Radio World NewsBytes: ABC’s Radio Move; NAB’s Ownership Mods; GatesAir’s New Guy

Candid Camera Have a great photo that screams "radio!"? We're looking for people shots, interesting equipment photos, historical nuggets, crazy radio marketing stunts or just plain fun radio pictures for our Photo of the Week. Check out our past Photos of the Week. Send your photos to radioworld@nbmedia.com. Top Stories - 08.07.14 ABC Radio News Promises Expanded Operations The radio news programming service will have a new distribution partner come Jan. 1, Skyview Networks. Its distribution agreement with Cumulus Media will end. ABC News President James Goldston called it a "new era" at ABC Radio. NAB Urges FCC to Modify Local Radio Limits In comments filed with the FCC, the broadcast trade lobby is asking the FCC to recognize that media habits have changed over time — broadcasters have a lot more competition these days — and it's asking the agency to relax or eliminate portions of its media ownership rules. GatesAir Appoints Phil Argyris Chief Executive Officer The broadcast equipment manufacturer has announced the appointment of Phil Argyris as CEO, effective Aug. 20. Argyris has experience with the former Harris Broadcast and Harris Corp. companies. News & Technology DIGITAL RADIO: European Investment Bank Backs Arqiva BLOG: No Rest for the Weary in the Good Ol' Days SALES: Revenue Winners and Losers (2005–2013) PEOPLE: Westwood One Chooses Jones for Sales OFF THE BEATEN PATH: That Jingly Feeling PROGRAMMING: TWR Beams Message to Middle East Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Amazon Extends Same-Day Delivery (TWICE) The Internet retail giant has expanded its same-day delivery capabilities to six more markets, for a total of 10 major metro areas. Now over one million items are eligible for almost instant delivery to customers. Around the Industry FCC's O'Rielly: Let My People Know! (B&C) The commissioner wants the FCC to change its rules and start publishing on its website the actual text of items to be considered at open meetings at the same time the commissioners get it. Is NextRadio's Enthusiasm a Mirage? (Mark Ramsey Media) Radio consultant Mark Ramsey isn't buying the hoopla surrounding the NextRadio app. He's done some of his own work and looked at other research on the app's usage and says that the truth "ain't pretty." How Spotify Is Working to Improve Playlists (GigaOm) A Spotify intern and Ph.D. student used "deep learning" to tweak Spotify's song recommendation algorithms. "The goal of his research was to make it easier for new or obscure songs to get included among listeners' recommendations." AOL Still Has 2.3 Million Dialup Subscribers (Quartz) From the "You've Got to Be Kidding … Oh, Wait, That Actually Makes Sense" File, it turns out that AOL has 2.3 million dial-up customers still active. And it turns out that at around $20 per month income they are extremely lucrative for the company so it's in no hurry to move them onto broadband or cut them off. Calendar of Events Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Scholarship Gala Aug. 9 Las Vegas Tennessee Association of Broadcasters 66th Annual Conference Aug. 12–13 Murfreesboro, Tenn. SBE Leadership Development Course Aug. 12–14 Atlanta Nebraska Broadcasters Association Annual Convention Aug. 13–14 Lincoln, Neb. Grassroots Radio Conference 2014 Aug. 14–17 Ames, Iowa For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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