CBS Radio Restructures Leadership

CBS Radio Restructures Leadership, Adding Scott Herman as COO

CBS Radio has announced a restructuring of its management team following last week’s round of layoffs. As part of the shakeup, executive vp of operations and New York market manager Scott Herman has been promoted to chief operating officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Herman will lead local operations across the company’s 117 major market stations.

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"Scott has a tremendous reputation in the industry, and is a distinguished representative for radio," said president Andre Fernandez in a post on CBS Radio's website. "He understands CBS Radio’s vision for the future and will provide strength to our senior leadership team as we move forward with a variety of key growth initiatives. Having someone with Scott’s experience collaborating directly with our station management will result in new value for CBS Radio and our partners."

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Fernandez also outlined further adjustments to management in a memo to employees, according to reports by RadioInk.com and the RAMP newsletter. Bob Philips will add svp/director of sales to his role as Baltimore market manager, and Marc Rayfield will vacate his managerial post in Philadelphia to assume Herman’s role as head of the New York market.

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It was also announced in Fernandez’s memo that Michael Weiss has decided to step down as president of sales to pursue other opportunities. He has held that role since 2007.

Some of the other changes in the offing: evp of programming Chris Oliviero will add oversight of research activities to his responsibilities. Rich Lobel has been given the title of evp and cmo of Altitude, CBS Radio's cross-platform sales unit.

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"I believe this new leadership structure and the outstanding group of talented, experienced and respected executives we’ve tapped for key roles positions us well for the future,” Fernandez said in his memo. “Combine that with our portfolio of major-market stations that rivals that of any broadcaster, and I think you will agree we’re set up for improved performance and results."

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The news follows reports that CBS laid off an estimated 200 staffers on July 13 in a round that eliminated the majority of Radio.com’s editorial staff.

Universal Music Publishing's Royalty Portal Now Allows Writers to Request Advance

The Universal Music Publishing Group's Royalty Windows portal now provides real-time processing of royalties with balance updates as they are booked and collected, according to the company. 

In addition, the UMPG portal now allows for its writers to request an advance against their incoming royalties at any time for no additional fee. Initially, the later component is being rolled out to the U.S. and U.K, with the rest of the world gaining that capability over the next year.

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"Universal Music Publishing Group continues to be at the forefront in offering the very best system and global copyright administration worldwide," Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson said in a statement. "Because of our industry-leading technology we're able to continually develop new features and services that meet the needs of our songwriters."

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The company says its portal, online since 2008, already provided 24/7 online access to royalty statements, payment information and royalty data. It also offers a suite of additional analysis tools and personalized income tracking services.

"Innovation, technology and a significant administrative presence in all major global music markets are the keys to maximizing income and opportunities for ourselves and our writer clients." said UMPG executive VP of operations and worldwide CFO Michael J. Sammis said in a statement. "We continue to concentrate our efforts on these and other priorities of our writers including increased transparency, access and best-in-class administration globally."

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As part of that, one-third of UMPG's core employees around the globe are dedicated local royalty and copyright administration staffers that ensure accuracy, maximize efficiency, payment flow and creative opportunities in each market, while also helping to keep local societies in check.

In general, business managers and auditors say that the Universal Music Group has the best financial systems for its artists and songwriters among the majors.

Lawyers May Try To Use Bill Cosby's Own Words Against Him

Bill Cosby's lurid, decade-old testimony about his philandering could do more than damage what's left of his fatherly image - it could very well be used against him in court by some of the women who accuse him of sexual assault.

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Rocco Cipparone, a defense lawyer in New Jersey who is not connected to any of the legal action surrounding Cosby, said Monday that what the comedian said under oath could wind up hurting him in civil or criminal cases if judges can be persuaded to rule the testimony admissible.

For Cosby to avoid being damaged by his own words, Cipparone said, "you'd have to navigate a virtual minefield."

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Dozens of women have accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them over four decades, though few of the accusations have begun to play out in court, largely because the statute of limitations for criminal charges has run out in most instances.

Authorities have said one accusation is under criminal investigation in California, and three others are part of a defamation lawsuit against Cosby in Massachusetts by women who say they were slandered by his representatives.

Cosby has denied committing any crimes.

Earlier this month, a judge sided with The Associated Press and released small excerpts from a deposition Cosby gave in Philadelphia in 2005-06 as part of a sexual-assault lawsuit against him that was later settled on confidential terms.

Over the weekend, The New York Times published a more detailed account of Cosby's testimony after obtaining all 1,000 or so pages of his deposition via a court reporting service. The AP then secured the same material.

Cosby recounted some of his womanizing in sexually explicit detail and said he gave women quaaludes in order to have sex with them. He denied giving the powerful sedatives to women without their knowledge.

He specifically said that was the case back in the 1970s with Therese Serignese, one of the women now suing him in Massachusetts. A judge is weighing a request from Cosby to dismiss the case.

"I think it's a treasure trove of admissions by Mr. Cosby that self-destructs his public moralist soapbox," said Joseph Cammarata, the lawyer for Serignese and the two other plaintiffs.

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Cammarata said that he expects to use Cosby's deposition in his clients' case if it goes to trial - and that it's strong evidence. "It's the equivalent of testifying in court," he said.

Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents several women who say Cosby assaulted them, said the testimony "demonstrates how deceptive, manipulative and disgusting that he was."

"It is no wonder that he fought to keep this deposition, which reveals his revolting predatory conduct, hidden from public view," she said, "but the truth is out now, and it will never be hidden again."

Cipparone said the women who are mentioned specifically in Cosby's testimony could use his words if they sue.

And even those not mentioned might be able to find ways to use his testimony to demonstrate that he has shown a pattern of behavior, especially if he opens the door by saying something now that contradicts his previous statements under oath.

Cosby's lawyer, Patrick O'Connor, told The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday that the publication of information from the transcripts is not fair to his client.

"How that deposition became public without being court-sanctioned is something we are going to pursue and deal with very vigorously," he said. "It's an outrage that the court processes weren't followed here."