Radio World NewsBytes: Patent Infringement Talks Coming?; Music Groups Applaud Watt

Pirates Thrive and Other Clicked-on Tales Everyone loves a good pirate tale and James Careless' "Pirate Radio Thrives in Internet Age" has proven to be very popular indeed recently on the Radio World website. On the other hand, legislation to squash the brigand trolls received great attention as well. Roundups of Internet music options are always clicked on. A look at Randy Hall's WLW(AM) video tour rapidly joined the Radio World most clicked-on list, and, as always, a story on what to do about AM had its readers. Top Stories - 07.26.13 Radio Defendants Seek Meeting With DigiMedia Randy J. Stine reports that the radio defendants embroiled in a patent dispute with Mission Abstract Data/DigiMedia have asked the presiding federal judge in the case to schedule a meeting between the two sides to discuss the viability of continuing the suit. Music Groups Applaud Watt on Performance Rights Rep. Mel Watt's performance rights bill has received approval from some music industry groups, while the NAB pushes back. News & Technology BUSINESS: SiriusXM Talking to OEMs About In-Car Streaming App INTERNET: Dot-Radio: Where Are We Now? PEOPLE: Batusic New COO Courtside PEOPLE: Tennstedt Joins CEI PROGRAMMING: Las Vegas Hotel and CBS Radio to Host Pool Fiesta PRODUCTS: Hold That iPad! Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Public Radio Rocks Out (Paragon) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: Some nonprofit public radio stations are turning to various forms of rock music for programming. Listeners are following. Around the Industry FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai Visits KDKA Radio (CBS Pittsburgh) CBS' Pittsburgh operation has an extensive piece on Pai's visit to KDKA(AM). It includes photos, videos and audio excerpts of his speech. Indie 88 Marches to an Independent Drummer (The Star) The oft-talked about, though rarely used format, "Indie," gets a tryout in Toronto as a new station goes on the air. It will also approach things a little differently. The GM says, "It's a new content platform. Our very first hire was the digital director." Pandora Opens More Classical Boxes (Washington Post) The online music service discovered that its classical music "channels" were more popular than it expected. So it is adding more classical options. Life-Size Holograms Are on the Horizon (Mashable) A company says it has a scalable hologram technology that can bring life-size holograms to the home or the retail workplace — soon(ish). Can the holograms drive our driverless cars that are also coming soon(ish)? Calendar of Events 2013 NABJ Convention and Career Fair July 31–Aug. 4 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Kissimmee, Fla. ABA Engineering Academy Radio Broadcast Engineering Classes Aug. 5–9 Hoover, Ala. Tennessee Assoc. of Broadcasters 65th Annual Conference Aug. 6–7 Murfreesboro, Tenn. SBE Certification Exams Aug. 9–19 (Deadline June 1, 2013) Local Chapters SBE Leadership Development Course Aug. 13–15 Atlanta For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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