Radio World NewsBytes: January’s Lead; U.K. Digital Details

Dashboard Security? "Ford tells me at #CES2015 the company believes AM/FM will be in the dash for years to come." That's our News Editor Leslie Stimson tweeting from the International CES show. Check out the CES action. Top Stories - 01.09.15 January Sets the Tone for Your Team Mark Lapidus reminds the radio pro that "As January goes, so goes the rest of the year!" Commentary: The U.K.'s Drive to Digital Jane Ostler, communications director of Digital Radio UK, lays out the details on the U.K.'s push to digitize its radio broadcast system. News & Technology PHOTO OF THE WEEK: What Happens in Vegas … FCC: School Station Learns Hard Lesson PEOPLE: Burk Technology Adds Alexander PEOPLE: PodcastOne Chooses Smith as CTO OFF THE BEATEN PATH: A Collection of "Stuff" BOOKS: Focal Press Updates "Keith's Radio Station" International Consumer Electronics Show Follow TWICE's Twitter feed from Las Vegas. Pioneer Brings Android Auto to Vehicle You Already Own Imagination's Caskeid to Support MQA TWICE Picks Winners Announced At CES (TWICE) Neil Young on High-Resolution Audio (TWICE) Dueling Surround Formats Won't Sow Confusion (TWICE) "SuperMHL" Connector Will Support Up To 8K Video (TWICE) All 2015 International CES Daily Show Newspapers Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Moonves Says CBS OTT Offering Is Not Just Retrans Weapon CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves made it clear to an International CES audience that CBS is not averse to modifying how it delivers programming to consumers. Around the Industry Regulation Shouldn't Be Net Neutrality "End Game" (Multichannel) House Communications Subcommittee chairman Rep. Greg Walden is firing back at FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's insistence on bringing Internet access under federal regulation. FAA Issues UAS Guidance (Government Video) The FAA recently rolled out rules for professional video/film production, identifying six companies that are approved to fly video drones for the purpose of video and film production. Digital Music Is a Fact of Life … (Bunzel Digital Media) The broadcast consultant says that despite the resistance of a few lingering platform change deniers, digital technology is having a profound impact on both the recorded music industry and terrestrial radio. Colorado Public Radio Acquires FM Signal for OpenAir (Current) The pubcaster felt its triple A programming wasn't getting enough listernership on the AM dial so it bought an FM station for it. "The Unofficial Brothel of CES" (Re/code) Nellie Bowles took a drive out to Pahrump, where "working women" are putting social media to work in, um, imaginative ways. Calendar of Events BES Expo Jan. 15–17 New Delhi, India EBU Production Technology Seminar 2015 Jan. 27–29 Geneva, Switzerland SC Broadcasters Association Winter Conference & Broadcast Exhibition Jan. 29–30 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Columbia, S.C. SBE Local Chapter Certification Exams Feb. 6–16 Salon de la Radio Feb. 8–10 Paris, France For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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