ABU GA and Technical Committee Meeting, China
The 2017 Asia Broadcasting Union General Assembly and Technical Committee meetings took place October 30 - November 4 in Chengdu, China, hosted in cooperation with Sichuan Radio and Television. The Chairman of the DRM Technical Committee, Lindsay Cornell, presented an update to delegates and Alexander Zink, Vice-Chair of the Consortium presented details of the recent upgrades to the Via Licensing patent pool. Read more
DRM Participates in Workshop at ASEAN Digital Radio Broadcasting Conference
DRM and other digital radio broadcasting technologies are taking part in a two-day workshop, 15-16 November, organised by Radio Television Brunei entitled 'ASEAN Digital Radio Broadcasting", in Brunei, Darussalam. DRM Consortium Chair, Ruxandra Obreja reports from the conference attended by delegates from ten ASEAN countries. Read more
DRM the Best System for India
In a recent article and in response to consultation on digital radio broadcasting by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Yogendra Pal, Hon. Chair of the DRM India Chapter outlines the benefits of DRM technology which, for India, makes it the best system for the country above any other system. Read more
Currently undergoing one of the world’s largest digital radio deployments All India Radio (AIR) the public broadcaster in India is on course to deliver the benefits of digital radio to 1.2 billion citizens across the country using DRM digital radio technology, an ambitious project that earlier this year received high praise by the Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
Recently, the AIR DG, Mr Shehryar tweeted “under #MakeInIndia for the audiences of AIR being served by 38 DRM high power transmitters across India & abroad” “#DigitalIndia dream coming true” - click here to read more tweets.
All India Radio (AIR), to Upgrade Sambalpur Station with DRM Technology
The transmission from All India Radio (AIR), Sambalpur station will be upgraded to a 100kW DRM transmitter replacing the existing 100kW Medium Wave transmitter. The installation of DRM transmitter will help in noise and distortion-free transmission of AIR programmes. Read more
NatExpo 2017
Key DRM member RFmondial attended NatExpo, represented by Dr Albert Waal. There was positive feedback from participants at the event who welcomed the DRM receiver developments showcased during IBC and delegates were also very impressed with the recent DRM+ trial report from Batam, Indonesia raising interest in future DRM+ broadcasts in Moscow.
BLOG: Convergence: Opportunity or Dead End
The DRM Consortium Chair, Ruxandra Obreja in her latest blog for Radio World examines how digital radio can be a part of intelligent convergence, given the opportunity. Read more
Transradio to become AM Broadcast
TRANSRADIO SenderSysteme Berlin will become AM-BROADCAST. A traditional market leading company will be restarted under this new name and Matthias Stoll from Ampegon AG, Switzerland will become the Chief Operating Officer.
The new AM-Broadcast GmbH, a restart of Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin will provide manufacturing, installation and the complete scope of services and after sales support concerning all AM and scientific products introduced by Transradio SenderSysteme Berlin. Read more
DRM Enterprise Award 2018 – South East Asia
The DRM Enterprise Award, now in its fourth year will be open to entries from South East Asia. To qualify for the award an individual needs to be nominated by two credible endorsers aware and ready to testify about the good work of the nominee in promoting or using DRM technology.
The winner of the cash prize will be selected by an independent board of specialists, made up of representatives drawn from organisations within the region and representatives of the DRM Consortium.
The standards set by previous years, has been very high with winners from Solomon Islands, Indonesia and this year’s joint winners from South Africa.
For more information or to submit an entry contact: projectoffice@drm.org. |
