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November 21, 2019
Digital Media Digest: November 2019
Amazon bets users will pay up for high-definition music streaming; Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR's financial growth; One-third of all young people use stream ripping to steal music; Articles about audience smartphone use during performances; Articles about Spotify; Vinyl is poised to outsell CDs for the first time since 1986; Gen Xers, millennials, and even some Gen Zs choose vinyl and drive record sales up; Apple Is officially shutting down iTunes — but song downloads aren't completely dead; Musicians fear for livelihood without streaming residuals; YouTube Music says it pays the same royalty rate as Spotify — at least on its subscription streams; Metallica makes box office history with 'S&M²'; Jim James and the Louisville Orchestra appear on "The Tonight Show"; Appeals court says the Trump administration can't force states to repeal net neutrality; Musicians, tired of paltry streaming payments, protest the HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios
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October 6, 2017
Wireless microphones: where are we now?
The League, as part of a larger Performing Arts Wireless Microphone Working Group, has recently been representing orchestras in a series of meetings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and earlier this week filed joint comments to the FCC.
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May 5, 2020
Conference 2020: Innovating Digital Engagement
If you are responsible for marketing or involved at all in curating and creating your orchestra’s presence online, this package is for you. With videos containing ideas from across the field, research findings, and practical tips on livestreaming, you’ll acquire the baseline knowledge needed to succeed in this space.
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February 22, 2021
FCC Action on Wireless Microphones
The League is directly representing orchestras in order to protect their right to interference-free use of wireless microphones and other essential equipment as parts of the broadcast spectrum are auctioned off for other purposes.
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February 22, 2021
Take Action: Electronic Media Policy
Orchestras and other performing artists and presenters have used wireless microphones to provide unrestricted on-stage movement and to deliver clear and accurate sound to appreciative audiences.
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February 21, 2021
Electronic Media Policy Issues
Orchestras that use wireless microphones, either on stage or backstage, are subject to new rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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January 27, 2021
Electronic Media FAQ
The music publisher has asked for an additional music rental fee because we are broadcasting the copyrighted work on radio and streaming it on the Internet. Does copyright law require us to pay this fee?; Can we put a five-minute video clip of our orchestra on Facebook Live or YouTube?; Can we put five-minute audio clips of the music we will be performing on our Website, to promote ticket sales?; Does the use of a short audio or audio-visual clip on our Website or in some other electronic medium for promotional purposes meet the definition of “Fair Use” under Copyright Law (for which we do not need to seek permission from the copyright holder)?
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January 27, 2021
Electronic Media Resources
Electronic Media Resources; A partial list of classical music electronic media service providers;
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January 27, 2021
Electronic Media Rights Clearances: Copyright Holder
The use of copyright material is one of the more complicating factors for symphony orchestras in the creation of electronic media activities.
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January 27, 2021
Electronic Media Rights Clearances: Individuals (Union Members)
For individuals who are members of a union (e.g. AFM, AGMA, IATSE ), the terms and conditions for that individual’s participation in an electronic media activity are usually specified in the basic local collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or a national union agreement.
