All In Media (AIM) has announced that it will provide tools to all Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) member
stations free of charge, that support Piñata, the new content delivery standard in Australia.
AIM supports multimedia radio standard with free tools for Australian broadcasters
June 23rd, 2010GMG Radio shows commitment to DAB with increased MXR share
June 23rd, 2010New SMMT committee is digital radio gaga
June 23rd, 2010Decision by the Swedish Parliament is an opening for commercial digital radio in Sweden
June 23rd, 2010The Swedish Parliament has decided on a new Radio and TV Act. The Act contains a decision regarding digitalization of the Swedish radio network and it will come into effect on 1 August 2010. As a result of the new legislation, opportunities will become available for both new and established commercial radio companies to apply for a digital radio license.
“The decision today can be regarded as an important first step towards a transition to digital radio, which is something that a unified radio industry has waited a long time for. Now, we are looking forward to discussions in the fall on how the digitalization process will proceed,” says Stephan Guiance, Head of Teracom Sweden.
The industry is in agreement about cooperating on the choice of technical standard, development and expansion. The Swedish Radio and TV Authority has invited the industry’s stakeholders to attend a hearing in September. It is expected that permission will be granted for commercial radio by the end of the year.
Nationwide Introduction of Digital Radio in Germany on Track
June 23rd, 2010Representatives of the commercial radio broadcasters, i.e. the applicants for the nationwide multiplex, as well as those of Media Broadcast and the state media authorities, have jointly urged KEF to release the means set aside for the digitization of radio. Substantiating their claim they emphasize planning reliability is vital for them in view of major preliminary investments. This request was announced after a meeting with Deutschlandfunk and ARD in Frankfurt.