David Oxenford Conducts Seminar for Montana Broadcasters on Issues that Keep Them Up at Night
On June 30, 2008, David Oxenford attended the Montana Broadcasters Association Annual Convention in Whitefish, Montana, and presented a seminar titled: Staying Out Of Trouble in Washington - FCC Fines, Streaming Fees and Whatever Else Keeps You Up At Night. During the seminar, David discussed topics including the FCC's localism proceeding, the DTV transition, streaming fees and the proposed broadcast performance royalty, as well as the current issues with FCC fines and enforcement matters.
A copy of the PowerPoint shown at the seminar is posted here.
David Oxenford Presents Politcal Broadcasting Webinar to Kansas Broadcasters
On June 25 and June 30, David Oxenford presented a webinar to members of the Kansas Association of Broadcasters on the FCC's political broadcasting rules and policies. The webinars discussed topics including reasonable access, equal opportunities, lowest unit rates, and political advertising paperwork requirements.
A copy of the Davis Wright Tremaine Political Broadcasting Guide can be found here.
A copy of the PowerPoint used in the presentation is available here.
David Oxenford to Present Political Broadcasting Seminar at Iowa Broadcasters Association Annual Convention
David Oxenford of Davis Wright Tremaine's Washington DC office will speak at the Iowa Broadcasters Association Convention in Des Moines on June 12, 2008. Dave will be conducting a seminar on the FCC's political broadcasting rules with Bobby Baker, head of the FCC's Office of Political Broadcasting.
DWT's Political Broadcasting Guide, which summarizes many of the FCC's political broadcasting rules, can be found here.
David's PowerPoint Presentation used during the seminar can be found here.
David Oxenford to Speak on Digital Media Issues at BCFM 2008 Annual Conference
David Oxenford of DWT's Washington DC office will speak at the 2008 Annual Conference of the Broadcast and Cable Financial Management Association in Dallas, Texas. David will speak on a panel titled Music Licensing in a Digital Age and Other Website Issues along with a representative of BMI. The session will be held on May 13. A conference agenda is available here.
Update - May 15 - The PowerPoint presentation, summarizing issues for a broadcaster's consideration in connection with its website operations, is available here.
David Oxenford Speaks to RAIN Summit on Internet Radio Issues
On April 14, David Oxenford was a speaker at the Radio and Internet Newsletter ("RAIN") annual summit, held in Las Vegas. David spoke on music royalty issues, providing an update on the status of the royalties set last year by the Copyright Royalty Board (about which we have written extensively). The full agenda for the Conference can be found here.
David Oxenford On NAB Panel on Internet Radio Royalties and the Broadcast Performance Royalty
David Oxenford spoke at the NAB Convention in Las Vegas on a panel titled "Coping with Copyright: From Performance Tax to Internet Streaming" dealing with dealing with Internet radio music royalties and the broadcast performance royalty. The panel was held on April 15. Handouts included DWT's memo "Copyright Royalty Board Releases Music Royalties for Internet Radio Streaming for 2006-2010—Clarifying the Confusion."
Brendan Holland -- FCBA Mass Media Practice Luncheon on HD Radio
Brendan Holland of Davis Wright Tremaine's Washington DC Office, as co-chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association's Mass Media practice group, will moderate a panel at the practice group's Nov. 13th Brown Bag luncheon regarding HD Radio. Held at noon at the NAB in Washington, the practice group will hear from Al Shuldiner from iBiquity, Caryn Mathes of WAMU in Washington, and David Layer of the NAB, who will discuss where the radio industry is today with respect to digital radio.
Burt Braverman to Moderate Digital Television Transition Panel at Future of Television Conference, New York, November 9
Burt Braverman of the DC Office of Davis Wright Tremaine will moderate a panel titled Digital Television (DTV) Is Coming at the Future of Television Conference to be held in New York on November 8 and 9. The panel will also feature representatives of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association. David Oxenford and Brendan Holland of DWT's DC Office also plan to attend the Conference.
Brendan Holland to Speak on Legal Issues for Noncommercial Broadcasters at the Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. National Conference in Washington, DC on October 26
Brendan Holland of Davis Wright Tremaine's Washington DC Office will speak on a panel at the Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. National Conference in Washington, DC. Brendan's panel will address legal issues of importance to noncommercial broadcasters, and will be held on Friday, October 26. The Conference is part of the National College Media Conference, running from October 24 through October 28.