"iBiquity's International Marketing Diminished"
"This little blurb in a trade publication notes the fact that HD Radio's point-man for global sales is stepping down. He is not being replaced; the company is construing this as (yet another) cost-cutting move. Regardless of the veracity of this statement, it can't bode well for a digital radio protocol that has no real traction outside of the United States - and very little domestically to boot. One might look at this as another throe in the agonizing death that HD Radio is undergoing."
"HD Going Global?"
"There's a lot of white on the map. I didn't color in those countries which have already chosen or are actively testing non-HD Radio broadcast standards (much of Asia and Western Europe, including countries like the UK and Germany). Much of the industrialized world is simply out of play. In addition, many countries (especially in Africa, eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East) have simply not thought much about making a digital radio transition as of yet - analog works just fine for them for now, thanks."
"Digital Radio Wobbles Around the World"
"My personal mission was to warn as many other countries away from casting their fates with iBiquity's HD Radio platform, as it not only carries a plethora of technical risks, but it may decimate community radio stations as we know them. Fortunately, this was an easy job: the Europeans can see through the snake-oil that is HD Radio, and the general consensus of the workshop was that HD should be opposed at every step... However, this is not stopping iBiquity from trying to break into international markets... iBiquity sees these as ripe markets, where the 'no-pain, some-gain' mantra of HD's biggest selling-point may sway the less-informed."
"Swiss HD Radio Project"
"Plans for a five-station HD Radio project to launch next month in Switzerland have been called off. Markus Ruoss, owner of Sunshine Radio and head of the HD Radio project, speaking today (Aug. 30) at the SwissRadioDay, said that, due to a lack of a partner in Zürich (the largest media market in the country) the project would not go ahead."
"Mexico approving HD Radio"
February 2011 - "COFETEL did mention the decision regarding the voluntary use of IBOC does not prevent the continued evaluation of other broadcasting technologies in other bands of frequencies assigned to broadcasting.”
"Mexico OK's HD Radio For Stations Near U.S. Border"
May 2008 - "Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Commission (CoFeTel) is authorizing radio stations within 320 kilometers, or about 200 miles, of the Mexico-U.S. border to begin broadcasting in HD Radio."
"Mexico Says Hang on a Minute!"
August 2007 - "Mexico wants U.S. radio regulators to re-think their decision to allow AMs to go IBOC at night and FMs to operate on the extended hybrid digital carriers. Our neighbors to the south say they are not happy the FCC authorized its recent 'final' IBOC rules governing broadcast transmissions without first coordinating those through international treaties."
"Why is HD in the US not catching on?"
"However, in order to have a comprehensive analysis of the benefits of the digitalization, we should also address some business issues. Indeed, we are trying to figure out why HD Radio is not catching on with the US public. And here is where I would like to ask you for some help. I would really appreciate if I could have your opinion on that or even have some references to other sources of information. Your comments would be very important for us."
"Brazil to opt for DRM?"
"Until recently all signs indicated that they were going to opt for Ibiquity’s HD Radio, the standard used in the United States, but it now appears that Digital Radio Mondiale, or DRM, is gaining favour... iBiquity ’s buiness model in the US involves charging licence fees to broadcasters. Fees start at about $10,000 annually and rise as more features are added to the basic package. DRM is an open standard and available for free... iBiquity is taking the DRM threat very seriously and the company’s president , Robert Struble, has writen a 'carta aos amigos brasileiros' seeking to clarify some incorrect notions about his company’s technology."
"Latin America, Future of Digital Radio is Murky"
“If digital radio has not found a market in the United States, with a population of 300 million, then what chance do we have in Argentina with a population of only 40 million, wondered Juan Fernández, director of Radio Mi PaÃs, an AM station on 1170 kHz."
"Canada in Digital Radio Limbo"
"However, Canadian broadcasters are not moving to add HD Radio services, preferring instead to stick with analog AM and FM... Meanwhile, HD Radio — the iBiquity Digital in-channel, on-band (IBOC) system — has been authorized for experimental FM broadcasts in Canada since 2006. Yet, despite the willingness of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to fast-track licenses in this format, not one broadcaster has come to us to request one, said CRTC Vice Chair Michel Arpin."
"IBOC in the Canadian FM Radio Environment"
“Based on the evidence currently in hand, the DRCG considers that it would be risky for Canadian broadcasters to proceed at this time with an unrestricted roll-out of HD Radio services in the FM band, in the manner implemented in the US. There is no ground-swell of radio listener interest in this technology so far and the lack of inexpensive receivers, as well as unique new programming services, continues to make it difficult to market HD Radio to the public in the US. Moreover, there is no evidence that Canadian digital radio listeners are being lost to the 10% of US FM stations that have implemented HD Radio to date.”
"Digital radio in Canada"
"The only comprehensive technical comments came from the CBC. They stated that AM-IBOC would create a serious degradation in sound quality for existing AM stations (all AM stations, not just the ones adopting IBOC). They also state that due to interference concerns, IBOC transmission at night is not practical."
"Eureka: Reaching out to the World DMB Community"
"After several tests and trials on digital broadcasting technologies including DAB and IBOC in 2006, media broadcasters and the industry have seen that DAB and DVB would be the best-suited systems to be applied in Indonesia. Up to now, the largest public-radio network – RRI (RadioRepublik Indonesia), is running a successful trial broadcast on DAB in Jakarta as well as testing the DRM technology – and experiencing minimum troubles."
"Digital Car Radio Secrets Revealed"
"Commercial Radio Australia says that HD Radio will not be available in Australia as it has already been rejected by the Australian commercial radio industry and public broadcasters... Our AM spacing in Australia is 9Khz. The US HD radio technology operates on 10kHz channel spacing, so the technology would need major upgrade if it ever to be suitable for digital radio services in Australia and indeed much of Asia, she said. Currently the USA HD model switches off at 4.00 pm to allow broadcasters in the AM Band to avoid co-channel interference in markets several 100 kilometres away. HD radio was rejected by the industry as it would have disadvantaged some of the most successful radio operators in Australia, added Warner."
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