The credit crunch hits once again … just as DAB is starting to come together.
The second half of 2008 was looking good. Recent agreement on EBU Standard Profiles will ensure compatibility across the continent. The UK Digital Radio Working Group are also about to formally support the move from FM to DAB. Now, just as these standards and a plan finally come into action, the money has gone the other way.
Considering the turbulent economic conditions it makes absolute sense that Channel 4 have announced they will not launch their new …

Slightly off topic but the PPI Radio Awards were held last night in Kilkenny.  Usually the bitchiness stays at the awards but sometimes it creeps out in public as you’ll see in this spectacular example from RTE (note the last line);
RTÉ were the big winners at the 2008 PPI Radio Awards.
The broadcaster collected nine awards including news broadcaster of the year, news programme of the year and best drama.
The award ceremony was held in Kilkenny last night.
RTÉ Radio One was named national station of the year, while RTÉ radio presenter …

How digital is taking radio into the 21st Century was perfectly summed up in a presentation by two key figures from the UK radio industry at the recent Radio Days conference in Sweden.
The focus of the BBC’s James Cridland and Global Radio’s Nick Piggott is to take radio to the same standard as the amazing media devices that people now own. Phones, mp3 players and so on all have screens which display useful information such as artist, title, album artwork and so on. What digital radio can do is …