Clear Channel appoint lobbyists to fight Feingold's campaign
Clear Channel has appointed two former government advisers as Washington-based Directors of Government, amid growing political pressure from Senator Russ Feingold.…
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Anti Clear Channel action continues in Senate
Senator Russ Feingold urged Congress, the Justice Department and the FCC to investigate Clear Channel over alleged pay-for-play, with Clear Channel's Lowry Mays denying the practice.…
US senator relaunches music competition bill
US Senator Russ Feingold has launched a bill to curb anti-competitive practices in radio and concert industries, widely seen as targeting Clear Channel.…
US senator continues campaign against Clear Channel et al
Senator Russ Feingold is advancing legislation to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices by Clear Channel, with McCain reportedly co-sponsoring the bill.…
Congress passes webcasting copyright deal
The US Congress has approved a deal letting small internet radio stations pay royalties as a percentage of profits instead of a higher per-track fee.…
Shares go up for radio groups after Clear Channel interest
Shares in Capital Radio and GWR rose after Clear Channel International's Roger Parry reportedly said the US giant may buy into UK radio once foreign ownership rules change.…
Bono the most powerful man in rock
Q magazine's readers' survey names U2's Bono the most powerful man in rock, ahead of Universal Music boss Doug Morris and Eminem.…
Government go against media committee recommendations
The government plans to press ahead with allowing non-European companies to buy UK TV and radio stations, despite objections from a committee of MPs, which had called for a review by Ofcom first.…
Now news gets centralised
The Radio Authority has approved a six-month trial in which six South West stations' news is produced at a single hub, raising fears for local news and redundancies.…
Clear Channel set to take over UK radio
Clear Channel founder Lowry Mays hopes to move into UK radio if the government's communications bill allows foreign ownership of domestic media assets.…