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21CF news recap for the week ending December 14, 2018
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX News Channel enjoying the most-watched primetime year in its history, strong ratings for FOX’s Thursday Night Football game, “Bohemian Rhapsody” becoming the all-time top music biopic, “Once Upon a Deadpool” raking in $1 million on its first day and more.
NORTH AMERICANA’S SUNDAY SERVICE: DECEMBER 16TH, 2018
Sarah Burke here from SiriusXM Canada.
I’m so excited to launch a new weekly show on SiriusXM Channel #359, North Americana. I’ll be your host for Sunday Service. We will gather every Sunday in the name of Americana Music, to both worship our founders, and preach about new artists that you need to know. Every Sunday, I’ll catch you up on new Americana releases from the founders of folk, introduce you to emerging roots artists, and feature exclusive studio interviews & performances. It’s a look at the week that was in Americana music, and Sunday IS the day of rest, so let me provide the soundtrack.
Hear Sunday Service: 9am / 9pm ET on SiriusXM’s North Americana
Sunday December 16th & 23rd, 2018:
- Whitehorse – December’s Children
- Whitehorse – Merry Xmas, Baby (I Hope You Get Wh
NHL GAMES OF THE WEEK: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST
NORTH AMERICANA’S SUNDAY SERVICE: DECEMBER 16TH, 2018
According to EU’s Advocate General, All Uncleared Sampling is Copyright Infringement
Flag of the European Union[/caption]The EO's Advocate General has weighed in on the use of uncleared sampling. For Maciej Szpunar, any uncleared sample of any duration counts as infringement. He notes:“Sampling (generally) involves the direct and permanent reproduction, by digital means and in digital form, of a portion or sample of a phonogram. It, therefore, seems to be quite clear that that act amounts to an infringement of the right of the producers of the phonogram in question to [authorize] or prohibit such a reproduction made without their permission.”The situation that sparked this event originated when music producer Moses Pelham used a two-s
Alison Wenham Leaves WIN CEO Position
Alison Wenham is stepping down as CEO of the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), a global trade organization for the independent music industry. She had held the position for 12 years.Prior to joining WIN full time in 2016, Alison was CEO of The Association of Independent Music (AIM), which she founded in 1999. Martin Mills, current WIN chairman, said of her tenure:
“Alison has been a force of nature for all of us, and a central factor in indies being able to compete worldwide with companies many times their size. As she moves on, she leaves us strong and thriving, and looking forward to many fruitful seasons. For that, we are eternally grateful to her.”Wenham spoke on her experiences at WIN and her departu
Streaming Shows Finally Overtake Cable, Broadcast
In what seems like an inevitable first, FX's annual report on the number of scripted TV originals revealed that there were more streaming shows than those on basic cable and broadcast over the last year, highlighting the true extent of the streaming revolution.The numbers revealed that, of 495 scripted originals airing in 2018, 160 aired on streaming services. This compares to 146 on broadcast and 144 on basic cable. The last 45 shows aired on pay cable.The report highlights further that streaming shows account for about one-third of all scripted originals, increasing from 117 last year. Broadcast dropped from 153 last year.
Catch the 2018 World Juniors on SiriusXM over the holidays
It must be the Holiday Season, as one of the best hockey tournaments on the calendar is set to get underway in beautiful British Columbia.
The 2019 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships are in Vancouver, and Victoria this time around, and the action gets underway on December 26th, when the United States face Slovakia, and Canada clashes with Denmark.
SiriusXM will air the Canadian, and American, games, as well as the medal round games on Canada Talks and NHL Network Radio. The full schedule is listed below.
Ten teams will vie for the crown, with Canada looking to defend its title. They downed Sweden 3-1 in the Gold Medal Game last year in Buffalo. It was Canada’s 17th Gold Medal, which puts them on top the leader board. The Russians are next with 13 Championships, though they
NHL Network Radio Presents Simmer’s 31 in 31: The Blur
The zany nature of attending 31 NHL games in 31 cities in 31 days was exemplified by my schedule this past weekend. I co-hosted Friday’s edition of “Stellick and Simmer” from the Philadelphia Flyers practice rink in Voorheis, New Jersey, after seeing the Flyers host the Columbus Blue Jackets the night before. That show ended at 10 am, I packed up my equipment and left. Twenty-six hours later I was in Buffalo, New York sitting down to watch the Flyers play the Sabres in a 1 o’clock Saturday matinee.
Between those two moments or events, I briefly slept Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba after watching the St. Louis Blues defeat the Jets one-nothing.
Seems like compressed madness, which it is; but it was also a very memorable visit to the ‘Peg. I had a pleasant chat with Jets GM Kevin Chevaldayoff, who I had seen briefly at Madison Square Garden the previous Sunday, I took a selfie with Darren Pang, who I had run into twice before, including
Sam Cooke with neighbor friend Aretha Franklin[/caption]On this site, I have written about SO many music celebrities and industry deaths I've lost count. For some reason, Aretha Franklin's death was the hardest hitting. She was not only the Queen of Soul she was an American institution. While doing some reading on her, I discovered there was also once a "King of Soul," Sam Cooke.Cooke died tragically on December 11, 1964, at the age of 33. Cooke rescued himself from what he considered to be financial insolvency by leaving the Gospel industry, an industry that even in 2018 is still reputed to be outrageously frugal, for the more generous and profitable secular music industry. He admitted to Dick Clark when posed with the question, "Why did you leave Gospel?" responding "For financi
