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Volume 7MUSICUS SERVICE TO NETWORK FORMATSIssue 30September 221990SMN Views European Launchby Chris Fuller3US SECU 4Satellite Music Network(SMN), which networks live24-hom programming tomore than1.000 stationsacross the US, plans to startlaunching formats in Europe by the end of the year.Over the past month,Music &BroadcastTrade MagazineThe Wave (AOR/NAC, 10).based director of internabona) operations, their 'ZRock' (hard rock and metal,taken by 23 stations in theUS) and 'Heart .& Soul'formats in the UK and Italy(Soul/Motown, 30 US out lets)fared "particularlywell". Others tested included 'The Heat' (top 40/CHR, 50 US stations),StarStation (AC, 200) PureGold (Gold, 196), StardustThe signals have been moni-MEDIA(Big Band/MOR, 119) andgramme content.According to MarianneBellinger, SMN's Dallas -SMN has been testing sixvia the Panamsat satelliteThe Europeanon sound quality and pro-tmed by a group of participaring broadcasters, whichSMN declines to name whohave passed on commentssyndicatorMCM Networking claimsthat its INXS special onSeptember 21 is the first liveinteractive radio programmewith a pan-European distribution.The hour-long show, tak-WEA Takes NoDeee-Iite In UKChart RowWEA UK is threatening toboycott the national chartcompiled by Gallup, afterone of the company's actswere last week denied a no. Isingle.Deee-lire's Groove Is InThe Heart (on Elektra) andStone Miller's The Joker(Capitol) share.: the sameindexed sales, reported byWe're moving!(SER),Portugal (RadioComercial), Finland (RadioCity), Yugoslavia (OHO]Zagreb), Denmark (Uptown), Belgium (Radio Con-tact), Italy (Rate 105), withWest Germ. and Frenchoutletsstill under nego-:he panel of UK retail storesliatiu,which Gal!, uses to coin.MCM Europe. directorDoug Adamson says thepile the chart.Instead of sharing the no.Islot, Miller was placedabove Deee-lire because theAs from October 22nd, our new office address isBaldersgatan 15-11427 Stockholm, SwedenPhone: 46-8-1430 20Fax: 46-8-2153 33SWEDEN MUSIC AB AlikPOLAR MUSIC ABMetro and GWR), SpainNAmericanRadioHistory.Comcontinues on page 3Melbourne office will belinked co Sydney by land lines, from where the signalcontinues on page 3Soul' could "gain a goodaudience across Europe"and predicts at least one for-is seeking partner stations inEurope to rebroadcast thelive SMN signals, whichoriginate from studios inChicago and Dallas. Thetransatlantic crossing is like continues on page 4CONTENTSINXS album X, released byAt press time, countriesportable". But he is confident that, in particular,'Z -Rock' and 'Heart &Kennedy, whose SMN re-place at 21.00 CET,should be heard in up to adozen European countries.The talkback' format features the band, at MCM'sMelbourne offices, takingcalls and answering questions from fans across Europa The conversation willbe interspersed with six orseven tracks from the newconfirmed for the special include the UK (15-20 IR stations including Capital,much American -styled presentation to be easily trans-presentation was due to beannounced at last week'sNAB convention in Boston,ingPhonogram on September 24.ons, representing SMN inEurope says several of thetested formats "contain toomat will be "up and running" by year's end.INXS TalksbackTo EuropeansLondon -basedBob Kennedy of UK based media consultancy Independent Communicati-Sinead O'Connor celebrates victory after winning three PITY MusicVideo Awards in Los Angeles. 'Nothing Compares 2 CP (the single hassold IS million copies worldwide) took the Best Video of the YearBest Female Vuko and Best Post Modern Video tides, more than anyother clip or artist. Award details page 4.Polydor Meets RadioIn 'Demilitarised Zone'by Paul AndrewsPolydor Germany broughtbroadcasters from eight ofthe country's top radio stalions to Hamburg on September 7 to meet its productmanagers.While, the issues raisedduring the lively three-hourdiscussion were familiar including complaints aboutthe lack of hype -free h. for-matton from labels andabout the programming conservatism of many radiooutlets - the participantsagreed the meeting wasunusual and welcome.Some of those attendingsaid it may have been thefirst time German broad casters had been given ancontinues on pose 6French AMs Unite ToWin FM Frequencies7Bordeaux RepresentsVirgin's MegastoreFuture6Talkback - Paul Conroy 7OK RadioChanges Formats10French Stations LaunchAutumn SchedulesIIScandinaviacentre pagesAn BNB publicauonpartners?, withBillboard

