MTV, Grand Ole Opry urge regulators on wireless issue
WASHINGTON -- The Grand Ole Opry and MTV may be at opposite ends of the music spectrum, but they are part of a coalition urging federal regulators to stand up to a frequency grab by Microsoft and Google that could render wireless microphones useless.
In papers filed at the FCC Tuesday, a coalition that includes the Opry, Country Music Television, the Country Music Assn. and MTV Networks contends that allowing millions of wireless devices to use the same frequencies as wireless microphones would be a "catastrophe."
"We know all too well that there is no 'second chance' to redo a live performance," said Opry music director and broadcast producer Steve Gibson. "The white spaces proposals being considered by the FCC could turn 'Music City' into a silent city unless they get it right. As it stands, these proposals will not provide critical protection to the wireless microphone systems that are integral to every show."
While the fight over the use of so-called "white spaces" -- the vacant areas between broadcast channels -- has been raging between broadcasters and the high-technology companies, the live music industry has been quietly concerned over the problem the new unlicensed devices could cause.
Tuesday's filing marks the first time the Opry, CMT, CMA, MTVN, Fitzgerald Hartley (management for Vince Gill and LeAnn Rimes), SGTV (producer for the Dove Awards) and SeisMic Sound (audio engineers for the CMT Video Music Awards and the Dove Awards) have raised their voices in unison to oppose the development.
A coalition of high-tech companies, including Microsoft, Intel, Google and Dell, want to use white spaces as a way to connect such products as digital cameras and music players to the Web.
Proponents of the technology argue that TV-spectrum-based Internet service could be less expensive and more accessible than current phone and fiber-optic lines, forcing other high-speed Web service providers to lower their prices.
But broadcasters have argued that the devices being tested that are supposed to seek out the white spaces simply don't work. Their arguments have been backed up by tests at the FCC, though the companies keep trying.
Friday 30 May 2008
Monday 19 May 2008
Challakere Brothers
Artist: Challakere Brothers
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Vedic Chants
Year:
Tracks: 5
New Film Club for Over 55s
Saturday 10 May 2008
Tru-la-la
Artist: Tru-la-la
Genre(s):
Folk
Other
Latin
Discography:
Ta Copao
Year: 2006
Tracks: 20
Por Siempre
Year:
Tracks: 17
Marca Registrada
Year:
Tracks: 10
De Trula Lo Mejor
Year:
Tracks: 14
Friday 2 May 2008
George Strait's TROUBADOUR Debuts at #1 on Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums Chart
George Strait's TROUBADOUR Debuts at #1 on Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums Chart
Capital of Tennessee, Tenn., April 9, 2008 -- The "Queen of Land
Music's" 37th album, Jongleur, debuted at #1 today on the Billboard 200
and the Cover Nation Albums chart.
This is the third time in Strait's life history that a fresh album has debuted
at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the 11th time debuting at #1 on the
Top Body politic Albums chart.
Presently, George Strait has 32 pt albums (13 of which ar multi-
pt). The alone recording artists with to a greater extent RIAA certified platinum
albums are The Beatles with 39 and Pane Elvis Presley with 45.
It makes perfect tense sense that Amusement Weekly proclaims, "George III
Sound is the well-nigh reliable record-maker and biggest one-man rack up manufactory in
any literary genre of music." In gain, The Dallas Morning News reports, "Few
artists, country or otherwise, have remained so consistent for so long.
George Sound is a treasured rarity."
With a career that spans to a greater extent than 25 old age, Strait has sold more than
67 jillion records and count. He has received more than 50 major
amusement manufacture awards and countless nominations. In 2006, Sound
was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, one of the few artists to
receive such a distinction spell still actively recording and producing
euphony.
He is presently nominated for ACM Entertainer of the Year for the 10th
time and has the distinct honour of XM Wireless dedicating an stallion channel to
his music during the next deuce months. "Strait Land" will be available
from April 1 through Whitethorn 31 on XM line 17 and likewise available online
(hTTP://xmro.xmradio.com).
Contact lens:
Kathy Best Regina Stuve
FrontPage Publicity Universal Music Mathematical group Capital of Tennessee
615-383-0412 615-524-7543
Kathy@frontpagepublicity.com regina.stuve@umusic.com
Wu Latino To Release Free Media Download Cards Featuring Bobby Digital (rza) And Raekwon
Wu Latino To Release Free Media Download Cards Featuring Bobby Digital (rza) And Raekwon
If you haven't heard of the Wu-Tang counterpart Wu Latino, you testament want to know more right about now. Afterward a few months of deliberations, Wu-Tang Latin American [an Urban Latin record label out of NY/LA] has come in up with the hottest mind to stumble the music scene. On Apr 25th, the tag will be releasing media cards that testament be available to an exclusive hearing.
The media card game will lineament artists from the label's roster, Fly and Polzino and Rameses for the mainstream lovers, Mangani for the fans of the altogether Wu-Tang street spice, scoop cloth from our new formed partnerships with Boyz del Barrio with a newly Latin R&B sound, and Squad Two Entertainment creative person Burg BRIGANTE. Although scarce the topping of a huge "cake", freshly fabric from Bobby Digital [The RZA] and Raekwon will too be appearance on the media card game as a incentive download. An additional surprise famous person edgar Albert Guest will be featured on the anticipated download card game and will be announced the last week of April when the label's first compilation album will likewise be released.
If you ar a huge fan of Wu-Tang, have a mania for Latin feeling, or merely cannot look to hear the newly newly sound of Wu Latino, make for sure to knock off the album releasing through and through completely major download portals starting Apr 29th, 08' and get your eyes give for the free media download card game! "We are virtually to set a set of fires with this move!" Said Rayroq Acosta [owner of the mark] Keep your eyes on your calculator screens and your ears prepare. Wu-Tang Latino is 1 workweek away from blowing your nous!
Garraway denies affair with dance partner
Garraway denies affair with dance partner
TV sponsor Kate Garraway has said she and her husband are as in love as of all time, dismissing allegations about her kinship with her 'Strictly Come Dancing' collaborator Anton Du Beke.
In a statement released by her solicitors, Garraway, world Health Organization is married to psychotherapist Derek Draper, said she had been "passing hurt" by allegations in a Billy Sunday newspaper.
She said: "Contrary to these insinuations Derek and I ar as congregation, happy and in passion today as we have ever so been.
She continued: "The champaign truth is that Anton and I became friends during 'Strictly Amount Dancing'."
"Since then we often bring and hang come out together. For that to be twisted into something else is sad, hurtful and completely untrue."
The 'GMTV' presenter added: "I am exceedingly upset and hurt by the allegations. I made it clear before issue that there was no truth to them whatsoever.
"Given they were published in any event and proceed to be published, I feel I get no option simply to rent libel transactions against the newspaper to set the record straight."
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