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NAB RADIO SHOW TO FEATURE DEMONSTRATION OF
HD RADIO ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
-- NAB FASTROAD project report on EPG Business Requirements
also released --
AUSTIN -- NAB's technology advocacy program, NAB FASTROAD,
announced today that a prototype Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
system for HD Radio will be on display in the BIAfn
Financial Network booth (booth 508) during The NAB Radio
Show in Austin. The system, an interactive on-screen guide
that displays scheduled broadcast programming, is suited to
serve the needs of local HD Radio stations.
The EPG system, developed for the NAB FASTROAD technology
advocacy program, will be featured in conjunction with the
release of a FASTROAD-commissioned report that describes the
key business requirements and consumer-use scenarios for
various HD Radio-based EPG system designs.
The overall goals of this
NAB FASTROAD project are to develop the business
requirements, system architecture and specifications for an
HD Radio-based
EPG. The project team -- BIAfn,
Broadcast Signal Lab (BSL) and Unique Interactive, which has
developed similar EPG services for the digital audio
broadcast market in Europe -- has worked in close
cooperation with iBiquity Digital Corporation, developers of
HD Radio technology, in coordinating the demo and report
being released today.
Implementing an EPG for radio is inherently more difficult
than for TV due to a variety of factors, including the
mobile nature of radio listening and the wide variation in
receiver displays, the report reveals. Taking these
challenges into account, this report presents what the
authors believe to be a workable design for a U.S. radio EPG
system utilizing HD Radio technology. Four possible delivery
architectures are presented in the report, accommodating a
range of station needs, from each station carrying its own
EPG data, to various methods of cross-carriage via
cooperation among station groups, or even an entire radio
market.
The full text of the report and information on the NAB
FASTROAD technology advocacy program are available at
www.NABFASTROAD.org.
Download the latest NAB FASTROAD report covering the
HD Radio EPG Project.
Click here to download
About NAB FASTROAD
NAB FASTROAD (Flexible Advanced Services for Television &
Radio On All Devices) is the technology advocacy program of
the National Association of Broadcasters. The overall
mission of the FASTROAD program is to seek and facilitate
development and commercialization of new technologies that
can be exploited by broadcasters using radio and television
broadcast spectrum.
About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier
advocacy association for America's broadcasters. As the
voice of more than 8,300 radio and television stations, NAB
advances their interests in legislative, regulatory and
public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation,
NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities,
strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in
the digital age. Learn more at
www.nab.org. |