TAKE THE II AS A SIGN-111M-Fiu,e vtragRTL And Europe I Unite ToFight For FM Frequenciesby Emmanuel LegrandTwo of France's leading AM radiostations, RTL and Europe 1, arejoining forces to lobby the country's broadcasting authority, theCSA, to grant them more FM frequencies.Representatives of the stationswere scheduled to meet the CSARTL already broadcasts on theFM band in 48 cities. More than254o of the station's audience ismade up of FM listeners and asLabro rtuts it: "Once you havetried FM, you do not go back toon September 18, to present ajoint proposal which details thereasons why a national FM frequency is vital to each.The contents of the proposalwill not be unveiled until themeeting. However, Philippe Labro, programme GM at Rill, saysit is based on two arguments. Thefirst is that the stations have acrucial role in France's democraticsystem, broadcasting seven hoursof news daily. Secondly, the station's claim that FM is a fact ofsociety, and not being on the FMband would prevent them fromRTL and Europe 1, both tradi-**the UK Radiotionally strong in the north ofzone. Then we started to havepop music this week, before for-France, expect to be broadcast inthe south on the FM band. Bothstations were recently bannedfrom a frequency in Nice by thelocalbroadcasting authoritytransmitters elsewhere, but whenwe saw how some public stationsand music outlets were treated, westarted to ask questions:'Roland Faure, who is in chargemally ,doer tivink the first na-(CRT).or radio at the CSA, said in thedaily newspaper La Monde thatstation's,Labro: "The issue is not aboutthe economical survival of a company; it is about the public's rightto listen to radio stations whicham part of the main issuesdiscussed in our society andwhich favour dialogue. We wouldliketohavethesamecase with the private TV stations:'Peter Schultz, European mana-"it is obvious that in all the citieswhere there is room available,Europe 1 and RTL's programmeswill have access to the FM band",but they have to understand that"the CSA cannot bypass the rulesfixed by the law and the calendarfor new frequencies".No Deee-lite In UKcontinued from page Isays the show will serve as an "excellent pan-European showcase"for the new INKS album. Severalstations across Europe will be serviced with the album beforeSeptember 24, though SchultzCapitol recording registered thegreater sales growth compared tosays that "across most territoriespoeple will hear the album for theexpensive hour of radio MCM hasare currently rehearsing in Melbourne for a European tour,beginning in Holland on Novem-ever produced". He declined toreveal a sum though industry insiders estimate total costs for suchan event to be in excess of 20.000(US 11 .000).first time on this show". The bandber 1.According to Adamson theINXS special is a non-profit pilotWEA is angry that it has beendenied the exposure and accolades which go with a no. 1 singleCompany chairman Rob Dickinssays: "We have no problem sharing no. I with a classic record likeThe Joker. But if statisticians canwreak havoc with a group's career,we will seriously have to rethinkOUT IN EUROPE NOWWetA1144tional commercial radio fran-chises towards the end of thisThe Broadcasting Rill,which allocates three nationalyear.networks for commercial radiospecifiesthatoneshould be non -pop. Within therecord industry, the consensus ofopinion is that the term 'popmusic. refers to any single whichis, or has been, in the top 40.***The British allup chartwith Chart Information Networkupand the financial arrangernents are due to be announced this week.