DRM Consortium to demonstrate Digital Radio Mondiale’s Emergency Warning Feature for India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

20 Nov DRM Consortium to demonstrate Digital Radio Mondiale’s Emergency Warning Feature for India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

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Press Release For Immediate Release: 20th November 2013 DRM Consortium to demonstrate Digital Radio Mondiale’s Emergency Warning Functionality for India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) The DRM Consortium is to demonstrate the Emergency Warning Functionality (EWF) of the ITU recommended international Digital Radio Mondiale standard at a special...

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15 Nov Broadcasting Seminar – New Dimensions at Ahmedabad on 19th Oct 2013

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The Ahmedabad chapter of the Broadcast Engineering Society, BES,-(India) conducted a one day seminar on 19th Oct 2013 at Ahmedabad. The theme of the seminar was Broadcasting - New Dimensions. It was inaugurated by Dr V Thiruppugazh, Commissioner & Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of...

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14 Nov Brazil –Digital radio debate continues

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The Congress took place between October 13th – 15th in the beautiful city of Gramado – south of Brazil- on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this powerful association. The theme of the well-organised event was "Empowering people, integrating media", demonstrating the concern of AGERT...

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14 Nov Sharad Sadhu, former Director of Technology at ABU, reflects on the session ‘What next for Radio

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What next for Radio The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s General Assembly meetings in Hanoi, Vietnam, heard that radio is reinventing itself in the face of exciting but frightening challenges. A debate in the Radio Working Party last week tackled the proposition that radio is still the ‘Captain...

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14 Nov DRM Consortium Chair Ruxandra Obreja reports on the DRM sessions at the ABU GA

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As in previous years, I also participated in radio and content meetings running in parallel with the technical committee. At the programme committee meeting I stepped back from the technical nitty gritty and tried to throw a bit of light on the digital radio users,...

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14 Nov Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly, Vietnam

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The ABU has over 250 members from more than 50 countries, and covers the region containing more than half the world's population.  It is also a hugely diverse region, with members from the advanced technological nations of Japan and Korea, the huge populations of China...

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14 Nov DRM Press Releases on India

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Indian government approves country’s Digitalisation plan using DRM All India Radio announces a tender for DRM receivers Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) awards DRM Consortium member – Nautel large order for 21 high power transmitter DRM: Six DRM-configured Transmitters to be installed in India as part of...

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05 Nov DRM Enterprise Award – Pacific Islands 2014

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Press Release  For Immediate Release: 5th November 2013 DRM Enterprise Award – Pacific Islands 2014 The DRM Consortium is launching its first DRM Enterprise Award to be presented to an individual or an organisation that has promoted Digital Radio Mondiale successfully, applied innovatively and actively introduced DRM in...

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04 Nov SLIDES DRM FREE WEBINAR with Q&A – 18th November 2013

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SLIDES DRM FREE WEBINAR with Questions & Answers – 18th November 2013 The DRM Consortium held  a free webinar aimed largely at India  and open to worldwide participants with the participation of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). “DRM – Extra Features and Benefits – A Better Choice for Listeners”...

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28 Oct DRM present at the 50th ABU General Assembly

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The 50th ABU General Assembly was opened this morning by the Vietnamese Prime Minister in Hanoi. The DRM Consortium was present and actively made the case for DRM in some of the committee sessions preceding the full assembly meeting. The updated xHE-AAC codec adopted by DRM...

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