[opendtv] Re: Chairman Copps to Silicon Valley
- From: Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:18:10 -0400
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Without getting too political, I believe it has a great deal to do with
a loss in credibility and confidence that the traditional media are
actually reporting the news. Too often it seems these days that the
media is in the business of "making the news..."
The media are 'solely' in the business of selling commercials and
promoting their network programs. ABC's O&Os constantly promote 'Dancing
with the Stars' and, when it was on, 'Lost' on their news shows.
How such promotions can now be classified as news is beyond me.
In 1969, WLCY-138 radio ran some two minute commercials promoting an
upcoming 'Beach Boys' concert in Tampa. They played 'Beach Boys' record
cuts before and after the commercials.
The FCC fined them for doing this and said the concert promoters had to
pay not only for each 2 minute commercial, but also for the adjacent
time the 'Beach Boys' music was played on each side of the commercials,
about 8+ minutes worth, because, said the FCC, playing music by the same
group being promoted made the music part of the commercial.
Cliff
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