***Madonna is expected to have aGr. Hits conipdation released by Sire via REA in time forChristmas. Although WEArefusing to confirm or deny thealbuir ' release it 0 believed thatit will contain two new tracks***North Sea prate Radio Carolineplans to go back on an withinchart".Gallup prepares the charts,weeks. Speaking to flinch publicthe best-seller lists.Miller's single is a reissue pro-mpted by the song's use in a national TV commercial for Levijeans.Both the Independent NetworkChart, broadcast by UK commer-cial radio stations, and the ITVChart Show placed Deee-Lite atno. 1 last week.AmericanRadioHistory.Comisour commitment to this newfor a series of similar 'talkback' which am broadcast by BBC radiospecials: "This is a complex and television, for Chart Inforoperation and we are monitoring. mation Network (CIN). This isthe results carefully. If it goes well the new company set up by tradewe will certainly do more"0 paper Music Week after it tooknetworks to cover distributionover the chart financing from thecosts.British Phonographic Industry.CIN says the rules have notnavoneimm)changed since it began operatinggivA--4-*Authorityfinalising its definition of non.the previous week.PolyGram will be providingmost of the finance, with MCMasking for a "small contribution"from participating stations andNEW ALBUMpossible bipsoui.to involve settingger for PolyGram Internationalwill be sent via satellite to CapitalAdamson says that the show,which will not feature sponsorship or advertising, is "the mostFabni oss ner of the station. is de.nying Sad is up for gmh.Sources vu, RTL is interested in awhich took OM! the Mart fromthe BPI in July after its sontmmwith Gallup expired. Details ofthe agreement, which is believedanothercontinued from pageby Satellite Media Services (SMS)and across Europe via Intelsat.reportedly for min Poor resultstreated fairly: "We were allowedto get onto the FM band in 1986,but only on our normal coverageAM'dience.buted across the UK IR networkSad Radio. the southern Iran,ANI station privatised in 1,87, isA spokesperson for RTL saysare said to be the term* Motereaching a new and young au-Radio's main control room inLondon. It will then be distri-e Atrathat generalist stations, as AMoutlets are often called becausethey do not have a clear format,believe that they have not beentechnological capabilities as thepublic service networks, as is theINXS TalksbackMEDIA0broadcaster TI104, one of theWs aboard the ship RossRevenge, anchored'''tatt'O'nEthesvas almost readsresumetransmissionswould usc a newfrequency, he added, to avoid theinterferers. with Condon localSpectrum Radio winch 10.1lin; off air inotiGt4rocoiatitancRnm jalsooipes reZzi5ei.n,igbelieved to be taking a stake inradio groups in France and.Belgium while selling the mar.ty stake in its Invieta ContinentalSARL subsidiary A spolcoper.'son al the station says therestructuring plan is currently inthe hands of lawyers to conformwith French legal requirements***3

MUSICMEDIAMTV Claims Ratings Successby Paul AndrewsMTV Europe claims to have nearly tripled its 16-34 year -old audience over the past year, following the release of the PETAR '90survey of European cable viewing.The pan-European music channel says an 88% jump in its potential audience ("universe growth")and a 5890 ratings increase corn.bined to give it an average of197% more viewers in that agegroup than last year.The service did particularlywen in Germany, where it claimsits 16-34 audience was nearly ninetimes greater (up 796%), and inBelgium, where the number ofviewers in the age group nearlyquadrupled (up 290%).MTV head of research DerekBidstort "In Germany, owpotential audience among 16-34year -olds increased 152%, but theveyed 106 services in 11 countries.It concluded that commercialsatellite stations are now watchedactual rating jumped by 255%.We launched our service in adaily by 24 million people (upnumber of German cities last yearan average week (up 70%). Overthe same period, their total potential audience in those countries increased by 24% to 53.7 million.The satellite stations also claimimpressive gains over terrestrialTV. With satellite's audienceshare growing from 20% to 39%,the conventional broadcastershave suffered a 16.4% audiencedrop in satellite homes. Theaverage viewer now watches 18hours 13 minutes of TV per week,of which seven hours two minutesare satellite channels.and it took viewers time to acclimatise to our programmes.Because were now on the map inGermany, new viewers are alreadyfamiliar with the channel!'Altogether, MTV Europe nowclaims to be available to 40million viewers in 15.2 millionhomes across the Continent, andto have more16-34year -oldviewers than any other English language satellite channel.PETAR, which is mainly funded by satellite TV channels, sur-105% on 1989) and 42.9 million inThe survey was carried outfrom April 2-29 among a sampleof 4003 people aged four yearsand