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Internet, satellite and cable music royalty payments up 17% in 2011

This is certainly an indicator of strong growth for internet radio and streaming services. Music royalties agency SoundExchange announced Tuesday that it ended the year collecting $292 million in royalty payments, up 17% from 2010. These royalties are paid by … finish reading Internet, satellite and cable music royalty payments up 17% in 2011

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Future of Music Coalition to honor FCC Commissioner Michael Copps

The Future of Music Coalition is a more than decade-old organization that advocates for the interests of musicians and their livelihoods in the contemporary media and networked environment. At its upcoming annual policy summit the FMC will be honoring FCC … finish reading Future of Music Coalition to honor FCC Commissioner Michael Copps

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Pandora goes public – what are the risks?

Every radio blogger from here to Mars knows by now that Pandora online radio announced today that it is going public. The Form S-1 has been filed with the Security and Exchange Commission outlining the $100 million Initial Public Offering. … finish reading Pandora goes public – what are the risks?

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College Radio Gets Break from Copyright Royalty Board on Webcasting Rates and Reporting

College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is reporting that they’ve achieved an important milestone after their settlement with SoundExchange on copyright royalty fees for music played by educational radio webcasters was preliminarily adopted by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB). CRB’s “Initial Determination … finish reading College Radio Gets Break from Copyright Royalty Board on Webcasting Rates and Reporting

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The decade’s most important radio trends: #5 The Age of Pandora

It’s difficult for me to write about the Internet radio phenomenon without disclosing my personal investment in the subject. I listen to the Pandora radio service most every day that I work at my computer. Pandora has saved classical music … finish reading The decade’s most important radio trends: #5 The Age of Pandora

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The decade’s most important radio trends: #7 Internet Radio’s Day of Silence

One of the more frustrating peculiarities of our system of broadcasting here in the United States is that over-the-air radio stations don’t have to pay performance royalties to artists, while Internet and satellite stations do. If this wasn’t enough, in … finish reading The decade’s most important radio trends: #7 Internet Radio’s Day of Silence

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