A report by independent Dutch research institute TNO compares various networks that may be used to cover a country with digital radio and...

The costs of distributing on demand television via the internet are higher than via broadcasting as soon as you pass only 8,000 viewers,...

The government of Denmark has agreed with the opposition to switch off FM in 2019, reports radionyt.se. That makes Denmark the second...

DAB has been on air since the 90s. Up to now all the radios for the European market have, with a few exceptions, been rather...

The Norwegian government has decided to switch off FM in January 2017 (given certain criteria which will be fulfilled). And in...

Samsung launched an ad campaign in the US shortly after the press launch of Apple’s Iphone 5. Apple fans were not impressed and...

I was just at IBC in Amsterdam, one of the world’s biggest exhibitions for professional broadcasting gear. There was also a conference...

I travel a fair amount and often speak to people about distribution related issues around the world. In most countries the attitude is...

Why is the world shouting for more bandwidth? Because the world is running out of it due to heavily increased usage and an explosion in...

I recently spoke at Johannesburg Radio Days in South Africa. Professor Franz Krüger (@franzkruger) of Wits Radio Academy in the same city...

One of the great things about digital broadcasting using DMB/DAB+ is the possibility to distribute other things than only live radio and...

I have repeatedly written about the digital radio situation in France, even on their FM switch off plan. Everything seemed to finally be...

The name of this blog just changed. Did you notice? It used to be called: Major Minor Details on Media, Technology and Travel It was then...

I wrote ‘Why the Internet Won’t Solve Everything‘ in late 2010. It has received a fair amount of attention, is still being read by new...

When the going gets tough, the French gets going. France has been very slow in adopting digital radio. But this is now set to change on...

A shift from data transport via the internet to data transport via broadcasting networks will create 62 billion USD (in present value...

Simple is good, right? Apple introduced their Iphone which did exactly the same as what Nokia N95 phones did at the time. The difference,...

Linear radio and TV, or broadcasting, is out. It is oldfashioned. No one wants to consume programmes exactly when they air anyway and to...

The evolution from analogue radio via FM to digital radio via DMB/DAB+ is picking up speed by the day. Germany launched nationwide radio...

I often hear that FM is cheaper than digital radio or mobile TV via DMB/DAB/DAB+. This is often argued, especially when it comes to small...