over, who completed viewingdiaries.SMN Viewsawed from page Ily to be via Panamsat, with satellite distribution across Europestill under discussion."We am not necessarily seekingCBS Records Europe president for, Lamm (right) pauses fora photo opportunitywith George Michael, whose 'List. Mnthout Prejudice' album entered the EuropeanTop 100 Albums chart this week at no. 6.customers who want the whole24 -hour signal;' says Kennedy"Rather, they could take segmentsand mix it in with their own programming. As Europe's radioThe 1990 MTV Music VideoAwards were dominated by SmeadBest Rap Video, for U Can'tmarkets become mom competitive, using SMN in this way willenable stations to precisely targetTouch This.different audiences!'O'Connor, whose Nothing Com-Aerosmith's Janie's Got A Gunwas the only other clip to win inO'Connor Sweeps Video Awardsposes 2 U won three categories including Best Video of the Year atthe September 7 ceremony, held inmore than one of the 20 cate-Los Angeles. The clip was alsogories, as both Best Metal/Hard Rock Video and MTV USAjudged Best Female and Best PostModern Video.People's Choice, although JanetJackson won both Best Choreo-Best Male Video was Dongraphy, for Rhythm Nation and theindividual Video Vanguard award.Swedish band The Creeps wonthe MTV Europe Viewers' ChoiceHenley's The End Of Innocence,and Best Group Video LoveShock by the B -52e. MC Hammerwon two awards, Best Dance andaward for Ooh I Like It.,adrerreernent)0A division of Capital Cities/ABC, SMN has been in operationfor nine years in the US and is amajor force in programme networking, producing 10 distinctformats. The majority of its1.000 -plus client stations take thefun 24 -hour programme, but insert their now jingles and ads using a 'flex -clock' system. Jinglesand local inserts can also be triggered automatically from theSMN studios.While most SMN formatsfeature 'neutral' presentation andno IDs, allowing easy tailoring tolocal markets, others such as 'Z. Rock' and 'The Heat' are compil-ed with a national network inmind and feature country -widephone-insand competitions."These are the equivalent ofhwiv'tilAJMTV or USA Today for radio:'says Bellinger.Payment is on a cash and barterbasis. Each format includes two1111 111112111211MedicoInFrance.Gump, EuropeIkerePlerteCommunica-tions deputy GM, has been appointed GM of private radio station Europe I. He replaces Jacqueslehn, who becomes GM ofEurope l's paw. company. pressgiant Hachette * SINE Leeds hasbeen named director of Interne,wired Thirst er MTV Music Rlevision. He was formerly director oftalent and artist relations at thechannel *el1P111Musk Whisky: Ihrldpreviously marketing director atWEA Europe, has been promotedto VP marketing WEA EuropeBased in London, Evans nowreports directly to Stephen Shrimpon, WEA International senior VPISISemsleelIBM551151011paEurope * Flank Moors has beennamed financial controller aBMG Ariola in Holland, replacingHewsVIcemans * mon-Paul110Commie, former intonationalmanager at WEA France, ha beenappointed GM of HMV/NouvelleMessagerie Video a video distribution company to be launched on2111Goober I *12 112W1111I1511111221911111112319KMminutes of national advertisingNM camelper hour, which participating sta-tions must run, though in addi-tion they can insert up to10minutes of their own advertising.Stations also pay a cash servicefee every month.Bellinger: "We act as the stations' programming departmentleaving them free to concentrateon news and advertising. We alsooffer advertising and promotionsupport. We provide them with allthe material they may need to besuccessful in their own market!'2 715iiel2 010115811i3 0101110Kennedy says similar flex -clockand barter -payment systems couldtieDiehl2110HtI2110Iiibe applied to SMN formats in5110Europe, "though we will remainFlexible and listen closely to theneeds of individual stations". E011015551)7110MI1111IBC Moves ToAmsterdamThe International BroadcastingConvention (IBC), which takesplace in Brighton, UK, fromSeptember 21-25, is to relocate toAmsterdam's RAI exhibition centre for its next gathering in 1992.IBC management deems the RAIan improved setting for an eventwhich is "outgrowing" Brighton.13,Jilt 318;5At this month's convention, atechnical programme will cover allaspects of broadcast engineeringand related fields.MUSICa MEDIA - September 12, 090AmericanRadioHistory.Comsmooth poodle alfbNI'isRV81134IthfH1

