International Business News - Radio http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Yahoo Inc. is plugging its Internet radio service into CBS Corp.'s webcasting network in a move driven by dramatically higher fees for airing music online. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/rising-royalties-send-yahoos-launchcast-to-cbs.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:39:24 EST Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its outlook on Sirius XM Radio Inc. on Wednesday over concerns about the satellite radio operator's ability to refinance its debt next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/s-p-lowers-ratings-outlook-on-sirius-xm-radio.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:46:51 EST Satellite-radio provider Sirius XM Radio Inc. affirmed its new 2008 and 2009 revenue guidance, which was issued last week to reflect a sharp slowdown in auto sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/sirius-xm-radio-affirms-revenue-guidance.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:35:22 EST Sirius XM Radio Inc. said its losses totaled $4.88 billion in the third quarter after the satellite-radio provider booked a hefty charge related to a drop in its stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/sirius-xm-radio-posts-4-88b-loss-after-charge.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:25:20 EST Radio station operator Cox Radio Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 21 percent on declining revenue and softening economic conditions, but the results still managed to surpass analysts' estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/cox-radio-3q-profit-slips-on-declining-revenue.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:15:58 EST Taking to the airwaves Saturday, Barack Obama said his election would mean global change while John McCain said he has the experience needed to tackle terrorism and the faltering economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081101/last-minute-appeals-on-radio-by-obama-mccain.htm Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:06:00 EDT Barack Obama said his election would help change the country and the world, as the Democratic presidential nominee personally delivered his party's radio address for the final weekend of the campaign. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081101/obama-makes-a-final-pitch-in-radio-address.htm Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:00:20 EDT ABC Radio Networks and Comcast Entertainment Group announced a deal on Friday to develop and distribute content from Comcast's E! Entertainment, The Style Network and G4 brands for ABC's terrestrial radio stations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/abc-radio-and-comcast-strike-distribution-deal.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:47:28 EDT New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing a company that tracks radio program ratings because he says their new methods are unfair to minority stations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/ny-ag-sues-radio-rater-over-tracking-system.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:34:07 EDT An advisory council plans to meet publicly Tuesday on the Statewide Wireless Network, the $2 billion project the New York State Office for Technology threatened to cancel unless 19 flaws identified in a two-county test are corrected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ny-panel-to-consider-statewide-wireless-network.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:27:36 EDT Congress has cleared the way for a potential agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/congress-passes-bill-to-help-save-internet-radio.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:04:19 EDT Investors would have been better off investing in the flailing Standard & Poor's 500 Index in the third quarter than most pay television and radio stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/pay-tv-radio-stocks-fall-in-third-quarter.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:34:13 EDT Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/congress-poised-to-pass-internet-radio-legislation.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:44:36 EDT Shares of radio companies were mixed on Monday as the general market plunged after a proposed $700 billion economic bailout plan failed to win approval in the House. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/sector-snap-radio-stocks-mixed-as-market-dives.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:21:13 EDT A former Pennsylvania radio host has pleaded guilty to victimizing the Federal Communications Commission, Bard College and others in a $4.3 million forged check scheme. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/ex-pa-radio-host-pleads-guilty-in-nyc.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:35:51 EDT The Internet sites of three Myanmar opposition media groups in exile suffered widespread cyber attacks on Thursday, the anniversary of last year's failed uprising against the Southeast Asia country's military dictatorship. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/cyber-attacks-cripple-opposition-myanmar-media.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:42:38 EDT New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says he's subpoenaing documents from a company that tracks radio program ratings because their new methods may hurt minority stations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/cuomo-probes-radio-rating-company-tracking-system.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:51:37 EDT The New York state Office for Technology says it has found 19 flaws in a proposed $2 billion statewide emergency radio network and told the main contractor they must be corrected within 45 days or the state could end the contract. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/ny-officials-find-wireless-network-deficient.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:54:47 EDT A former San Francisco radio talk show host and former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118194-radio-host-porn.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/calif-ex-radio-host-gets-7-years-for-child-porn.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/calif-ex-radio-host-gets-7-years-for-child-porn.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:49:59 EDT New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Thursday strongly advised the state against moving forward on a $2 billion statewide emergency radio network until the company building it fixes a host of problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/ny-comptroller-halt-2b-wireless-network-project.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:07 EDT