Welcome
Dear colleagues,
Welcome to Prague for WorldDAB Automotive 2024, and welcome also to our many members and friends who join us online.
It is my first Automotive event as President, and I am very much looking forward to an interesting and informative day. We have a fantastic line-up of expert speakers for you, coupled with great venues in a beautiful city.
I am pleased that we can once again bring together the automotive and broadcast sectors for this important event. This collaborative approach is critical for the future of broadcast digital radio.
We are delighted to be in Czechia this year, reflecting the exciting development of DAB+ broadcasting across the country for both public and private broadcasters, with coverage continuing to increase as new transmitters and multiplexes are launched.
We have other excellent stories to tell too. In Europe, RTVE in Spain launched DAB+ earlier this year, and it continues to roll out across new cities every month. After extensive growth in the last year, DAB+ coverage in France now reaches 60% of the population. Meanwhile, in Africa, Senegal has just launched its DAB+ pilot project in Dakar, and there are many exciting developments across Asia Pacific.
However, competition in the dashboard has never been greater. We know from our “Dashboard Dialogue” research last year that car buyers say broadcast radio remains an essential part of the in-car experience and is the most listened-to audio platform in the car. This means it is more important than ever that we all pull together to ensure that we keep DAB+ broadcast radio at the heart of the dashboard, coupled with the best possible user experience.
Our event today explores these important topics, and I thank our expert speakers who have come from around the world to share their knowledge with us today. I must also place on record my thanks to Bernie and the WorldDAB Project Office team, and to our local colleagues at Czech Radio, and the venues. Their hard work and commitment in producing such a special event is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy the day!
Jacky
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Programme
Registration and Networking Breakfast 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
Session 1 09:30 - 10:30 CEST
Host - Klára Nováková, Czech Radio
With over 15 years’ experience in journalism and broadcasting, Klára is the host, journalist, and deputy editor-in-chief at Czech Radio’s DAB+ station for children – Radio Junior, and producer of the Radio Junior Music Chart.
Opening address - WorldDAB President
The latest on the global growth of DAB+ and the importance of pulling together to ensure that we keep DAB+ broadcast radio at the heart of the dashboard, coupled with the best possible user experience.
Jacqueline Bierhorst, Project Director, Digital Radio NL and President, WorldDAB
EBU Playbook - a direction for the whole industry
The EBU Connected Car Playbook aims to ensure that audiences can continue to easily find and listen to the content they love in connected
Klára Nováková
Deputy editor-in-chief, Radio
Junior, Czech Radio and Host, WorldDAB Automotive
Jacqueline Bierhorst Project Director, Digital Radio NL and President, WorldDAB
Tomas Head of Partnerships, Swedish
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vehicles and offers a map of what is required from all parties involved.
Tomas Granryd, Head of Digital Partnerships, Swedish Radio;
Gwendolin Niehues, Head of Partner Management Audio and Voice, ARD
Czech radio industry moving ahead with DAB+ Czech Radio has been at the forefront of driving DAB+ expansion in Czechia. The industry has set ambitious targets to achieve 50% population and motorway coverage by the first quarter of 2025, and plans to extend regional population coverage to 70% of the population in the future.
Karel Zýka, Technical and Administration Director, Head of DAB switchover, Czech Radio and Vice President, WorldDAB
Q&A
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee
Granryd of Digital Partnerships, Swedish Radio
Gwendolin Niehues Head of Partner Management Audio and Voice, ARD
Karel Zýka
Technical and Administration Director,
Head
of DAB switchover, Czech Radio and Vice President, WorldDAB
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Programme
Session 2 11:00 - 12:00 CEST
DAB+ from the driver’s perspective
An overview of the latest research on why drivers love listening to broadcast radio.
Megan
Lazovick, Vice President, Edison Research
The fight for radio’s prominence in-car: Where are we now and can we win?
Radio is up against increasing competition in the car for drivers and passengers. Prominence and accessibility are vital to keep listening strong and to provide in-car listeners with the radio content they love. How is radio doing on prominence in different use cases such as hybrid radio, voice and smartphone mirroring? And what do we need to do to keep radio accessible and prominent?
Laurence Harrison, Director of Automotive Partnerships, Radioplayer Worldwide
Megan Lazovick Vice President, Edison Research
Laurence Harrison Director of Automotive Partnerships, Radioplayer Worldwide
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Prune De Deputy Director, Radio Classique
How broadcasters are enhancing the drive experience with DAB+
Targeting in-car DAB+ listeners with innovative new content and marketing.
