SADIBA Digital Radio Broadcasting Summit - WorldDMB DAB+ Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Date: 16th April 2015

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

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SADIBA Digital Radio Broadcasting Summit - WorldDMB DAB+ Workshop

Digitisation of radio – short and long term strategies for DAB+ roll out

Thursday 16 April, 0830-1700

The Fairway Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort, Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

A licence for a high powered DAB+ trial has been granted to SABC by the regulator ICASA. The trial commenced November 2014 and will run for a period of 12 months - Sentech is the signal distributor. The licence was applied for by the SADIBA/NAB Digital Radio DAB+ Trial Working Group. 21.5% of the population will be covered by 18 radio channels allowing 40 radio services from the Public, Commercial and Community sectors to participate. This workshop will inform stakeholders and decision makers on practical issues and the business case to take DAB+ from trial to commercial launch.

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Programme

08:30	Registration
09:00 - 09:15	Opening remarks: Lynn Mansfield, SADIBA, Executive Advisor, SABC
09:15 – 09:35	Session 1: International update - DAB+ around the world Bernie O’Neill, Project Director, WorldDMB – International Update An update on progress in Europe, Asia Pacific and Arab States on DAB/DAB+ rollout, countries with regular services and ongoing trials.
09:35 – 10:30	Session 2: Enabling policy and regulatory frameworks for Digital Radio ACMA speaker – Australian regulatory framework Dr Christian Vogg – EBU Digital Radio Toolkit Matt Deegan – the UK regulatory framework Jørn Jenson, NRK Norway – digital switch over, a European case study
10:30 – 11:00	Networking Break
11:00 - 11:45	Session 3: Content and new innovations in DAB+ New content on DAB - Fun Kids, UK Features and functionality of digital radio Meeting the cultural and educational needs of local communities with DAB+ Languages Interactivity of hybrid radio, character sets, service lists, standardisation Matt Deegan, Programme Director Fun Kids Dr Les Sabel, WorldDMB Technical Committee Kath Brown WorldDMB
11:45 - 12:30	Session 4: Network Options and DAB+ Planning Strategies DAB+ network models and funding: UK case study DAB+ network operations spectrum optimisation, design, operational models, cost Short and long term planning strategies Matt Deegan, Director, Muxco Dr Les Sabel, WorldDMB Technical Committee
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 14:30	Session 5: Receivers and Chipsets Chipsets and Receivers Mobile Phone Handset – the Universal Smart Phone Radio Project In car integration Chip / Receiver manufacturer Christian Vogg, EBU Kath Brown, WorldDMB
14:30 – 15:30	DAB+ in South Africa South Africa trial update and demonstration Speakers tbc
15:30 – 16:00	Networking break
16:00 - 17:30	Digital Radio – bringing it all together and next steps - Europe - UK - Australia - South Africa Dr Christian Vogg Matt Deegan Kath Brown Speaker from South Africa