March 26, 2014
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Top Story Report: WTOP is No. 1 radio station for ad revenue once again
Hubbard's WTOP in Washington, D.C., for the fourth year in a row generated the most ad revenue among U.S. radio stations in 2013, BIA/Kelsey is reporting. WTOP tallied $63.5 million, followed by two Clear Channel stations, KIIS in Los Angeles with $61.6 million and WHTZ in New York with $51 million. CBS Radio owned five out of the top 10 revenue-generating stations. AllAccess.com (3/26), Radio Ink (3/25) Share: Business & Industry Report FCC's Wheeler, Pai put forth competing JSA claims at House hearing
The Federal Communications Commission's plan to sharply curtail joint-sales agreements could boost minority station ownership by making outlets less costly to own, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said during a House panel hearing. Republican FCC member Ajit Pai disagreed during the hearing, arguing that JSA limits would have the opposite effect on ownership diversity and could lead to small-market stations shutting down. "To me, it strains credulity to suggest you could take away those efficiencies ... and hope to have diversity embodied in this industry," Pai said. "It's simply not going to happen, given the current economic environment." TVNewsCheck (free registration) (3/25), Broadcasting & Cable (3/25) Share: Aereo says "there is no plan" if it loses Supreme Court case
It's all or nothing for Aereo -- the streaming service won't continue to exist if the Supreme Court finds it in violation of broadcast networks' copyrights, according to Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia. "There is no plan," Kanojia said about what the company would do if it loses the case. "If we don't succeed, despite our best efforts and the good law being on our side, it would be a tragedy. But it is what it is." FierceCable (3/25) Share: Technology Media storage platforms will be on display at NAB Show
Media storage platforms and recording devices from a range of providers will be on display at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Interest in storage solutions is rising amid greater use of cloud-based and 4K technology, Susan Ashworth writes. This article provides a roundup of the storage and recording technology to be featured at the show. TV Technology (3/25)
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Top Story Report: WTOP is No. 1 radio station for ad revenue once again
Hubbard's WTOP in Washington, D.C., for the fourth year in a row generated the most ad revenue among U.S. radio stations in 2013, BIA/Kelsey is reporting. WTOP tallied $63.5 million, followed by two Clear Channel stations, KIIS in Los Angeles with $61.6 million and WHTZ in New York with $51 million. CBS Radio owned five out of the top 10 revenue-generating stations. AllAccess.com (3/26), Radio Ink (3/25) Share: Business & Industry Report FCC's Wheeler, Pai put forth competing JSA claims at House hearing
The Federal Communications Commission's plan to sharply curtail joint-sales agreements could boost minority station ownership by making outlets less costly to own, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said during a House panel hearing. Republican FCC member Ajit Pai disagreed during the hearing, arguing that JSA limits would have the opposite effect on ownership diversity and could lead to small-market stations shutting down. "To me, it strains credulity to suggest you could take away those efficiencies ... and hope to have diversity embodied in this industry," Pai said. "It's simply not going to happen, given the current economic environment." TVNewsCheck (free registration) (3/25), Broadcasting & Cable (3/25) Share: Aereo says "there is no plan" if it loses Supreme Court case
It's all or nothing for Aereo -- the streaming service won't continue to exist if the Supreme Court finds it in violation of broadcast networks' copyrights, according to Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia. "There is no plan," Kanojia said about what the company would do if it loses the case. "If we don't succeed, despite our best efforts and the good law being on our side, it would be a tragedy. But it is what it is." FierceCable (3/25) Share: Technology Media storage platforms will be on display at NAB Show
Media storage platforms and recording devices from a range of providers will be on display at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Interest in storage solutions is rising amid greater use of cloud-based and 4K technology, Susan Ashworth writes. This article provides a roundup of the storage and recording technology to be featured at the show. TV Technology (3/25)
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