Ad Deduction to Disappear?; SBE’s Joe Snelson Speaks

NYC Television Week Starts Oct. 28 Conferences, award presentations, networking events and seminars covering the breadth of today's TV industry — from broadcast to cable, satellite to Internet video and beyond are planned for Oct. 28–30, in New York. Learn more at NYC Television Week. Top Stories - 10.09.13 Is Killing Ad Tax Deductions Good or Not? Rumors are percolating about the loss of the tax deductibility of advertising expenses. Such a move would have ramifications for the broadcast industry. A recent CommLawBlog looked at the idea. A Chat With Joe Snelson, New SBE President From the latest Radio World, Randy J. Stine interviews new Society of Broadcast Engineers President Joe Snelson. He discusses SBE policy and goals along with broadcast technology and business challenges. News & Technology BUSINESS: Waitt, McCarthy Cash Out of NRG Media CEA: Vehicle Safety Campaign Launched BLOG: Scalia's Radio Diet PEOPLE: Wolfe Joins ABC News APPS: Spreaker Surpasses 2.5 Million Users EVENTS: AES Swings Back East: New Tech, New Talks WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Clouds FM Taps VidiGo for Visual Radio Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment BBC Playlister Makes Music Discovery Easier (Mobile Ent.) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: The BBC has an app for building playlists of BBC material and then exporting them to other platforms such as You Tube and Spotify. Around the Industry Group Urges DOJ to Reject Cumulus/Dial Merger (MarketWatch) A group called Consumer Watchdog has written to the Dept. of Justice's antitrust division complaining that the Cumulus Media/Dial Global merger "will fully corporatize content in the top 100 markets and kill what remains of truly local radio." RadioMilwaukee's New Digs (Paragon Media Strategies) The radio consultancy takes a quick look at RadioMilwaukee's new facilities. The noncommercial station renovated an industrial space and created several surprisingly large performance spaces. How to Connect Community Radio Stations in Indonesia (PBS.org) Part of the IdeaLab project, this article notes that Indonesian community radio stations rarely communicate with each other. The authors have a proposal to bring some coordination between the stations, especially useful for emergencies. NASA Invites Hams to Say 'Hi' to Juno (The Register) Ham radio operators will be part of a test for the Juno spacecraft as it zips by Earth on its way to Jupiter. The space agency requests that ham operators participate in a coordinated message campaign that will test instruments aboard the craft. Calendar of Events Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic Oct. 8–10 Madison, Wis. Broadcast India Oct. 9–11 Mumbai, India IEEE Broadcast Symposium Oct. 9–11 San Diego Joint Luncheon Assoc. of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers & IEEE Broadcast Technology Society 2013 IEEE Broadcast Symposium Oct. 10, noon–2 p.m. San Diego ARRL Pacific Division Convention Oct. 11-13 Santa Clara, Calif. TechCon2013 Oct. 14 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, England For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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