TALKBACKMUSIChEi%Bordeaux Represents Virgin's Megastore Futureby Eavnan el LogroadThe Virgin Megastore in Bordeaux, which will open at the endof September, represents "the format of the future EuropeanMegastores", according to PatrickZelnik, president of VirginFranceSpeaking at a press conferenceto promote the Bordeaux store,Patrick Hourquebie, GM of theVirgin stores, added: "The Bor-and Ffr 206 in the UK. Our aim isto increase the size of the market.We believe there is room for sevento 10 Megastores in France's mainregional capitals!' As well asParis, Virgin already has aMegastore in Marseilles.Zelnik and Hourquebie areboth board members of the inter-national Virgin Megastore division and their success in Francehas brought a lot of attentionInvestment for new stores rangesfrom the mother company.The Virgin Megastore companyrecently increased its capital,from Ffr 50 million to Ffr 100doubling it from Ffr 60 millionindividual sites were made public.Also unveiled at Bordeaux was(app. US 11.5 million) to Ffr 120million, but it did not change thestructure of the shareholders.million, depending on the size ofthe project, although no details ofthe profitability of the store. Itoperates with only a 4t/ profitZelnik says the company is investing Ffr 200 million on newmargin because its sizeable totalturnover allows margins tobeIIdevelopments throughout France.tight.cept of what a European storeshould be. It offers a goodPolydor Meets Radioaway with any major problems ac-continued from page Ibalance between music products,videos, the bookstore and the hi-fiopportunitytually solver added Gansauge."But at least we have had thechance to clear the air, to ex-From the opposite camp, themost outspoken criticism of radiodeaux Megastore reflects the con-debartment, and also includes arestaurant!'The Bordeaux store is biggerthan Virgin's Paris Megastore,with more than 5.000 squaremetres of display space (against3.000 in Paris) and an additional3.000 metres for offices and stock.Centrally located, the storefaces tough competition; FNACalready has an outlet in Bordeaux,HMV will soon open its firstFrench store in the city and thereis a dynamic local retailer.Hourquebie acknowledged thechallenge: "For the first time, wewill be in a situation of total competition. My hope is that all threeoutlets will survive, for the benefitof consumers!'Zelnik said: "France is a desertwhen it comes to musical products. French consumers onlyspend Ffr 115 a year on records,compared to Ffr 161 in Germanyto confront theirlabel counterparts in a roundtableformat."We have to understand oneanother's interests;' said BR 3producer Jim Sampson, who wasamong those to participate, "but Ican't think of any product manager, even from Munich, who hascome to the station in the lastyear. Promotion people End tooccupy a sort of demilitarisedzone between the two interestswhich it is difficult to penetrate!'Other broadcasters present included Bavarian Radio head oflight music Claus -Erich Boetzkes,NDR 2 head of music Lutz Acker-mann, and music editors GuidoSchneider (SWF), Barbara Gan-sauge (WOE), Markus Mettle(HR 3), and Wilfred Eckel (SR I).RPR head of music GuidoMueller was the only private radiodelegate to attend.Polydor MD Goetz Kiso hostedchange views!"13oetzkes,the senior radiorepresentative present, explainedthe kind of problems still faced bystations. "One basic point, for ex-ample, is that on CDs the firsttrack often has the wrong mix lotradio, so presenters sometimesplay the wrong one. We have beenable to ask if there was a chancethey could be nice to us and putthe original mix on track one!'He also criticised promoters forConroy is known as a strong marketing -oriented person, alwayslooking for alternative ways to"What radio is looking for inGermany is music without anycharacter - nearly all the stationsaresimilar and getting closertogether. There is plenty of roomand not enough essential, infor-mation. "We need tips, to saywhat is a good product for ourmeeting has made any progress onchannels. What we're getting nowthis, but or leans now the stationsis still 'this is the most wonderfulthing you ever heard - here it isand play it'."know what I'm moaning"I don't know yet whether thisfor.Maybe I'll get a step further