A day after the opening of the 2003 IFA, Berlin's international
exhibition of home media electronics, the collective organizations
of DRM
(Digital Radio Mondiale) and WorldDAB
(Digital Audio Broadcasting) - which are both supported by the EBU
- announced an agreement to back digital radios for the European
public which can handle both systems.
A packed press conference heard the presidents of the two
organizations - Peter Senger for DRM and Annika Nyberg for WorldDAB
- explain why DRM+DAB radios are on the way.
World DAB Forum President - and executive from EBU Member YLE -
Annika Nyberg, explained that the move was
inevitable: "manufacturers would do this whether we
agreed or not - because it is what the consumers will ask
for".
Industry experts reckoned the first combined DAB/DRM receivers
will costs 500-600 euros in the shops, but prices will fall with
volume production.
Click here for joint DAB/DRM press release.
