry
CNW
The National Advertising Awards (NAA) and CanWest MediaWorks Inc., Canada's largest media company, are pleased to announce that CanWest has come onboard as the program's 2007 Lead Sponsor. CanWest supports the objectives of the National Advertising Awards, which centre on the need to nurture the advertising industry in Canada and to ensure that Canadian advertising shines among the best on the international stage.
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Archive Date - March 13, 2007
XM CANADA ACHIEVES 237,500 SUBS
CNW
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., through its XM Canada satellite radio service, announced it has achieved 237,500 subscribers as of the end of its second quarter ended February 28, 2007. In an effort to align our definitions more closely with industry norms, our subscriber numbers now include vehicles factory-activated with the XM service whereby automakers have agreed to pay for a portion or all of the trial period service.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2007
NEW WEBSITE FOR CANADIAN BROADCASTERS
CNW
Radio Hub Central (RHC) is a new Web site designed exclusively for Canadian radio broadcasters. In development for nearly a year, RHC's goal is to help Canadian broadcasters network, share ideas, discuss industry-related issues and remain informed.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2007
A2IM RADIO RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ken Tucker – Radio and Records
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), the trade group that, as previously reported, secured commitments from Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Citadel and Entercom to adhere to a set of radio Rules of Engagement as well as blocks of programming time dedicated to independent music, has released those rules.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2007
HOUSE PANEL HEARS KARMAZIN, SMYTH
AllAccess
A House telecommunications subcommittee panel held another hearing on the XM-Sirius merger today, with Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin attempting to clarify his remarks at a previous panel about the pricing projected for the merged services.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2007
FCC CHIEF QUESTIONING RADIO DEAL
Stephen Labaton – New York Times
Kevin J. Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has privately questioned recent Congressional testimony by the architect of a proposed merger of the nation’s two satellite radio companies that subscribers would both pay the same monthly rate and receive significantly more programming.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2007
COPYRIGHT WORRIES WEBCASTERS
Seth Sutel – Associated Press
Internet music broadcasters worry that a new ruling could put many of them out of business by drastically increasing the royalty payments they have to make to record labels and artists.
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Archive Date - March 12, 2007
STATIONS TO PAY $12.5M
Associated Press
Exasperated listeners weary of hearing the same songs over and over on the radio may have something to cheer about: a pair of innovative deals that could shake up the music playlists of some of the nation's largest radio-station chains.
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Archive Date - March 9, 2007
WEBCAST ROYALTY RATE DECISION
Daniel McSwain – RAIN
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has announced its decision on Internet radio royalty rates, rejecting all of the arguments made by Webcasters and instead adopting the "per play" rate proposal put forth by SoundExchange (a digital music fee collection body created by the RIAA).
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Archive Date - March 8, 2007
CRTC TO CAST WIDE NET IN HEARINGS
Major takeover deals in works could be affected as von Finckenstein chairs debate
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail
The proposed $1.4-billion takeover of CHUM Ltd. is set to spark a much bigger debate about consolidation in the Canadian broadcasting sector that will have significant implications for several other billion-dollar deals on the horizon.
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Archive Date - March 8, 2007
CTVGLOBEMEDIA CLEARED BY COMP BUREAU
CNW
CTVglobemedia Inc. has been advised by the Competition Bureau that the Bureau does not have grounds upon which to challenge CTVgm's acquisition of CHUM Limited. The decision follows a diligent and thorough review of the industry by the Bureau's Mergers Branch.
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Archive Date - March 7, 2007
NEWCAP Q4 RESULTS
CNW
Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (the "Company"), one of Canada's leading radio broadcasters, today announces its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
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Archive Date - March 6, 2007
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT HELPS SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Mix 106 Release
Here's yet another example of radio doing what it’s meant to do! After the 2007 Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games were held in Owen Sound in February, organizers came to Bayshore Broadcasting with a proposal on what to do with the 160 left over Special Olympic Winter jackets. Mix 106 took it and ran!
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Archive Date - March 5, 2007
SIRIUS AND XM GET GRILLED IN CONGRESS
Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin defends proposed deal in front of a House Judiciary Committee meeting; opponents call merger a "monopoly."
