http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1 2012-02-11T22:31:34-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/features/intel_briefs/11500.html 2008-11-24T20:38:00-06:00 2008-11-24T20:38:00-06:00 Carl Marcucci How Serialization Benefits Radio BroadcastersBy Tom Rucktenwald and Hugo Latapie of NDS AmericasPlatform operators in satellite and cable TV have successfully used serialization for many http://www.rbr.com/features/intel_briefs/11500.html 2008-11-26T12:28:23-06:00 2008-11-26T12:28:23-06:00 Pocket Radio "Reduced quality concerns""iBiquity has stated that RadioGuard will become a standard feature of the HD Radio system. These competing capabilities mean that purchasers of early models of HD Radio have no guarantees of continued broadcasts of either high-quality audio or extra channels. Audio quality will suffer as broadcasters decide to subdivide their streams into extra HD-2 and HD-3 channels. And if the extra channels become subscription channels, they will become invisible to older radios without RadioGuard (and to those unwilling to pay for them)."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio"Now on HD Radio: Subscriptions, Pay Per Hear, and More""A new 'conditional broadcasting' feature for HD Radio called RadioGuard, from NDS, will allow owners of compatible HD radios to pay for premium content via a subscription, a one-time charge, or as part of a sponsored deal... They're primarily looking at home and car use right now because it's hard to design a device like this to consume so little power that it can be carried away from a power source."http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/04/now_on_hd_radio.html"Can all HD Radio tuners get these extra channels?""Multicasting was developed after the first generation of HD Radio tuners hit the market. While all HD Radio tuners will pick up the station's primary digital channel, only radios that are designated multicast-capable will be able to pick up HD-2 and any additional subchannels. Multicasting capability has since become a standard feature on HD Radio tuners. At this point, most HD Radio tuners on the market can receive multicast channels."http://tinyurl.com/5ldqedThose few consumers that have bought current HD radios are going to be real happy, as what happened with multicasting, when their HD radios stop working. Getting consumers to sign up for subscription HD channels is going to be a joke - who's going to call a phone number every time, or get on the Web to sign up? Satrad already has a failing business-model, and Satrad gets nationwide coverage with just one signup fee. So much for inexpensive HD radios, and free access to our public airways! What a scam! http://www.rbr.com/features/intel_briefs/11500.html 2008-11-26T12:38:46-06:00 2008-11-26T12:38:46-06:00 Pocket Radio "RadioTAGr Enables iTunes Tagging for FM Radio""RadioTAGr, an Internet-based tagging service, has plans to launch a new music service that allows radio listeners to enjoy 'iTunes Tagging' without requiring a special HD Radio receiver."http://tinyurl.com/4yzprq"Who needs 'Tagging' for HD radio?""No 'HD tagging' required. No HD radios required, in fact. Why buy a new radio in order to tag your songs when you can do it on an iPod right now?"http://www.hear2.com/2008/02/who-needs-taggi.htmlI forgot - who needs tagging for HD Radio? Same goes for the new iPhone music tagging feature, I beleive. The personalized music services, such as, Pandora, Slacker, Last.fm, and Jango, that can be used for music discovery, flat-line HD Radio:http://tinyurl.com/5hzhcyhttp://tinyurl.com/58fdbehttp://tinyurl.com/5hzhcy