Radio World NewsBytes: Sony, Spotify Agreement; Orbital Media Acquires CC Satellite

We Want Your Selfie! Capture your workday. Send Radio World a fun photo of yourself doing what radio tech and management people do, for our Photo of the Week feature. You might even snag one of our hotly sought-after Radio World T-shirts! Top Stories - 01.28.15 Sony, Spotify to Enable Music on PlayStation Network The consumer electronics company and the Internet audio streamer agree to work together to deliver digital music to Sony's PlayStation Network and its users. Orbital Media Picks Up Where CCSS Left Off Tech entrepreneur Sam Dibrell acquires the former Clear Channel Satellite Services. The company said it "will continue to operate from the Englewood, Colo., facility previously occupied by CCSS with no interruption in satellite service or customer support." News & Technology BUSINESS: Triton Digital, eXelate Link on Streaming Platform APPS: Jacapps and XAPPmedia Make JAX PEOPLE: Pasternack Names New Product Manager PROGRAMMING: Even More Super Bowl, Super Radio TOOLS: Jump2Go to Place Super Bowl Scores on RDS, HD Radio PRODUCTS: Behringer's Euphoria Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Apple Smashes Sales Records, Reveals Watch Launch Date The tech and consumer electronics giant released sales numbers that should make investors happy. It also said the long-anticipated Apple smartwatch will be available in April. Around the Industry Imagine Communications Acquires RGB Networks (TV Tech.) The former part of Harris Broadcast continues its acquisitive ways. RGB developed video distribution and broadcast signal processing equipment. Limbaugh's "Chief of Staff" Dies at 56 (THR) Oft-mentioned by Rush Limbaugh, Christopher "Kit" Carson, the so-called "Chief of Staff," has passed away. Carson was reputedly the show's first employee. Limbaugh talked about Carson at length on the Monday show. Obama Makes Guest Appearance on Modi's Radio Show (NPR) India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a radio show. His guest on the latest show was President Obama. 1922 Wearable Tech — Radio Inside a Top Hat (Gizmodo) Everything old is new again! A dashing gent of the roaring '20s displays the latest in wearable technology in this blast from the past. Or is it an alternative neo-Steampunk future? Calendar of Events 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 EBU Radio Week 2015 Feb. 9–13 Geneva, Switzerland For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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