Archive for May 2008

Internet Broadcasting Group Announces Network Lineup

May 31st, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: News

Austin, Texas- People are familiar with, and have enjoyed programming from television and radio networks for years. Now, the Austin, Texas based Internet Broadcasting Group is introducing internet radio networks that allow just about anyone to own their own network affiliate.

Initially six networks are planned. Each network will appeal to a separate audience demographic [...]



BlogTalkRadio Tears Down Barriers

May 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Featured Articles

The blogosphere has taken over the web, yet it’s simply the start of what’s possible for people with something to say. Christian Hall talks to Alan Levy, the brains behind BlogTalkRadio – a service that goes beyond Web 2.0 by turning bloggers into broadcastersAlan Levy looks like the quintessential American entrepreneur: immaculately turned out with [...]



IRM Jobs

May 24th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Jobs

There are currently no positions open - we have a full staff.
Internet Radio Magazine is accepting applicants for unpaid (experience equity) contributors to the the following IRM content features:
Featured Articles Writer - an ideal applicant discovers interesting topics related to the impact of Internet Radio, Podcasting, and Audio Social Networking and crafts a relevant article [...]



What is Fair Use?

May 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: IRM Answers

The short answer is: It is difficult to say.
Fair use is designed to balance freedom of speech with the property rights of someone who has created something you want to use. The most important thing to remember about “fair use” is that it is a defense. In practice, by the time you get to a [...]



SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT WEBCASTING ROYALTIES

May 16th, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: News

It has been a year since you, and 2 million of your fellow SaveNetRadio supporters fought off a crippling royalty rate increase for webcasters and delayed the death of Internet radio.  In spite of the public outcry to preserve the future of Internet radio and in spite of growing support in Congress – more than [...]



Promote Your Show!

May 16th, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: Host Soundboard

Do you have an awesome internet radio show or streaming audio property?
Promote it by adding a comment to this story!



Mason: Idea That New Technologies Will Replace Radio Is ‘Absurd’

May 16th, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: News

NEW YORK — May 6, 2008: CBS Radio President/CEO Dan Mason continued his cross-country series of presentations on radio yesterday in New York, where, PaidContent.org reports, he told advertisers gathered at the Nokia Theater, “$1 billion in ad dollars were telling you that the iPod or satellite radio will lead to the death of radio. [...]



4 Questions for Sirius

May 16th, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: Featured Articles

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz
If Monday’s uninspiring quarterly report from XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) left you hungry for something more, Sirius Satellite Radio’s (Nasdaq: SIRI) dish last night seemed more like a second appetizer than a main course.
Revenue grew by 33% to $270.4 million. The company’s net loss refreshingly narrowed to $0.07 [...]



Losing ads to Net worries TV, radio

May 16th, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: News

Broadcasters say trend has potential to make `considerable impact,’ CRTC report concludes

May 16, 2008 04:30 AM
RITA TRICHUR
BUSINESS REPORTER
The federal broadcast regulator’s decision to revisit its 1999 new media exemption comes at a time when conventional broadcasters are increasingly worried about the growing share of advertising revenue that is migrating to the Internet, a report [...]



Legal Battle Continues Over Home Video’s Use Of Prince Song

May 15th, 2008 | By Newsroom | Category: News

by Wendy Davis, Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 7:30 AM ET
Stephanie Lenz’s homemade clip of her 13-month-old son dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” is only 29 seconds long, but the litigation it sparked has dragged on for nearly one year now with no signs of slowing down.
Universal Music Group last June asked YouTube to remove the clip, [...]