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Payola
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All About Advertising Law
FCC Enforcement Advisory Issued Regarding Payola and the Sponsorship Identification Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under new chair Brendan Carr has issued an enforcement advisory addressing complaints that radio stations are coercing musical artists to perform for free at station…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Enforcement Advisory Warns of Payola Concerns in Coercing Bands to Play at Broadcast Station Events with Threats of Decreased Airplay – and Reminds All Broadcasters, Radio and TV, of Sponsorship Identification Requirements
When in January I offered my predictions as to the issues that the new FCC would be considering this year, payola and musical artists complaining of being coerced to play…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 3, 2025 to February 7, 2025
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Broadcast Law Blog
Record Companies Respond to FCC Commissioner on Payola – What Should Broadcasters Learn from the Responses?
The responses by the major record labels to Commissioner O’Rielly’s inquiry into allegations of payola practices (see our article here) were published last week while we were all distracted with…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Commissioner Asks Record Labels for Information About Payola Practices – What are the FCC Rules? How Do These Practices Compare to Online Music Providers?
Last week, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly was in the news for sending a letter to the major record labels asking for information about their practices in paying broadcast stations for…
CommLawBlog
Muy Caliente: Million Dollar Payment In Univision Payola Probe
Divisions of Univision have entered into a consent decree with the FCC's Enforcement Bureau and, separately, copped a plea to mail fraud in federal court in Los Angeles -- thereby…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Announces One Million Dollar Payola Consent Decree With Univision – What’s It Mean for Radio Broadcasters?
The FCC today announced a $1,000,000 Consent Decree with Univision Radio to settle payola investigations underway at both the FCC and the Department of Justice. Payola, or "pay for play" as…
Broadcast Law Blog
Payola on Internet Radio – Legal?
In a recent article in Silicon Valley Insider, TargetSpot's CEO, Doug Perlson, suggests that the financial savior of Internet Radio might be payola - taking money from record companies or artists to…
Broadcast Law Blog
Music Waivers Dropped Amid Payola Allegations – What’s the Impact for Future Waivers for Webcasters?
As reported in Digital Music News and other publications on Friday, Clear Channel Communications dropped its waiver of music royalties from its on-line agreement signed by musicians submitting songs to the Company in hopes…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Issues Payola Settlement Orders – $12.5 Million More for Uncle Sam
The FCC today issued a Public Notice announcing that it has approved four consent decrees settling its investigation into possible payola violations by several large radio broadcasters. A copy of…