Internet Radio Gets Support in Senate (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
The effort to roll back royalty rates for Internet radio got two more Congressional allies Thursday, when Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sam Brownback (R-KA) introduced legislation that mirrors a similar bill filed recently in the House of Representatives.
Music Radio on the Internet Faces Thorny Royalty Issues (New York Times)
Since Pandora.com closed its box of digital musical delights to users outside the United States, the complaints have been pouring in.
How About NBC - Yahoo Merger? (ISEDB)
"Wouldn't that just be a Time Warner-AOL redux?" Said breakingviews.com."NBC and Yahoo are both focused on building audiences and selling ads to them. AOL was a telecom service masquerading as a dot-com. Moreover, the arrival of Internet video heralds a sea change for the media landscape that Yahoo and NBC would be better off confronting as a team.""It would also make industrial sense. The ...
The Content Conundrum (Unstrung.com)
Yahoo! News Search Results for aol radioThe next big thing in wireless isn't a radio technology, or even a flashy new handset -- it's mobile content. A lack of standards around the creation, delivery, and management of content, however, could hinder the growth of what is already a multibillion dollar industry.
Giuliani's clients could pose conflict (AP via Yahoo! News)
Energy companies, FBI agents, a media tycoon and even a candlemaker: Rudy Giuliani's firm has lobbied for them all and dozens more in Washington, opening the door to a wide range of potential conflicts of interest should he become president.