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AT&T is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire DIRECTV for around $50 billion, which would allow AT&T to expand its broadband operations to a national scale and be on par with Comcast in terms of pay-TV subscribers. The move would be part of a "new wave of consolidation" prompted by Comcast's proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable, according to telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. Time.com (5/13), CBS MoneyWatch (5/1) Share: Heartland Video Systems, Inc. is a nationwide equipment sales and broadcast TV integrator. Areas of expertise include; ATSC compression, master control, IP/microwave transmission as well as news production systems. With an engineering department that includes former station engineers, choose HVS as the single point of contact for your next project. Business & Industry Report Songwriter Equity Act is introduced in the Senate
Three senators have introduced a version of the Songwriter Equity Act that would task the Copyright Royalty Board with establishing fair market values for fees that digital music services pay to songwriters. The law would mean "new costs on broadcasters that jeopardize the future of our free locally-focused service," NAB spokesman Dennis Wharton said. "... NAB objects to changes in law that would deal with the financial imbalance between songwriters and artists by subjecting free broadcast radio stations to new fees." Billboard.com (5/12) Share:
AT&T is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire DIRECTV for around $50 billion, which would allow AT&T to expand its broadband operations to a national scale and be on par with Comcast in terms of pay-TV subscribers. The move would be part of a "new wave of consolidation" prompted by Comcast's proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable, according to telecommunications analyst Jeff Kagan. Time.com (5/13), CBS MoneyWatch (5/1) Share: Heartland Video Systems, Inc. is a nationwide equipment sales and broadcast TV integrator. Areas of expertise include; ATSC compression, master control, IP/microwave transmission as well as news production systems. With an engineering department that includes former station engineers, choose HVS as the single point of contact for your next project. Business & Industry Report Songwriter Equity Act is introduced in the Senate
Three senators have introduced a version of the Songwriter Equity Act that would task the Copyright Royalty Board with establishing fair market values for fees that digital music services pay to songwriters. The law would mean "new costs on broadcasters that jeopardize the future of our free locally-focused service," NAB spokesman Dennis Wharton said. "... NAB objects to changes in law that would deal with the financial imbalance between songwriters and artists by subjecting free broadcast radio stations to new fees." Billboard.com (5/12) Share:
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