NAB News - West Virginia Broadcasters Association

: February 23, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the decision by the National Football League to suspend its blackout policy for the 2015 season, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:

: February 23, 2016

Mel Karmazin, the former head of SiriusXM, CBS and Viacom, will share his insights on the current and future state of media in a conversation with Wall Street Journal media and entertainment reporter Joe Flint on Tuesday, April 14 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

: February 23, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC -- Three Members of House of Representatives and two Senators have signed on as co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The resolution now has 147 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 11 in the Senate.

: February 23, 2016

NAB Show will host 64 international delegations from every continent, including first-time delegations from Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Myanmar and Pakistan. Nearly 30 percent of the event's more than 98,000 attendees will travel from 159 countries to NAB Show, held April 11-16 in Las Vegas.

: February 23, 2016

The Broadcast Education Association (BEA), in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), today announced the schedule for BEA2015, its 60th annual convention & 13th annual Festival of Media Arts. Co-located with NAB Show and open to NAB Show attendees, BEA2015 will shine the spotlight on its overarching theme of “Digital Evolution in Revolutionary Times” from April 12-15 at the Westgate Las Vegas.

: February 23, 2016

NAB Show organizers announced today that Alison Moore, an NBCUniversal executive who helms the media company’s TV Everywhere initiative, will deliver the keynote address for the new Online Video Conference, one of seven conference tracks offered at NAB Show. Moore, who is the General Manager and Executive Vice President of TV Everywhere at NBCUniversal, will deliver her remarks on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m. to kick off the Online Video Conference (OVC) at NAB Show in Las Vegas.