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The Senate Judiciary IP subcommittee will hold a staff briefing on May 27th called “Scope of Music Rights within the DMCA.” The briefing will be conducted through Skype. NAB COO Curtis LeGeyt (pictured) will testify during the briefing.

NuVoodoo Media Services is sharing their latest survey information on radio audience perceptions during the pandemic. The data, that the company has been compiling since early March, is being presented on demand.

Big Horn Radio Network is keeping the annual Girl Scout Cookie drive in the Cody, Wyoming area from crumbling. The traditional method of selling the cookies was hindered this year by COVID restrictions.

An estimated 40,000 participants have accessed the inaugural NAB Show Express since the online event launched on May 13. According to the NAB more than 1.6 million minutes of video content was accessed through the event's broadcast channels, on-demand videos and social media streams.

This is a follow-up to our story from yesterday about Randi Kirshbaum's criticism about how she was laid off from her job with Saga's Portland Radio Group. Saga executives tell Radio Ink they do not appreciate the company being dragged through the mud in the press and social media and are fighting back.

Governor J.B. Pritzker has revoked longtime Chicago reporter Amy Jacobson’s access to his daily press briefings. The Governor claims Jacobson is not an objective reporter. Jacobson co-hosts morning drive on Salem's AM 560 with Dan Proft.

A new study shows that sellers expect the U.S. economy to begin to recover starting in June. SalesFuel has released its “2020 State of Media Sales” study which surveyed 820 salespeople including 132 sellers who work in radio.

Those are the words of Edison Research President Larry Rosin during our Facebook Live interview Tuesday. The topic was Understanding the Changing Habits of Listeners during the coronavirus crisis. If you overslept Tuesday, check it out now on Facebook or YouTube.

Kevin Garrity, CEO of Gen Media Partners, reflects on radio's role during the COVID 19 crisis, how its ability to provide companionship to listeners and nimble adaptability to meeting advertiser needs have served it and its constituents well. LISTEN

Local business owners and managers in upstate South Carolina are being invited to a free webinar. The Thursday May 21 webinar is part of an effort to help with the transition businesses are going through after COVID restrictions.