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| PAYOLA [message #81194] |
Tue, 06 March 2007 01:12  |
JM
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FCC, RADIO INDUSTRY COME TO TERMS ON PAYOLA
Four Majors Agree to Pay Government Total of $12.5 Million and Provide Free
Airtime for Indies
March 5, 2007
It’s over, and the winner is…the indie labels.
Radio giants Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Entercom and Citadel have tentatively
settled their payola problem with the FCC.
The four have agreed to pay the government $12.5 million and, in a separate
pact apart from the FCC decree, provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free
airtime for independent record labels and local artists.
The free airtime would be given to companies not owned or controlled by Sony
BMG, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group or EMI. Who came up with this
plan, Tony Brummel?
The four radio firms will not be admitting any wrongdoing under the three-year
settlement.
A separate agreement with the A2IM (American Association of Independent Music)
includes a set of “rules of engagement” that will guide how label reps and
radio programmers interact. Broadcasters will more closely monitor their
dealings with labels, including setting limits on gifts, promising to keep
track of all items of value supplied by those companies, hiring independent
compliance officers to make sure the rules are followed, and establishing
a “payola hot line” for employees to report when rules are broken. Anybody
got that number?
“It’s absolutely the most historic agreement that the independent community
has had with radio,” said Thirsty Ear Recordings President Peter Gordon,
who has been leading the negotiations for A2IM. “Without a doubt, nothing
else comes close.”
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein commented: “I love music, and I want
radio to sound fresh, dynamic and real. But payola gets in the way of authenticity
because money drives the music, not its quality. Taking payola out of the
system will lead to more interesting programming. I especially look forward
to hearing Bayside on my local station.”
When asked for his take on the settlement, Brummel replied: “Victory is the
top independent rock label, according to marketshare. Unfortunately, if you
looked at the rock radio charts, Victory would be nonexistent. This is not
for a lack of trying for airplay. Our artists have real, passionate fans
that could only help these stations’ ratings if they embraced what the people
on the street are actually listening to.”
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| Re: PAYOLA [message #81197 is a reply to message #81194] |
Tue, 06 March 2007 02:22  |
Sarah
Messages: 608
Registered: February 2007
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8400 half-hour segments? Is that like one half-hour segment per station or
something, and then it's over? And how will they decide which thousandth of
the aspiring indies will benefit from this one-shot airplay opportunity? If
the affected radio stations announce these segments, they'll be inundated
with indie and homespun CD's from people like . . . me, for example. I
certainly wouldn't want the job of deciding who gets the airtime. How's
this gonna work, I wonder . . .
Sarah
www.sarahtonin.com
"JM" <you@your.com> wrote in message news:45ed2280$1@linux...
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> FCC, RADIO INDUSTRY COME TO TERMS ON PAYOLA
> Four Majors Agree to Pay Government Total of $12.5 Million and Provide
> Free
> Airtime for Indies
>
> March 5, 2007
>
> It's over, and the winner is.the indie labels.
>
> Radio giants Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Entercom and Citadel have
> tentatively
> settled their payola problem with the FCC.
>
> The four have agreed to pay the government $12.5 million and, in a
> separate
> pact apart from the FCC decree, provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free
> airtime for independent record labels and local artists.
>
> The free airtime would be given to companies not owned or controlled by
> Sony
> BMG, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group or EMI. Who came up with
> this
> plan, Tony Brummel?
>
> The four radio firms will not be admitting any wrongdoing under the
> three-year
> settlement.
>
> A separate agreement with the A2IM (American Association of Independent
> Music)
> includes a set of "rules of engagement" that will guide how label reps and
> radio programmers interact. Broadcasters will more closely monitor their
> dealings with labels, including setting limits on gifts, promising to keep
> track of all items of value supplied by those companies, hiring
> independent
> compliance officers to make sure the rules are followed, and establishing
> a "payola hot line" for employees to report when rules are broken. Anybody
> got that number?
>
> "It's absolutely the most historic agreement that the independent
> community
> has had with radio," said Thirsty Ear Recordings President Peter Gordon,
> who has been leading the negotiations for A2IM. "Without a doubt, nothing
> else comes close."
>
> FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein commented: "I love music, and I want
> radio to sound fresh, dynamic and real. But payola gets in the way of
> authenticity
> because money drives the music, not its quality. Taking payola out of the
> system will lead to more interesting programming. I especially look
> forward
> to hearing Bayside on my local station."
>
> When asked for his take on the settlement, Brummel replied: "Victory is
> the
> top independent rock label, according to marketshare. Unfortunately, if
> you
> looked at the rock radio charts, Victory would be nonexistent. This is not
> for a lack of trying for airplay. Our artists have real, passionate fans
> that could only help these stations' ratings if they embraced what the
> people
> on the street are actually listening to."
