RE: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread John Ousby
ey-Roberts Sent: 29 January 2009 18:24 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published But if it's 50% digital listening and let's say 90% of that isn't DAB, then why bother "making a clear statement of Government and policy

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
Sent:* 29 January 2009 16:41 > *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published > > Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any mention of FM vs DAB quality. > Even if the coverage is (eventually) there, if the quality isn&#x

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Scot McSweeney-Roberts
- > *From:* owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto: > owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] *On Behalf Of *Scot McSweeney-Roberts > *Sent:* 29 January 2009 16:41 > *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published > &

RE: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread John Ousby
k [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Scot McSweeney-Roberts Sent: 29 January 2009 16:41 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any mention of FM vs DAB quality. Even if the cov

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Scot McSweeney-Roberts
Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any mention of FM vs DAB quality. Even if the coverage is (eventually) there, if the quality isn't as good then I don't see 50% of the population switching to DAB any time soon. On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 16:31, Brian Butterworth wrote: > In the box on page 34, t

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
In the box on page 34, the second table has no headings. Nowhere does it mention the 'planned coverage' is for 2030. And best of all... "N.B. Comparing analogue FM to DAB coverage is not straightforward due to the individual characteristics of each platform and it is necessary to measure the per

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
I'm quite impressed by the way that the whole DAB+ issue has become a box about the boring sounding European 'Digital Radio Receivers Profiles' on page 33. Strange way to write a long-term plan if you ask me. 2009/1/29 Jim Tonge > And plenty not to: > (page 22) > "On the same basis, the Governm

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Jim Tonge
And plenty not to: (page 22) "On the same basis, the Government has yet to see a case for legislation in favour of net neutrality. In consequence, unless Ofcom find network operators or ISPs to have Significant Market Power and justify intervention on competition grounds, traffic managemen

Re: [backstage] Digital Britain Interim Report is published

2009-01-29 Thread Scot McSweeney-Roberts
I love how they make it sound like Apple's recent dumping of DRM was an embrace of some form of DRM that would work on any and all devices: "Digital Rights Management (DRM), properly applied, also has a role (i.e. where it allows users to access content on any device that they own, rather than bein