[access-uk] Interesting article concerning dab radio in Germanydigital radio
- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:03:51 -0000
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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