Hot Topic - Digital Radio; DAB, HD, Web Radio and more

No Digital Consensus - March 4, 2011
People, we must admit, are analogue. They eat in analogue, sleep in analogue, work in analogue and play in analogue. People even think in analogue. If going digital is the answer to everything, what is the question?

Commercial Radio Rebounds As Listeners Tune Out Chatter - November 1, 2010
A robust media market thrives on a responsive audience and good competition. All of it is rather unpredictable. And that’s the good news because audiences seem to like changing their channels.

Digital Caution, Concepts And Abstractions - August 19, 2010
The media world has just about closed the digital gap. Debates about take-up, take-off, switch-off and switch-on have run their course, every argument explored. The tough part is getting beyond the abstract.

More People Tuning In: A Rising Tide Or Something More? - August 6, 2010
Economists remind us fondly that a rising tide lifts all boats. Surfers like riding the crest of any wave. Sailors know the difference between high tide and a storm swell. Broadcasters could be happy if they weren’t afraid of drowning.

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Clever - June 25, 2010
New media has turned content industries on their heads, shaken them and delivered a few bruises. Powered by a racing technology, Web and mobile services left the injured to squeal and moan. Content is again a battleground and the armies bigger than ever.

Create Talk And The Numbers Rise - May 14, 2010
Nothing drives ratings more than something fresh romping through the humdrum. Getting that right is no simple challenge. So when the ratings are up, there’s plenty of genius to applaud.

DJs Up, Digital Down – Explaining It All - February 5, 2010
Radio listeners have a way of expressing themselves, noted when big surveys are released. When listeners give broadcasters good news, it’s like an affirmation of doing the right things. In a media world turned upside down, some broadcasters see reason for changes.

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Digital Radio - Possibilities and Probabilities

Digital radio has many platforms. From broadcast platforms to internet radio and rapidly emerging smartphone platforms, listeners and broadcasters have choices galore and decisions to make. Some regulators have made up their minds, others not, some hedging their bets. This ftm Knowledge file details the possibilities for digital broadcasting and the probabilities for success. Includes Resources 110 pages PDF (August 2010)

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