whenI meet them next!'tions, preferring to describe it as away of "helping understanding byprofessional--:Lgit'Orid7::,e,ss indierks studios gmbhtel. (49) 22 38-20 04/33 33fox. (49) 22 38-27 346to work together more directly.This was really the first time weCollins concert at Wembley. Sud-about the percentages - shouldn'tdenly, I heard the person next tome saying: "Oh! He's getting onthe drums. I didn't know hethey be more and so on. Weil,played drums". At that point Ikeep renewing them all the timeFor a lot of people radio is justbackground. And most won't buyproduct on the first single, Theyprefer to wait until they haveheard more tracks.that's fine but you need to look atthe whole situation. It's likejust thought to myself "Oh God,this is the market were aiming to(,):building a football team. Youhave a couple of star players,while some of the others play asell billions of records to. Andthey know more about PaulIn the interview she went onless important role. On the otherhand, she is one of those artistswho is very committed to whatshe does. She's sincere and convincing on stage and on record.Artists like that, they live andGascoigne than Phil Collins".How do you get to them? Theywant to be spoon-fed.A lot of people are sick of seeing performers miming to trackson pop programmes. They're sickof hearing artists going throughpromote product. Machgiel Bak-ker talks to him about the difficulties of working with artistsand hears him reflect on radioQ:Radio I which means nothing.Most of us in the business wonderwhy they bother printing it.In the heydays of John Peel andJohn Waters, all A&R people wererecording their programmes. ThatIn Chris Wright's keynotespeech at MIDEM this year heacuses radio of not supportingenough talent, What role didradio play in the breaking ofreflected the real power of radio.Today, programmers are trying tocater for a pop market, rightacross the board. But there's somuch to be included, fromballads, black and dance to rap,Sinead O'Connor?A: I think it was the BBC's SimonBates who started it and then itjust exploded from there Al-and pleasing everybody must be avery difficult goal to achieve. But,of course, when radio starts playing three albums, we want them tothough, exactly how much wasplay six. We work in a greedyPublishers and Craned Management as they gather so celebrate the signing to Zombafar a worldwide publishing deal for the Megaforcellliond Records band. Anthrax'sWen albums 'Persistence Of Tune: was released in the US an August al.the motions and saying the sameing for perfection.things. We're living in very conser-In an interview with BillFlanagan published in the Augusthehelped establish thecareers of artists like Ian Derry,Elan Costello, Nick Lowe andMadness He joined WEA UKin 1981 as marketing directorand was pan of the push duringthe mid -80s, which brought lifeback into the company with theever before You hope therealways going to be something elsequoted as being very critical of therecord industry. Do you agreeA: Yes, but it's what makes youget up in the morning. You can'texpect ovemight sitcoms and aaround the comer or someoneknocking on the door ready tosuccesses of Madonna, 72. Topplay you a fantastic tapelabel's localquick return on your investments.It's a slow building process. Maybe this isn't the big album for KarlWallinger [the group's frontman].He's a strange phenomenon. A lotof young people haven't seenmany acts like him, as they don'tgo to gigs, preferring house raves.has happened to them on anygiven day. When artists want you,they want you desperately. Theywant to play you a particular tapeand when they feel they've gotMUSIC &MEDIA - September 22. IMObe in the record business now thanson,to sates?constant attention. I did read thatarticle She certainly went off onthe attack. With artists, their attitude seems determined by what"I don't think anyone will govative times. There's hardly anyone rocking the boat. But havingsaid that, there's more reason tolack Riviera and Dave Robin.haven't yet translated that well in,Yet she is also a very weak person.She is like all artists, they needhave made contact!'I): Chrysalis has been workinghard to break World Party. Isn't itfrustrating to see that his albumsin Inn,. Together with partnersissue of Musician, O'Connor isA: Sinead obviously is a wrystrong and opinionated person.Coo--vvtk7-Peal Con, joined Stiff as GMbreathe it all day, are always look-many of us said the single shouldbe Three Babies and not NothingCompares 2 U.with her points?