NPRPBS, NPR Stations Debut Forum Network Lecture SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2009 - 12:26pm.
Boston - PBS, NPR and WGBH on Tuesday re-launched the Forum
Network, a national digital media lecture service and website that provides
free educational content featuring thinkers, scientists, policymakers, artists,
authors and community leaders. The site began as part of Boston's WGBH, but through funding from PBS,
NPR, CPB and the Lowell Institute, was re-launched as a national platform.
NPR Teams with Livio to Launch New Internet Radio DeviceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2009 - 6:51am.
Washington
- National Public Radio (NPR), the producer of programming for independent
public radio stations, has teamed with Internet radio developer Livio to launch
the NPR Radio, a $200 device that lets users access more than 1,000 NPR station
streams, as well as podcasts and audio archives.
NPR Gets $3 Million to Launch Local Online Journalism VentureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2009 - 6:46am.
Washington
- National Public Radio (NPR) announced on Friday that it will launch a new
online local journalism venture, funded with $3 million from the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting and the Knight Foundation.
Public Radio Stations, SoundExchange Set Webcast RoyaltiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2009 - 11:35am.
Washington - SoundExchange, the recording industry entity
set up to collect and distribute digital music royalties, announced on Tuesday
that it has reached an agreement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
on webcasting royalty rates for public radio stations through 2015. Under the
deal, CPB will pay SoundExchange a total of $2.4 million for the term
2011-2015, based upon anticipated usage, with additional payments to be made if
usage exceeds expectations.
Social Network Gather.com Raises $5.3 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 9, 2009 - 7:48am.
Boston
- Gather, an online social network focused on the public radio-listening set, announced
on Tuesday that it has raised $5.3 million in new equity financing.
tags: Deals | VC | Social Networking | Radio | NPR | Gather.com | Allen & Company | American Public Media |
Public Interactive to Send Public Radio Data to SoundExchangeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 12:46pm.
Washington - National Public Radio's (NPR) Public
Interactive, a unit that serves the online needs of some 325 public radio and
television stations, announced on Thursday that it will collect and report
public radio music streaming activities to SoundExchange on behalf of the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting. Additionally, Public Interactive will report streaming
data for NPR and member stations, the National Federation of Community
Broadcasters members, American Public Media (APM), the Public Radio Exchange
(PRX) and Public Radio International (PRI).
NPR Lays Off 13 Employees, Plans FurloughsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2009 - 9:32am.
Washington
- National Public Radio (NPR) has laid off 13 employees, in only the second
round of layoffs at the company in the past 25 years, the Washington Post
reported.
Public Radio, SoundExchange Agree on Webcast RoyaltiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 15, 2009 - 11:48am.
NPR Cuts 7% of Workforce, Two Radio ProgramsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 10, 2008 - 11:19am.
Washington - National Public Radio (NPR) announced on Wednesday that it will cut 7% of its workforce and cut expenses, citing "an uncertain economy and a sharp decline in current and projected revenues from corporate underwriting." Head of NYTimes.com Named New CEO of NPRAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 12, 2008 - 8:48am.
Washington - National Public Radio (NPR), the producer of programming for public radio stations, has named Vivian Schiller, the senior vice president and general manager of The New York Times' (NYSE: NYT) website, NYTimes.com, as its new president and CEO. National Public Radio Debuts Beta of Online NPR CommunityAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2008 - 1:03pm.
Washington - National Public Radio (NPR) on Tuesday announced the beta launch of new online community features, which let users create profile pages, and comment on NPR stories. "NPR is late to this game, to be blunt," said NPR editorial director for digital media Dick Meyer. "NPR has been cautious because we want to do it right; we want the comments and the conversations to be useful, friendly and civil; we want NPR employees to participate and talk about their work. We needed the right tools and the right philosophy to come together." National Public Radio Buys Web Services Firm Public InteractiveAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2008 - 8:42am.
Washington - National Public Radio (NPR) announced that it has acquired Public Interactive, the public media Web services company owned by Public Radio International (PRI), for an undisclosed sum. PBS Launches "Vote 2008" SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2008 - 11:20am.
Arlington, Va. - PBS said that it has launched its new presidential election site, called Vote 2008. The site features a variety of news stories, video, online tools and user comments from public television and public radio sites across the nation. It also includes several social media widgets, a video player, a blog and an interactive election map produced in conjunction with National Public Radio (NPR). NPR Chief Executive Departs Abruptly After 10-Year TermAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2008 - 8:34am.
Washington - National Public Radio (NPR) announced on Friday that CEO Ken Stern will leave the network by "mutual agreement," abruptly ending his 10-year stint as a top executive at NPR. Court Releases Schedule for Appeal of Webcasting Royalty RatesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 26, 2007 - 9:19am.
Washington - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has released a briefing schedule for the appeal of webcasting royalty rates filed by various webcasters, which will begin in February but is not likely to be resolved until sometime in 2009, according to the Broadcast Law blog. Hillary Clinton introduces Fact Checking Site 'The Fact Hub'Authored by Scott Goldberg on November 9, 2007 - 6:42am.
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has upped her involvement in the “Blogosphere” with a new website called The Fact Hub that provides a quick response to charges and news reports that her campaign deems inaccurate. The site implies that its contents are, in fact, the Facts of the story, period, using the slogan, “The Straight Scoop on Election ’08 from The Hillary Clinton Campaign.”
NPR Debuts Music Site, Media PlayerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2007 - 1:54pm.
Washington - NPR on Monday announced the launch of a new NPR Music multimedia site, which features on-air and online content -- such as interviews, reviews, blogs and live performances -- aggregated from NPR and 12 NPR member stations. Initial participants include KEXP and KPLU (Seattle); WFUV an WNYC (New York); KUT (Austin); and American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. NPR.org also launched a media player that lets users create playlists of NPR audio and video content available on the site, and makes recommendations based on a user's selections. Report: Web Radio Royalty Talks Could Soon Produce DealsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2007 - 8:50am.
New York - Some involved in the prickly royalty negotiations between music webcasters and the major record labels believe that issues could be resolved as early as the end of September, the Associated Press reported. June 1, 2007: 40th Anniversary of The Beatles' Sgt PepperAuthored by Scott Goldberg on May 31, 2007 - 8:00pm.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of a groundbreaking album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by The Beatles. The link below has an interesting audio piece by Ken Bader from The World, in which Steven Stark, author of "Meet the Beatles" is interviewed, along with members of the band. A fascinating piece in its own right, any music fan should take a minute to listen to Sgt. Pepper today, which Rolling Stone magazine ranked number 1 in its top 500 albums a few years ago.The Beatle's Sgt. Pepper Webcasters Ask Court to Delay New Royalty Rates During AppealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 31, 2007 - 11:19am.
Washington - A group of large and small webcasters, including NPR and those represented by the Digital Media Association (DiMA), on Wednesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to suspend the date on which new, higher webcasting royalty rates are due to take effect, until the court hears the webcasters' appeal of those rates. tags: Law | Policy | Music | Copyright | NPR | DiMA | Washington | SoundExchange | Webcasting | CRB |
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