Prune De La Fage, Deputy Director, Radio Classique and Kathrin Kluser, Media Specialist, OFCOM, Switzerland; Moderator: Jean-Marc Dubreuil, Programme Manager France, WorldDAB
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
La Fage Director, Classique
Kathrin Kluser Media Specialist, OFCOM, Switzerland
Jean-Marc Dubreuil Programme Manager France, WorldDAB
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Q&A
DSP based, reliable, made in Germany
Encoders
Multiplexers Scalable all-in-one solutions
• Remote and integrated Encoders • Integrated Monitoring
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& Accessories
Switches
DAB+ Headends
www.avt-nbg.de
more radio
–9 –Multiplexing, Testing and EWF Solutions from Germany
Signal Generator for Testing DAB+ Multiplexer & Encoding Emergency Warning Testsystem
www.izt-labs.de
Programme
Session 3 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Exploring the evolving role of broadcast radio amid advancements in car connectivity
Broadcasters must grasp car makers’ priorities and strategies to successfully engage with drivers and consumers. Positioned to educate and influence auto manufacturers, broadcasters can help in achieving mutual goals. This presentation will delve into these strategic pathways and opportunities. Roger Lanctot, CEO, Strategia Now
Challenges and opportunities for broadcast radio in today’s connected cars
Beyond home and office, connected vehicles have emerged as a tantalizing third space, where the latest technology trends can lure the listening public away from broadcast radio. With the proper tools, radio can give listeners
Roger Lanctot CEO, Strategia Now
Gereon Joachim Vice President Sales & Strategy, EMEA,
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more of the content they love and, crucially, gain amazing, timely insights into how, when, what and where their listeners are engaging with their programming, thus maintaining radio’s prominence in the digital dash.
Gereon Joachim, Vice President Automotive Sales & Strategy, EMEA, Xperi
Successful localised content
Practical advice from one of the world’s largest auto makers on overcoming challenges and avoiding pitfalls to implement localised content and advertisements on DAB+.
Frank Nowack, Function Owner Broadcast Radio, Ford Motor Company
Q&A
14:00 - 14:30 Coffee
Joachim
President Automotive Strategy, EMEA, Xperi
Frank Nowack Function Owner Broadcast Radio, Ford Motor Company
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Programme
Session 4 14:30 - 15:30 CEST
A view from the US on how broadcasters are driving radio’s future in automobiles
April Carty-Sipp, Executive Vice President of Industry Affairs, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) with Fred Jacobs, Founder, Jacobs Media
Revving up radio: mastering metadata and phonemes
Metadata and phonemes are critical components necessary for broadcasters to create seamless and intuitive interactions between drivers and their vehicles.
Nick Piggott, Project Director, RadioDNS and Vice President, WorldDAB; Gregor Pötzsch, Product Owner, Radio, CARIAD, Volkswagen Group and Chair of WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
April Carty-Sipp
Executive Vice President of Industry Affairs, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Fred Jacobs Founder, Jacobs Media
Nick Piggott Project Director, RadioDNS and Vice President, WorldDAB
Gregor Pötzsch
Product Owner, Radio, CARIAD, Volkswagen Group and Chair of WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
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Reinforcing broadcast radio’s dominance in the dashboard with DAB+
Corinna Drumm, Managing Director, Association of Austrian Private Broadcasters (VÖP); Javier Sanchez, Head of Strategy, RTVE Innovation Center, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE); Hanns Wolter, Technical Director, DAB Italia and Chair of WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee
Closing comments
Bernie O’Neill, Project Director, WorldDAB
Q&A
15:30 Close
Corinna Drumm
Managing Director, Association of Austrian Private Broadcasters (VÖP)
Javier Sanchez Head of Strategy, RTVE Innovation Center, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE)
Hanns Wolter
Technical Director, DAB Italia and Chair of WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee
Bernie O’Neill Project Director, WorldDAB
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Partner sponsors
Lunch sponsor Coffee break sponsor
Lanyard sponsor Delegate bag sponsor
Exhibitors
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AVT Audio Video Technologies GmbH
AVT Audio Video Technologies was founded in 1996 in Nuremberg as a manufacturer for professional audio equipment.
Today, AVT is a leading manufacturer of DAB technology offering reliable hardware and software solutions for small, cost effective setups as well as scalable, fully redundant headends.
By tailoring individual solutions aimed at the changing requirements of a developing market, AVT equips its partners with the technology necessary to shape the media landscape of tomorrow. While steadily developing new systems to connect digital infrastructure and broadcast, we also make sure to continuously improve our existing products by implementing new features to enable sustained use. All our hardware systems are DSP based to offer highest reliability for a prolonged lifecycle.
AVT has more than two decades of comprehensive audio knowledge and offers more than just DAB products. As one of the leading manufacturers of telephone hybrid systems and audio codecs, we are also able to realize cross-system integrations. The AVT systems, which are developed and manufactured in Germany, are deployed worldwide via national distributors. This gives us the opportunity to monitor global developments in broadcast and provide comprehensive solutions.
www.avt-nbg.de
DIGIDIA
DIGIDIA provides end-to-end DAB & DAB+ solutions for broadcast and test applications. The broadcast transmission range encompasses multiplexers, content servers, IP gateways for EDI & ETI, and road tunnel transmission/ break-in products. The monitoring range includes professional RF receivers and EDI/ETI/RF monitoring platforms. All products are provided for both virtual and physical server platforms - Software and hardware designs are 100% done in house. Since 2021 DIGIDIA is part of the NAUTEL group.
www.nautel.com/products/digital-radio/dab/
GatesAir
For over 100 years, GatesAir (a Thomson Broadcast subsidiary) has been an industry leader in over-the-air transmission solutions for radio and television broadcasters around the world. Our cutting-edge technology helps broadcasters increase efficiency, reliability, and flexibility in their workflows for a profitable and competitive edge.