(a*onent,buSincssus two tracks from the album,Q:Members of Nrthsm nre pinund here will] represematives from Zomba Moo,Would wet welcome alter -eating types of radio formats?A: Absolutely. More album programmes. It's a shame there's notmore of them. But then, it mustbe very hard for stations like BBCRadio I to satisfy different tastes,especially with records beingplugged from all sides: The situp.tion is crazy with the playlist being so important. It is madeworse, sometimes, when you're onthe playlist and you don't get thenumber of plays you should haveThere's an album list at BBCprogramming and the problemsfaced when trying to sell recordsto a public more familiar with theexploits of Paul Gascoignc thanPhil Collins.difficult to say. I must admit, thefirst time I heard it, I wasn't surethat it would do that well. WhenNigel Grainge [MD of O'Connorsoriginal label Ensign] first playednot a reaction to any particularproblem Polydor had with sta-audio video mobilescrock. Recently, I was at a Philsometimes throw you away like anold shoe.radio and how much was video istion, Rosita Falke. She said it wasdierks studioseverything they want, they canfor stations to reach other au-the forum, which was called bythe label's head of radio promo-both sides of each other!'Falke added: "Stations tend tothink that product managersdon't really consider the needs ofthe radio stations, while themanagers are always complainingThal some records are not gettingairplay, perhaps even if they are inthe charts!'Those present welcomed thedebate, although it was generallyagreed that it provided only a firststep towards building a direct relationship between stations andproduct management Schneider:"From now on, we should be ableSince Paul Conroy joinedChrysalis In August lastyear, as internationalpresident, the label hasenjoyed an upturn in itsfortunes. SineadO'Connor's success selling six million albumsworldwide and having justwon the MTV videoaward - best illustratesthe recent change ofclimate at the company.progressive music He attackedstations for their reluctance toplay anything other than "commercial" music, even when itdiences, which would also bring innew listeners and advertising, sellmore records and make the chartsmore interesting.supplying too much irrelevant,Conroy - Controlling Chrysalis Developmentcame from Tim Renner, Polydor'sA&R/marketing executive forreached the charts,USICrME1MUSIC 6 MEDIA Sep*, 55,AmericanRadioHistory.ComisQ: How do fed about the currenttrend towards formatted radio?A: Airing product on these stations will not automatically leadto people buying records. Itdepends how interested they arewhen hearing something. If I hearBessie Smith on the radio, I wouldQ: But isn't he more appealing toprobably go out and buy thea 30 -plus audience, w hick has lostrecord. But we've seen over theyears that once people get theirback catalogue CDs they don'tinterest in pop musk?A: That's the hardest marker toand Tracy Chapman. Alm theroster fared wellw,th signings like Simply Rcd.Howani Jones and Enya. Hebecame MI) of WEA's US divi.sion in 1987 and joined Chrysalisinternational president inAugustlast year.Apart fromFrance, Chrysalis is distributedby EMI in Europe. The label'scurrentmsterincludes artistsducts as Sinead O'Connor. nab'Idol, The Waterboys World Party, Go West and Paul Carrack;recentsigningsincludeTheLiberties, Respect, Movie loveand Slaughter from the USDIA

UK & IRELANDMUSICUK & IRELANDCelebrating The Indie Music SceneMEDIAHoward Shannonreports on Glasgow'sNew Music WorldIndie record labels should getrecord and break even unlike themajors, which need 40.000 plus!'Lawrence claimed that nearly95% of Cooking Vinyl's releaseshave gone into profit fairlyquickly. ''It comes down toviable This is going to result incausemore,Guthrie won colleagues' approwhen he called for anvalim

Sep 22, 1990 · Adamson says that the show, which will not feature sponsor-ship or advertising, is "the most expensive hour of radio MCM has ever produced". He declined to reveal a sum though industry in-siders estimate total costs for such an event to be in excess of 20.000 (US 11 .000).