Broadcast News Roundup 2/14

Posted on: February 14, 2008

Vote by WGA members ends strike
Writers Guild of America members on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to end their 100-day-old strike. The vote came two days after the guild reached a tentative, three-year deal with the major Hollywood studios and broadcast networks; the contract is expected to be formally ratified in the coming weeks, as writers were slated to be back on-set today. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

Net neutrality movement gets a push in Congress
House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., on Tuesday introduced a bill that would prevent broadband providers from discriminating against Web content, applications and services. The Internet Freedom Preservation Act also would allow the FCC more leeway to regulate high-speed Internet traffic. The Wall Street Journal (free content), Master New Media

Preparing for the future of television
Bill Fine, president and general manager of WCVB-TV/DT Channel 5, explains in this op-ed for the Boston Globe how viewers can prepare for the digital switch. “On Digital Day, the revolution will be televised,” Fine writes. “Do not get left out — take the steps now to enjoy the next generation of television viewing.” The Boston Globe

RAB CEO: Radio could dial up $3B in revenues through mobile expansion
In five years’ time, radio will become available on all mobile phones, PDAs and MP3 players, under a blueprint outlined by RAB President-CEO Jeff Haley in his keynote on Tuesday at the RAB2008 conference in Atlanta. Broadcasters could generate an additional $3 billion in incremental revenue if radio is offered as a new platform on all mobile phones, according to Haley. The Hollywood Reporter, Radio Ink

Panel: Radio can make more money online: Radio, by beefing up its online content and recruiting the right sales force, is in a prime position to gain a greater share of Web ads, according to speakers featured on the “How to Cross the Digital Divide” panel at RAB2008. “You’ve got to be thinking of how you’re programming for the medium,” said Craig Ashwood, director/site services at Cox Interactive. “It’s still your brand, but you’re distributing it differently and people are using it differently, and it’s important that you program with that in mind.” Radio Ink

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  1. Robin Good Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 6:42 am

    I’d appreciate if you could be so kind not to repost copyrighted images as you have here. I have paid $1 to use that image and have spent time editing it. You can do the same and credit the author too just as I do at Master New Media. Being transparent and fair makes the Internet a better place for anyone.

  2. Rod Harlan Says:
    February 14th, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    Hi Robin!

    I specifically didn’t “repost” the image… it is just a direct link to your image on your site so that people can read your post for further followup. That is how you were able to see the trackback. The image was neither copied nor downloaded to my site. If you should ever pull down the image on your site, it will go away on mine. You have complete control.

    However, I did fail to add the text link at 5 AM this morning. I have fixed that now.

  3. Robin Good Says:
    February 15th, 2008 at 1:45 am

    Hi Rod,
    thanks for your prompt and positive reply.

    From what I have learned in this few years, it is good practice not to link images on other people servers, especially when these are copyrighted and no credit is provided neither to the image author nor to the site from where you found and picked up that image.

    The net result is that you are using a great image that I have spent money, time and resources to search, identify and prepare. People who read your post think that is fruit of your work. The author of the original image which should be getting another $1 for his work is completely bypassed. I pay the bandwidth ( however small and insignificant) for my image hosted on your site. No credit is ever given in an explicit way to those who have done the hard work for you.

    This is my perception. I may be wrong or antiquated but I prefer to work and publish my own work by being transparent and crediting always in a direct and explicit way all of those who contribute to my good.

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