Australia - Radio - Digital Radio

Synopsis

Two major trials are being conducted in Sydney and Melbourne for digital radio. Most commercial radio stations are trialling digital radio through Commercial Radio Australia. Some of the radio stations in Sydney currently trialling digital radio are already making use of digital radio’s advanced data capabilities. The launch of digital radio, which will start in capital cities from July 2009, is expected to cost the radio sector about $400 million. By that time many industry experts believe that the radio industry could be overtaken by new technologies such as wireless Internet radio. Australian commercial radio broadcasters have agreed to adopt the new DAB+ standard for the implementation of digital radio.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Market overview
  
  • 2.1 Introduction
    
  • 2.2 Market update
    
  • 2.3 Digital radio will face a difficult launch in 2009
    
  • 2.4 Regulatory developments
    
  • 2.5 Extension of digital radio trials – June 2007
    
  • 2.6 Agreement on new DAB standard
    
  • 2.7 Broadcasters prepare for digital rollout – early 2006
    
  • 2.8 Government prepares for digital radio launch in 2009
    
  • 2.9 Australian CRA digital radio trials in 2006/07
    
  • 2.10 Overseas developments
    
• 3. Market analysis
  
  • 3.1 Analysis in early 2008
    
  • 3.2 2009 launch of digital could be overshadowed by new technologies
    
• 4. Market surveys
  
  • 4.1 2007 survey
    
  • 4.2 2006 study on consumer interest in digital radio
    
• 5. Development path of digital radio
  
  • 5.1 Year 2005
    
    • 5.1.1 Spectrum restrictions for digital radio
      
    • 5.1.2 Australian government decisions on digital radio rollout
      
    • 5.1.3 Picture radio
      
    • 5.1.4 Commercial radio to introduce an EPG
      
  • 5.2 Year 2004
    
    • 5.2.1 Market developments
      
    • 5.2.2 Unique Interactive
      
    • 5.2.3 Commercial radio Australia trials
      
    • 5.2.4 Growing consumer interest in digital radio
      
  • 5.3 Year 2003
    
    • 5.3.1 Digital Radio Broadcasting Australia
      
    • 5.3.2 Commercial Radio
      
• 6. Features and benefits of digital radio
  
  • 6.1 Reception quality
    
  • 6.2 Features – text, images and data
    
  • 6.3 Music downloading
    
  • 6.4 Greater programming capacity
    
  • 6.5 Traffic information
    
  • 6.6 Advertising
    
  • 6.7 Pay radio
    
  • 6.8 Recent Australian developments
    
    • 6.8.1 Real time traffic information
      
• 7. New and alternate delivery channels
  
  • 7.1 Visual Radio
    
  • 7.2 Satellite digital radio
    
  • 7.3 Internet radio
    
    • 7.3.1 Gaming via Internet radio
      
• 8. Technologies
  
  • 8.1 Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)
    
  • 8.2 DVB-Tsb
    
  • 8.3 Eureka 147
    
  • 8.4 In Band on Channel (IBOC)
    
  • 8.5 ISDB-t
    
• 9. Related reports
  

• Exhibit 1 – Timeline of music on the Internet