Radio World NewsBytes: A CEO for BBG; SiriusXM Loses Turtles Case

They Remember Dale Tucker Paul McLane's salute to former Radio World ad salesman Dale Tucker reminds us that there are other things in life. Check out what Dale's industry friends had to say. Top Stories - 09.23.14 Andy Lack Named First CEO of U.S. International Media The chairman of the Bloomberg Media Group and former chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment will head up VOA, RFE/RL, Radio and TV Martí, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. California Court Finds SiriusXM Liable in Copyright Case A U.S. District Court judge in California has ruled that SiriusXM violated state laws by airing pre-1972 recordings by The Turtles. This could have substantial ramifications for other digital media entities such as Pandora. News & Technology INTERNATIONAL: RFE/RL Ukranian Service Turns 60 NAB: NABEF Golf About to Tee Off NATE: Seeking Board of Directors Candidates PEOPLE: CBS Radio's KMNB/KZJK Picks MacLeash LPFM: Two Signals to Bracket Portland at 96.7 MHz SALES: BIA/Kelsey Forecasts '15 Local Media Revenues Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Apple Plans to Shut Down Beats Music Though the company made a much-ballyhooed acquisition of the headphone maker/music streamer, the future suddenly seems to be quite fuzzy for Beats. The Beats app is not standard equipment with the new iPhone. Around the Industry FTC Fires Warning Shots at Advertisers Over Disclosures (B&C) The government agency has told major TV and print advertisers that they are not adequately disclosing information in their ads. Perhaps more air time will be devoted to announcers speaking very quickly. Ham Radio — In Times of Trouble or Just for Fun (Triblive.com) Here's a Q&A with ARRL PR manager Sean Kutzko about the surge in interest in amateur radio. Station Auctions Concert Tickets for Injured Player (KRTV-TV) Great Falls, Mont., country station KIMO(FM) is auctioning off Blake Shelton concert tickets to raise funds for an injured high school football player. The concert is in Salt Lake City so the prize also includes a bus trip. Colorado Springs Community Radio Station Begins (PRLog) KCMJ, an LPFM in the Colorado city, doesn't have its studio and is still gathering funding but it is getting its feet wet by webcasting. It debuted this week with a remote from a local music fair. Calendar of Events SBE Certification Exam Application Deadline For local chapters exams Nov. 7–17 Oct. 6 SBE National Meeting Oct. 7–8 Verona, N.Y. SBE Chapter 22 Broadcast & Technology Expo Oct. 8 Verona, N.Y. 137th AES Convention Oct. 9–12 Los Angeles Pacificon Oct. 10–12 Santa Clara, Calif. 2014 IEEE Broadcast Symposium Oct. 15–17 San Antonio For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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