GatesAir’s Maxiva line offers the industry’s most agile and efficient UHF/VHF transmitters and is globally recognized as the premier choice for DAB/DAB+ deployment. Designed for optimized power usage, maintenance, scalability, and connectivity, Maxiva transmitters are the backbone of digital radio and TV broadcasting worldwide.
Our Flexiva FM transmitters offer a wide range of power options, from costeffective, low-power units to high-efficiency, high-power models. For analog or digital usage, stations across the globe rely on these renowned solutions.
For reliable AoIP/VoIP distribution, our Intraplex STL codecs are the industry standard. Our award-winning IP and 950MHz codecs provide rock-solid, always-on assurance with advanced analytics and control.
www.gatesair.com/dab
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Inntot Technologies
Inntot Technologies is a Forbes India Select 200 Deep Tech company with prime focus on enabling cost effective next generation digital media receivers.
Inntot powers Digital Radio Receivers of major car makers.
Inntot’s field proven SDR based DAB/DAB+ Receiver solution including Data Services has been ported to various hardware platforms integrated with different Automotive grade tuners. Inntot is engaged with car OEMs and Automotive Tier-1s for providing SDR based DAB receiver solutions to various markets such as Europe, GCC, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Inntot is also working towards developing Audio processing components to enhance and enrich the user experience in vehicles. Audio processing components include basic features such as Loudness & DRC, Spatial Enhancement, Fade in/Fade out and advanced features such as Personalized sound zone, Noise cancellation, Noise enhancement etc.
Inntot Technologies is the winner of several prestigious awards including NASSCOM League of 10 - Emerge 50 2023, National Technology Awards 2021 of TDB, Government of India, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Skill Excellence Awards 2022 of Government of India, NXP Tech Startup Challenge 2022, Industrial Innovation Awards 2017 of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) - for the Best Service Startup and Top 10 Promising Startups of India, ASSOCHAM 4th ICT Awards 2020, DRM Enterprise Award 2019 instituted by Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium.
www.inntot.com
Paneda
Paneda offers innovative and cost-effective DAB solutions: safety systems, broadcast networks and broadcast systems. Nearly 200 tunnels in Norway are equipped with Paneda systems. Many local and public European broadcasters are using Paneda DAB Head-End systems with a complete range of products including multiplexing, audio encoders, data insertion and content management.
www.paneda.no
Radioplayer
Owned by broadcasters in 22 countries, Radioplayer brings together nearly 10,000 radio stations globally. Collaborating with automotive and tech leaders, we’re transforming radio for connected audiences. Our goal is to empower radio’s future through innovation and strategic partnerships. Our flagship products include Hybrid Radio Integrations in cars, an extensive app ecosystem and smart speaker integrations. Through the Radioplayer Data Platform and Insight Dashboard, we help broadcasters optimize content and business strategies. Through global collaboration and advocacy, we uphold radio’s cultural significance and accessibility. In essence, Radioplayer leads radio’s evolution, ensuring that radio remains a vital part of the connected world, whether it’s in cars, homes, or on any device where people listen to content.
www.radioplayer.org
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RF2Digital
RF2Digital specializes in providing automotive radio solutions that cover global radio standards such as DAB, DRM, CDR, HDRadio, AM/FM, and streaming radio. Our solutions leverage SDR (Software Defined Radio) technology, which can be seamlessly integrated into any automotive SoC. With a mission to surpass technical boundaries in automotive infotainment systems, we draw from decades of experience and research, striving towards uncharted territories of the future. As an initial endeavor, our focus lies on delivering comprehensive IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) system solutions.
http://rf2digital.com/
Xperi - featuring DTS AutoStage and All In Media (AIM)
Xperi, via its comprehensive broadcast technologies portfolio (including DTS AutoStage, AIM Radio Apps including the new AIM Player and AIM RAPID), is uniquely committed to support broadcasters in their special bonds with the communities they serve, enabling connections with audiences wherever they consume content, while simplifying and personalizing content discovery and future-proofing radio via a consistent and constant stream of broadcastcentric innovation.
When joining DTS AutoStage, broadcasters maintain control of their content in the car dash and gain access to end-user analytics. Broadcasters can join DTS AutoStage for free at https://onboarding.connectedrad.io
The Radioplayer Hybrid Radio
-Where the best of broadcast comes together with the Internet
Our pioneering hybrid radio integrations revolutionize the in-car experience by seamlessly blending traditional broadcast radio with cuttingedge technology and rich metadata. Ensuring that radio remains the dashboard superstar, delivering an unparalleled listening experience.
Learn more at radioplayer.org
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