Charges of payola? Isn't this the textbook definition of payola? On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > In a broadcasting game-changer, Clear Channel has made a deal with indie > country music label Big Machine (the home of Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw and, > most lucratively, Taylor Swift) where the label will be receiving a cut of > CC's ad revenues, the first known instance of terrestrial radio paying the > equivalent of royalties to record companies (not counting, of course, > payola): > > http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/clear-channel-and-taylor-swift-agree-to-reinvent-royalty-system/ > > Until now, radio stations have only paid composers through license fees > to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC--on the other hand, Sirius XM and Internet streamers > have had to pay royalties to the artists and record companies along with the > composers' licenses. This deal with the nation's largest radio station > owner and an indie label riding a very hot streak right now is very likely > to lead to similar record company deals--will it also lead to charges of > payola? > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
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