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International Broadcasting Excellence Award Recipients to be Honored at NAB Show Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), NDTV India and Canada's 106.1 FM, "The Goat" will receive this year's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) International Broadcasting Excellence Awards at the NAB Show All-Industry Opening Keynote, sponsored by Accenture, on Monday, April 14. The awards recognize NAB international broadcast members who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and uniqueness in successfully serving their audience through broadcast innovation or service to community. Read More >

NAB Challenges Internet Streaming Decision The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) filed a brief with the D.C. Circuit Court challenging the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decision that drastically increased the amount of money paid by local radio stations and webcasters for sound recordings streamed over the Internet. The brief, jointly filed with appellants Bonneville International Corporation and the National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee, argues that the CRB failed to follow the statutory standards for rate-setting and ultimately adopted a rate structure founded upon flawed methodology. Read More > A Can't Miss Community Service Conversation at the NAB Show Radio offers its listeners so many things that an MP3 player, satellite radio and the Internet cannot - like a personal connection with the audience via community service campaigns. Learn what works best, what to avoid and why these campaigns are vital to a station's survival, all from a Crystal Radio Award-winning panel of experts. Read More >

NAB Responds to Community Broadcasters Association Officials' Threats to Disrupt DTV Consumer Education Efforts NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr sent the following letter to Community Broadcasters Association's Peter Tannewald in response to a Communications Daily front page story on March 3, 2008, reporting that Community Broadcasters Association (CBA) officials were threatening to "disrupt efforts to educate viewers about the [digital television] transition if their concerns aren't dealt with." Read More > NAB Show - Television Management Sessions: Mobile TV and the DTV Transition On Monday, April 14, be sure your NAB Show plans include the Television Management Conference which focuses on the DTV Transition and Mobile TV. Read More > More Television News TV PSA Available from Leukemia and Lymphoma Society >

In Brief FCC's Adelstein and Tate to Speak at NAB Show Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Deborah Taylor Tate will speak on Tuesday, April 15 during The Regulatory Face-Off at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Read More > NAB Show Welcomes More Than 200 New Exhibitors The NAB Show, the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums, announced that it will welcome more than 200 new exhibitors to this year's event, which begins on April 14, in Las Vegas, Nev. Read More > Turning Prospects into Clients: AE Sales Seminar Series Webcast - April 29 Register today for the next session in the Account Executive Sales Seminar Series. "Turning Prospects into Clients" will be presented by Michael Guld on Tuesday, April 29. Read More > Career Day Recruiter Registration Deadline: March 31 Career Day will be held on Wednesday, April 16, at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel during the NAB Show. There is still time to register for a booth at the Career Fair to meet and interview new prospects. Register as a recruiter and meet experienced professionals, college students and entry-level broadcast employees for your current and future job openings. Career Day is sponsored by the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF), Broadcast Education Association (BEA) and the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). Read More > NAB Show to Feature New Surround Broadcast Conference The National Association of Broadcasters and Pro Sound News have teamed up to offer the Surround Broadcast Conference on April 16 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. This new conference will focus on the production of digital, multi-channel broadcast audio and related issues including capturing and mixing, the consistency of the listener experience and transmission and distribution of 5.1-channel audio, which will accompany high definition video. Read More > Registration Still Open for Making News Seminar Are your newscasts reliable, ethical and profitable? If your experience is from the sales side of broadcasting, this seminar for new GMs and GSMs on the GM track is a must. Read More > NABEF Professional Fellowship Program The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) offers a number of education and training opportunities in the form of funding to women and people of color to attend management programs designed to enhance the executive skills of radio and television broadcasters. Read More > 2008 NAB Political Advertising Webcast Archive Available Did you know stations can limit the number of ads afforded to state and local candidates, plus restrict the dayparts state and local ads can be run? For more political advertising facts watch the archived webcast, "What Every Station Should Know About Political Advertising." Watch Here > The 2008 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.