Paul R. La Monica – CNNMoney
Sirius Satellite Radio chief executive officer Mel Karmazin went to Capitol Hill Wednesday to tell Congress why his company's plan to merge with rival XM Satellite Radio should be approved by regulators.
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Archive Date - March 3, 2007
XM-SIRIUS MERGER NOT IN PUBLIC INTEREST
Alexandra Cahill – Radio and Records
Bridge Ratings LLC, an audience measurement service for radio, announced the results of a satellite radio consumer study Wednesday (Feb. 28). The study was initiated as a way to gauge the reaction of current and potential satellite radio subscribers to the rumored merger between Sirius and XM. When the satellite broadcasters announced their intention to merge on Feb. 19, Bridge Ratings began a closer examination of the data they had already collected.
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Archive Date - March 3, 2007
CHUM ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF THE BEAT
CNW
CHUM Limited announced today that it has agreed to purchase the radio assets of The Beat Broadcasting Corporation in Vancouver, B.C., which owns and operates Vancouver radio station CFBT-FM (The Beat 94.5 FM). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
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Archive Date - March 2, 2007
JANE HAWTIN TO RECEIVE 'ROSALIE AWARD'
Broadcaster
Broadcaster Jane Hawtin is this year's winner of The Rosalie Award. Inspired by Radio’s Legendary Rosalie Tremblay, music director of CKLW-AM in Windsor from 1967-1984 “The Rosalie Award” honours Canadian women in broadcasting who have blazed new trails. Hawtin will be recognized and honoured for her achievements by friends and peers at the 3rd Annual Women in Broadcasting Breakfast, March 9, 2007.
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Archive Date - March 2, 2007
EMI, SONY LAYING OFF STAFF
Keith McArthur – Globe and Mail
EMI Canada and Sony BMG Music Canada Inc. are laying off dozens of employees, part of a global music industry shakeup related to declining compact disc sales and free music downloads.
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Archive Date - March 2, 2007
SAT RADIO ACCOUNT FOR 3.4 PERCENT
Satellite listeners are heavy users of radio overall and spend more time with AM/FM radio than with satellite - Improved diary instructions used with sample of nearly half a million Fall diary keepers provides first comprehensive look at satellite radio
Arbitron Release
The sum of all listening to satellite channels mentioned by the half million diary keepers in the Arbitron Fall 2006 survey totaled 3.4 percent of credited quarter hours (rough equivalent of share) according to Arbitron, Inc.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2007
CONDITIONS MAY EASE MERGER
As the satellite-radio providers seek Congress' approval to wed, competition from iPods—and a few concessions—might boost their case
Steve Rosenbush – BusinessWeek
The proposed $13.6 billion merger between satellite radio players XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio would seem to violate conditions that government regulators placed on the companies years ago. When the Federal Communications Commission granted the radio licenses to the companies in 1997, the commission's decision specified that they couldn't be owned by the same entity.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2007
CHUM REMAINS ON HUNT
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail
CHUM Ltd. is looking to do more radio deals, even though its announced purchase this week of a Vancouver FM station is considered to pose an unprecedented question for the CRTC and its handling of companies under trustee management.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2007
RTNDA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
CNW
RTNDA Canada - The Association of Electronic Journalists is pleased to announce that nine individuals will be honoured with the 2007 RTNDA Canada Lifetime Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented at the RTNDA Regional Pro Dev Seminars in Toronto, ON, on April 28, Regina, SK on May 12 and Halifax, NS on June 2 and at the BC Regional Awards Banquet on June 21, during the RTNDA National Conference being held in Vancouver.
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Archive Date - March 1, 2007
2006 ‘A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR XM’
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
Advertising and new subscribers helped give XM Satellite Radio a revenue surge last year, particularly during the fourth quarter, which had $257.1 million revenues, the D.C.-based company reported Monday (Feb. 26). That’s a 45% increase over the $177.1 million in revenue XM reported in Q4 2005. For the year, XM reported revenues of $933 million, an increase of 67% over $558.3 million in 2005. XM achieved positive cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter and added 1.696 million new net subscribers in 2006, for a total of 7.629 million subscribers. XM lost $263.7 million, or 90 cents a share, during the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $270.5 million, or $1.22 a share, in the final three months of 2005. Thomson Financial analysts expected a loss of 71 cents a share on revenue of $242.8 million.
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