>
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| Re: PAYOLA [message #81222 is a reply to message #81194] |
Tue, 06 March 2007 12:17 |
TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
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The majors want to give the radio stations money (to avoid 'volatility' in
the performance of their 'portfolio'), and the radio stations want to take
the money, because they like money. Since it's in the interests of both parties
it will never, never stop unless it's made a criminal offense with nasty
penalties and it's enforced. I don't think any rational person would support
that, Brian Adams and Celine Dion notwithstanding, so that's that.
TCB
"JM" <you@your.com> wrote:
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>FCC, RADIO INDUSTRY COME TO TERMS ON PAYOLA
>Four Majors Agree to Pay Government Total of $12.5 Million and Provide Free
>Airtime for Indies
>
>March 5, 2007
>
>It’s over, and the winner is…the indie labels.
>
>Radio giants Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Entercom and Citadel have tentatively
>settled their payola problem with the FCC.
>
>The four have agreed to pay the government $12.5 million and, in a separate
>pact apart from the FCC decree, provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free
>airtime for independent record labels and local artists.
>
>The free airtime would be given to companies not owned or controlled by
Sony
>BMG, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group or EMI. Who came up with
this
>plan, Tony Brummel?
>
>The four radio firms will not be admitting any wrongdoing under the three-year
>settlement.
>
>A separate agreement with the A2IM (American Association of Independent
Music)
>includes a set of “rules of engagement” that will guide how label reps and
>radio programmers interact. Broadcasters will more closely monitor their
>dealings with labels, including setting limits on gifts, promising to keep
>track of all items of value supplied by those companies, hiring independent
>compliance officers to make sure the rules are followed, and establishing
>a “payola hot line” for employees to report when rules are broken. Anybody
>got that number?
>
>“It’s absolutely the most historic agreement that the independent community
>has had with radio,” said Thirsty Ear Recordings President Peter Gordon,
>who has been leading the negotiations for A2IM. “Without a doubt, nothing
>else comes close.”
>
>FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein commented: “I love music, and I want
>radio to sound fresh, dynamic and real. But payola gets in the way of authenticity
>because money drives the music, not its quality. Taking payola out of the
>system will lead to more interesting programming. I especially look forward
>to hearing Bayside on my local station.”
>
>When asked for his take on the settlement, Brummel replied: “Victory is
the
>top independent rock label, according to marketshare. Unfortunately, if
you
>looked at the rock radio charts, Victory would be nonexistent. This is not
>for a lack of trying for airplay. Our artists have real, passionate fans
>that could only help these stations’ ratings if they embraced what the people
>on the street are actually listening to.”
>
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| Re: PAYOLA [message #81295 is a reply to message #81194] |
Thu, 08 March 2007 06:15 |
AlexPlasko
Messages: 211
Registered: September 2006
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Senior Member |
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you have the same chance of air time as winning the lottery.If you win the
lottery you can afford the payola. snowball in hell anyone?
"JM" <you@your.com> wrote in message news:45ed2280$1@linux...
>
>
>
> FCC, RADIO INDUSTRY COME TO TERMS ON PAYOLA
> Four Majors Agree to Pay Government Total of $12.5 Million and Provide
> Free
> Airtime for Indies
>
> March 5, 2007
>
> It's over, and the winner is.the indie labels.
>
> Radio giants Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Entercom and Citadel have
> tentatively
> settled their payola problem with the FCC.
>
> The four have agreed to pay the government $12.5 million and, in a
> separate
> pact apart from the FCC decree, provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free
> airtime for independent record labels and local artists.
>
> The free airtime would be given to companies not owned or controlled by
> Sony
> BMG, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group or EMI. Who came up with
> this
> plan, Tony Brummel?
>
> The four radio firms will not be admitting any wrongdoing under the
> three-year
> settlement.
>
> A separate agreement with the A2IM (American Association of Independent
> Music)
> includes a set of "rules of engagement" that will guide how label reps and
> radio programmers interact. Broadcasters will more closely monitor their
> dealings with labels, including setting limits on gifts, promising to keep
> track of all items of value supplied by those companies, hiring
> independent
> compliance officers to make sure the rules are followed, and establishing
> a "payola hot line" for employees to report when rules are broken. Anybody
> got that number?
>
> "It's absolutely the most historic agreement that the independent
> community
> has had with radio," said Thirsty Ear Recordings President Peter Gordon,
> who has been leading the negotiations for A2IM. "Without a doubt, nothing
> else comes close."
>
> FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein commented: "I love music, and I want
> radio to sound fresh, dynamic and real. But payola gets in the way of
> authenticity
> because money drives the music, not its quality. Taking payola out of the
> system will lead to more interesting programming. I especially look
> forward
> to hearing Bayside on my local station."
>
> When asked for his take on the settlement, Brummel replied: "Victory is
> the
> top independent rock label, according to marketshare. Unfortunately, if
> you
> looked at the rock radio charts, Victory would be nonexistent. This is not
> for a lack of trying for airplay. Our artists have real, passionate fans
> that could only help these stations' ratings if they embraced what the
> people
> on the street are actually listening to."
>
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