Radio World NewsBytes: Pai: Cross-Ownership Anachronism; CE-Smartphone Mirroring

Don't Tell Our Bosses … … But we snuck in a lot more than 25 things for this week's webinar "25 Things You Might Have Missed at NAB." Radio World's popular post-convention webinar is free. Spend a fun hour Wednesday as we whip through radio broadcast products, presentations and technology themes that dominated in Las Vegas. Register here. Top Stories - 05.06.14 Pai Calls Paper-Radio Cross-Ownership Ban an "Anachronism" At a speech before the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai described the newspaper-radio cross-ownership restriction as outdated and urged reform soon. Kenwood Features Smartphone "Mirroring" The consumer electronics manufacturing company is making it possible for some of its receivers to adopt the GUI of select smartphones. Expect more CE manufacturers to pursue the deepening interconnection of consumer electronic devices. News & Technology BUSINESS: Goodman Adds to Digity PEOPLE: Lincoln Financial Media San Diego Ups Callahan PRODUCT EVALUATION: iZotope RX 3 Advanced — It's Delovely ANNIVERSARIES: Belgian Radio Marks 100 Years PROGRAMMING: Pandora Launches Promoted Stations in Beta PROGRAMMING: CBS Pittsburgh Collects Awards Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Greenpeace Addresses Disappearing Bees In an ad, the activist group broaches the possibility of robot bees if colony collapse disorder is not stemmed. Around the Industry Supremes to Weigh In on Cell Tower Citing Issue (B&C) Cell and broadcast towers can be a thorny issue for many local jurisdictions and tower companies. Rejecting a proposed tower and its site is sometimes a complicated process. Talk-Radio Pioneer Ben Hoberman Dies (The Hollywood Reporter) Long credited with being a pioneer of the modern talk radio format at KABC(AM), longtime ABC Radio exec Ben Hoberman passed away over the weekend at 92. Major Growth in Mobile, Internet-Connected CE (TWICE) The Consumer Electronics Association has released its 16th annual survey on consumer electronics. It found significant growth in items such as Internet-connected devices and mobile lifestyle gadgets. New Radio Station Planned for Downtown (Times and Democrat) LPFM joy comes to Orangeburg, S.C., with a construction permit granted to the New Perspectives Media Association. The group is a veteran of the local radio scene and plans to work with area colleges. Calendar of Events Arizona Broadcasters Association's 10th Annual AMBER Alert Golf Classic May 9 Scottsdale, Ariz. Walker Broadcast Management Institute Wisconsin Broadcasters Assoc. May 13–15 University of Wisconsin Madison 20th EuroRadio Assembly May 15–16 The Hermitage Amsterdam Dayton Hamvention May 16–18 Dayton, Ohio For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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