All Entries in the "Radio and Records" Category
Looking For a Long-Term Relationship: The Case for a Performance Royalty
Does radio benefit from a healthy music industry? If so, then maybe, just maybe, a performance royalty would be a wise investment…
Linkage: Two Views on the TV Business Model, Why Radio Wants a Royalty Deal
Why is this man sort of smiling? He runs Time Warner and he thinks TV is in a “golden age.” Find out why. On the flip side, is pay TV hemorrhaging subscribers? And the royalty that radio is really afraid of…
NPR Posts Hour-by-Hour-by-Platform Stats
An interesting set of graphs from NPR as they share hourly audience usage by platform. No huge surprises, but something obvious may be getting overlooked…
The NAB Are Some Wild and Crazy Guys
The National Association of Broadcasters is making a lot of noise with their proposal for a performance royalty settlement. Unfortunately, it reminds me of an old Steve Martin comedy bit…
Editor’s Pick: Exclusive Video Interview with Keane
Tom Chaplin and Tim Rice-Oxley of Keane sat down for a quick chat alongside Boulder Creek in Boulder, Colorado. They talked about the EP Night Train, the new single My Shadow and more in our exclusive video…
Are Spins Really the Best Airplay Metric?
At last week’s FMQB Triple A Radio Conference, we broached the subject: Are we kidding ourselves with charts based on spins? We look to our nation’s Founding Fathers for the answer…
Celebrate Diversity? Or a Bit of a Disconnect?
While moderating a panel at FMQB’s Triple A Radio Conference, I threw up slides showing the top commercial and public radio songs, and the top selling albums. Only four titles made all four charts…
FMQB’s Triple A Conference: Day 2 Highlights
Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz serves it up at the Thursday luncheon, newcomer Isaac Russell wows, and JJ Grey and Mofro perform at E-Town. Photos and more from Day 2…
Greetings From Boulder. Wish You Were Here…
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals lit up The Fox Theater Wednesday in the opening night of FMQB’s Triple A Radio Conference. Highlights and photos of Grace, Robert Randolph, Iron & Wine, and more…
Adult Rock World Heads to Boulder
After rescuing the annual AAA Summit last year, Friday Morning Quarterback kicks off their sophomore effort Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. As usual, a healthy dose of music, and issues…
