Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) may end up to radio what Betamax was to video, warns a report published in the UK today. The report, by media and telecoms specialist Enders Analysis, said the launch of the second national commercial digital radio multiplex, headed by Channel 4, might exacerbate the problems rather than solve them, and warned that media regulator Ofcom would face a public outcry if DAB failed.
Enders Analysis added that the high cost of DAB transmission and slow growth in revenue had combined to undermine confidence in the new medium and led to the closure of a string of national digital stations.
Read the report in Media Guardian
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on Feb 4th, 2008 at 09:22
DAB is bound to fail;poor sound quality/patchy reception and general disinterest by broadcasters is leading to it’s demise. DAB+ with the better codecs is a better choice for braodcasters.
on Feb 9th, 2008 at 18:10
Whenever DAB is the next Betamax I wonder what DRM will be. Even less receivers and audience.
In the meantime it causes interference for analogue stations. Video 2000?
ruud
on Feb 10th, 2008 at 12:36
It looks as if Digital One is up for sale, according to
a article which can be viewed via timesonline.