[opendtv] Radio Performance Fees (Tax)
- From: dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:47:48 -0700
I, for one, am going to miss my FM radio even though there are way too
many adds to fully enjoy it. I've always enjoyed radio and still prefer
it over the personal device when in the car driving to and from work. When
on a road trip, satellite radio is my preferred reception method, although
I am not a subscriber and don't own a satellite radio.
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PERFORMANCE TAX DOMINATES ALL ISSUES
FOR THE MOMENT, IT REMAINS PRIORITY ONE
NBA SENDING DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON
HELLER, BERKLEY AND TITUS SUPPORT NEVADA RADIO
Today, "This Is It" -- the Michael Jackson movie -- opens all across
America. The movie has a two week limited run. Not so for the industry
that helped to create Michael Jackson. Performance Tax is forever. "This
Is It" defines the battle being waged for the survival of free over the
air radio. Yesterday, RBR.com & TVBR.com said it best, "Nothing has
changed in the relationship between radio exposure and success for a
recording artist. Mass hits come from mass exposure, and no media have yet
shown that they can attract an audience quite like local broadcast can.
The record labels, however, seem insistent on doing whatever they can to
destroy their own business model. Whether it’s ignoring the internet,
mistreating the artists they depend on for material, suing their customer
base or attacking their partners in the radio business, the labels seem to
have a singular drive to do the wrong thing."
One owner of a number of Nevada radio stations had this to say: "If that
bill passes, there will be an hourly disclaimer on any station I choose to
continue play music on. "Portions of the programming you will hear in this
hour are paid for by the artist, the record company or their
representatives." But don't hold your breath in the assumption that we
won't find a new format for the FM stations. There will be a lot more
local and regional talk on the air."
Around mid-November, a delegation of radio board members accompanied by
Adam Sandler are scheduled to meet with legislative staff members of
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator John Ensign (a member of the
Commerce Committee) in Washington, D.C. Nevada's congressional delegation
-- Dean Heller, Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus are united in support of
Nevada's radio stations -- and for that we are very grateful. Later in
November, it is expected that radio owners and managers from throughout
the state will participate in scheduled meetings with Senator Harry Reid
and Senator John Ensign. The meetings will be held in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Broadcasters Association solicited feedback from the other
state broadcasters associations. The messages we received were the same
-- all of us are fighting hard in support of our stations and for the
survival of free over the air radio.
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