WorldDAB Insights, DAB+ Transitions, and Axel Technology Innovations at IBC2024
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WorldDAB Insights, DAB+ Transitions, and Axel Technology Innovations at IBC2024

E69 • Sep 17, 2024 • 6 mins

In this episode, Marguerite Clark welcomes listeners to the RedTech Daily Podcast and delves into insights from the WorldDAB session at IBC2024, featuring a keynote by Jacqueline Bierhorst. The episode explores the ongoing transitions to DAB+ in Europe, with developments in Germany, the UK, France, and Spain. Marguerite highlights DAB+ advancements, such as the Emergency Notification Feature and Automatic Safety Alert Support. The discussion shifts to the Digital Radio Mondiale standard and innovations by Axel Technology at IBC2024, spotlighting their Oxygen 3000+ and VJ Pro. The episode concludes with a sponsor mention, directing listeners to the website for Enrico's tech pitch.

Key Points

  • DAB+ listening is rapidly expanding in countries like Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain, with significant investments and regulatory support driving this growth.
  • Germany has trialed a new DAB+ emergency notification feature that can automatically switch or wake up receivers to provide localized safety alerts.
  • The DRM Consortium showcased new multichannel capabilities at IBC2024, enabling the simultaneous broadcasting of multiple stations from a single transmitter, which is gaining traction in populous countries like India and China.
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