[access-uk] Re: Interesting article concerning dab radio in Germanydigital radio
- From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:02:44 +0100
Hi,
This is all slightly out of date now I'm pleased to say. It lookes like Global
and GCAP will agree a deal and Global have made it clear they don't want any of
the digital stations closing and they disagree with GCAP's assessment of the
situation. They have already made it clear they will invest in National 1 and
asked for stations such as Planet Rock not to be closed. Undoubtedly this will
lead to some consolidation, such as merging The Arrow and Planet Rock, and
probably rationalisation of multiplexes, so be prepared for some rescanning of
your sets.
Cheers
Dave
From: Steve Holmes
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:33 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Interesting article concerning dab radio in
Germanydigital radio
Hi, Sorry for not replying to this post earlier. It is pretty certain now
that DAB in the UK is now not thought to be quite the big thing. G.cap Media
is pulling the plug shortly on its two DAB only stations Planet Rock and The
Jazz as they don't provide the revenue they thought. Being the UK's largest
owner of commercial radio stations they want to concentrate on their big profit
making stations like Classic FM and Capital. When profit margins are tight
future investments such as their DAB operation get scrapped. Also G.Cap are
fighting off a hostile takeover by Global who want to buy them out.
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ray's Home
Sent: 08 March 2008 09:10
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Interesting article concerning dab radio in
Germanydigital radio
Good to have this post here, and I've not seen it on the UK Radio list, but
another article I saw in the last few days stated that around 200,000 DAB sets
had been sold in Germany, and this with a population of 81 million!
MeanwhleMeanwhile, another source, reported on UK Radio, says that secret talks
are in progress here in the UK about DAB's here here!
I find this very saddening because I feel that with more thought and wiser
Government policy DAB could have been, should have been, so much better. I
don't regard the internet as a real alternative either.
Cheers,
From Ray
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Peter Beasley
Sent: 7 March 2008 12:04PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Interesting article concerning dab radio in
Germanydigital radio
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: GERMAN PUBLIC RADIO TO ABANDON EUREKA 147
A once prominent digital audio broadcasting format soon could be a
technical achievement of the past in one European nation. This, as an
oversight organization in Germany says its time to stop supporting
Eureka 147. The organization responsible for setting fiscal policy for public
broadcasting in Germany has deemed the Eureka-147 Digital Audio
Broadcasting codec unworthy of further investment. The KEF which
oversees the financial aspect of DAB is calling for the equivalent of
about $246 million slated to fund public-service DAB projects from 2009
to 2012 to be reallocated to other projects.
Since 2001, some $266 million has been allocated to KEF for Digital
Audio Broadcasting projects. In explaining its recommendation to halt
such funding after 2008, KEF said that receiver options remained
limited in Germany and that public support for FM radio and the
availability of satellite radio, Internet radio, podcasts and other
outlets have changed the nature of radio broadcasting since DAB was
first envisioned.But there is some strong opposition to such a phase out. A
group
called the Initiative Marketing Digital Radio is a European consortium
of receiver manufacturers, transmitter network operators, program
providers and institutions backing the DAB standard. It warns that
Germany moving away from Eureka 147 could cause chaos. It says this is
because the digitalization of broadcasting is unstoppable.
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