Tag Archives: Media

The death of BBC radio giant John Peel is beginning to sink in – the loss is starting to take shape. The Glastonbury Festival new bands tent will be renamed the John Peel Stage in tribute: “It’s very appropriate because it’s all the sort of music that John would have …

No particular suprise here, but John Kerry leads among endorsements from the nation’s papers (as of yesterday). Editor and Publisher is keeping a running tally: JOHN KERRY 128 newspapers total 16,898,024 daily circulation ALABAMA The Anniston Star (G): 26,527 The Decatur Daily (G): 23,641 ARIZONA Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) (G): …

Everyone who has ever programmed a radio show based upon their own taste and instincts would love to have the kind of influence, reception and longevity of the BBC’s great John Peel, who died at 65 of a heart attack while on vacation in Peru. He likely exposed more people …

The trend toward corporate broadcast media consolidation – led by poster children against the trend Clear Channel and Sinclair Broadcasting – has reduced localism in broadcasting and reduced variety over the airwaves. Ironically, satellite radio, which is literally the same all over the nation, is where the variety is, since …

I just mentioned yesterday Lessig and company’s p2p Politics.org site which is gathering election-related video, primarily ads of one kind or another. Well the Internet Archive: Election 2004 site, with 462 movie files (as of the moment), is on another scale entirely. With debate footage, candidate ads, interest group ads, …

Sinclair Broadcast Group (which includes FOX, WB, ABC, CBS, NBC, and UPN affiliates and reaches approximately 24% of all U.S. television households) — looking down the barrel of advertiser defections, a viewer boycott, a stock price heading south pronto, and strong opposition from Democrats — retreated from its plan to …

compiled by Philippe Astor 10-20-04 MUSIC BUSINESS Robbie album sold on memory card U2 To Release Collectable Atomic Bomb Music Publishers Sign Deal on Web Radio SoundExchange Joins International Webcasting Agreement Downloads Now Top of the UK Pop Charts V2 RECORDS NEXT CUSTOMER FOR MUSICRYPT Warner Music Singapore To Come …

From time to time I mention the hard core splendiferousness that is Thomas Mulready and friends’ Cool Cleveland, an online and email newsletter dedicated to the real nuts and bolts of arts, politics, and community activism in Northeast Ohio. Its value transcends the geographical area because it is a prime …

I (and a few-thousand of his closest friends) received this email from Lawrence Lessig today regarding p2p-Politics.org: So this is some political spam, which you’ve earned by either (1) being in my address book, or (2) having sent me a question, comment, or criticism in the past. Consider this small …

BlueBeat online radio has a timely, amusing and in some ways revealing program running right now. Users can tune in (after signing up and downloading their player) and choose from two themed playlists: artists favored by, and in favor of John Kerry, and the other with Bush favorites and supporters. …