Category CBI News
12 Jan
Webcasting Developments January-2009
There are a number of big things on the horizon for college stations that webcast soundrecordings either as a simulcast of their broadcast or as their sole means of reaching an audience, including those who want to start a webcast. 1. 2009 royalty payments to SoundExchange are due by 1/31/2009. Many, but not all stations […]
READ MORE2 Jan
ABC’s Charlie Gibson to speak at Spring College Media Convention in New York
A hallmark of the Spring National College Media Convention is the appearance by some of the tops in the media world for keynote addresses. Byron Pitts, CBS News national correspondent, will be giving his unique take on national issues in what may have been a transformational year during a convention keynote address. This year ABC […]
READ MORE24 Oct
New keynote speaker for Thursday
Rich Beckman of the University of Miami School of Communication will give the opening keynote address at the National College Media Convention in Kansas City. He replaces Brian Storm. During his talk, titled “It’s Our Time to Lead: The Changing Role of the Collegiate Journalist,” Prof. Beckman will discuss how multimedia storytelling, social networks and […]
READ MORE27 Sep
IMPORTANT WEBCASTING UPDATE
UPDATE: The bill has been approved in both houses of Congress. This bill makes some aspects of negotiation a little easier, but does not signal that a compromise is imminent. Details concerning this development will follow. The bill referenced below has passed the House, but it still needs to be passed in the Senate. There needs […]
READ MORE27 Sep
CBI election ballots are in the mail
By next week, CBI Member stations will receive a ballot from CBI Elections Coordinator Kevin Corbett at Central Michigan University to vote for this year’s CBI Board nominees. These must be returned to Kevin by the date marked on the ballot to ensure enough time to tally the votes and announce the results at the […]
READ MORE4 Sep
Stations invited to host live Cybercast shifts from the Kansas City convention trade show floor
Once again, CBI is offering student broadcasters the opportunity to produce radio shows live from the floor of the CMA/ACP/CBI National College Media convention trade show in Kansas City, for all to see and hear by streaming feed. Michael Marek is coordinating the Cybercast again this year and it’s time for CBI member stations to […]
READ MORE24 Jul
CBI Files Comments on Localism with help from Members
In response to the FCC’s proposed new regulations concerning localism, CBI filed comments on behalf if its members. In preparation for the filing, CBI conducted a survey of stations, the results of which are included in its comments. Many stations also filed comments using the information provided by CBI. This is actually the third filing […]
READ MORE23 Jul
CBI membership renewals on the way
CBI membership renewal invoices will be mailed during the last week of July, 2008. Membership renewals are still $100 per year with the three-year discount membership of $265. Each station at your institution is considered an individual member. Therefore, if you have a radio station and a TV station, your membership rates would be $200 […]
READ MORE23 Jul
CBI welcomes first international member
CBI welcomes its first international student station member, Radio Fusion of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Radio Fusion has Bradley Freeman as its station advisor and has joined CBI for a three-year membership beginning in April, 2008.Radio Fusion is the first international station outside North American to join CBI since its inception in the late […]
READ MORE23 Jul
CBI Changes names to College Broadcasters, Inc.
By R.K. Yoder Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. has officially changed its name to College Broadcasters, Inc. The organization received permission from the State of Delaware to make the changes during the spring of 2008 after petitioning for the change last year. CBI is registered as a not-for-profit organization in Delaware. Warren Kozireski, chair of the Board […]
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