MUSICIANS AND RADIO.
EFFECTS OF BROADCASTING. ! ; USTENING-IN AT HOME. LONDON, Dec. 19. ' On behalf of the Music Publishers' Association, Mr. Broadhurst told the Parliamentary Broadcasting Inquiry Committee that loud speakers might oust orchestras from restaurants and hotels. Already they had reduced sales of music, thus affecting the earnings of composers and authors. People listened-in in pre ferenco to singing themselves, and. did not go to as many concerts as formerly. Broadcasting shortened tho life of popular songs, because it often gave a bad impression.
Mr. Broadhurst advocated a listeningin fee of 10s a year as the minimum. The fee should bo graded according to the rental value of housc-s. Hotels and restaurants should pay a special fee of at least £2OO, as in Australia. Then the Broadcasting Company could. pay higher fees to composers, authors and performers.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19215, 2 January 1926, Page 10
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