Radio World NewsBytes: Google, Apple Battle for Dashboard; Social and Web Presence Needed

AoIP: A Hope for More Compatibility Roswell Clark, Cox Media Group: "The technology we need today and the current state of AoIP development are not quite there for how we would like to see it for the long term." Find out what the industry is saying about audio over IP trends. Top Stories - 07.08.14 Google, Apple Vies for Dashboard Control The two tech leviathans are duking it out for control of the dashboard. Both are working with automotive and tech partners to create automotive versions of the applications consumers use on tablets or phones to work on an in-car infotainment interface. Social, Online Radio Help Ensure Future We know that radio simply can't be just broadcast radio anymore and to attract younger listeners, and hold on to them, broadcasters have to increasingly devote time, effort and resources to the Web and social media. Davide Moro reports how some European broadcasters are doing it. News & Technology EXECUTIVE SUITE: Changes at Hubbard Radio BUSINESS: GP Marketing Named Broadcast Rep of the Year AUTO: Smartphone Voice Controls Kenwood Receivers WORKBENCH: A Spectacular Way to Celebrate the Fourth ADS: American Target Network Launches Radio Ad Network PRODUCTS: Altinex Takes Interconnects Under the Table Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment When It Comes to Apps, I'm All Thumbs (ME) Which is your app finger? Is it the same one others use for their apps? It's a more complicated question than it might appear. Around the Industry White House Accused of Suppression of News (B&C) More than three dozen journalist organizations including the Radio Television Digital News Association, National Press Foundation and the Society of Professional Journalists have asked the president to drop the "excessive controls" on public information by federal agencies, branding them "politically driven suppression of news and information about federal agencies." Obama Holds to Weekly Radio Tradition (Boston Globe) Has time passed the traditional weekly radio address given by the president every Saturday? Opinions differ. Low Morale at Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Sacramento Bee) A recent audit by the State Dept. Inspector General suggested that staff at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting suffers low morale — "Some of the reasons cited for low morale included the lack of transparency in decision-making, the inability to offer suggestions, and the lack of effective communication." Putting Millennials in the Driver's Seat (Audio4cast) Do the kids of today really prefer their smartphones to their cars? If true and if radio still rules the car, that can't be good for radio's future. So how do automakers and broadcasters get the kids back in the car? Calendar of Events ABA Radio Engineering Class July 14–18 Hoover, Ala. 305 Broadcast Summit Miami 2014 July 17–19 Miami, Fl. ARRL National Centennial Convention July 17–19 Hartford, Conn. Texas Assoc. of Broadcasters Aug. 6–7 Austin, Texas For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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