A Hilversum, la radio 2.0 si racconta

Domani e venerdì gli amici dell'EBU si riuniscono a Hilversum per Multimedia Meets Radio 2010, organizzato quest'anno al Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (uno degli archivi audiovisivi più imponenti in Europa, con oltre 700mila ore tra tv, radio e cinema). Sul sito della manifestazione sarà possibile seguire in tempo reale l'evento, il più bello e stimolante per la radio 2.0.
Just wanted to say hello to Mike, MMR10's coordinator, and all the participants to this year's event. Have an excellent meeting and thanks in advance for all your discussions!

EBU Members and Associate Members are invited to attend EBU Radio's flagship multiplatform, multimedia event which thanks to Radio Netherlands Worldwide is taking place in one of Europe's most exciting media venues: the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, in Hilversum, on 18th and 19th March 2010.
The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision is an iconic and bold building that dazzles and grabs the imagination of visitors as they approach Hilversum's Media Park. The rainbow coloured edifice was inaugurated by Queen Beatrix at the end of 2006 to keep alive the Netherland's rich and varied contribution to the history of radio and television.
The beacon-like museum is a mash-up of cutting-edge technology, architectural creativity and historic archives. It complements the Media Park, the nerve centre of Dutch broadcasting, which describes itself as the place "where old and new media meet".
There could be no more appropriate epithet or indeed venue for MMR10, which shows how the digital revolution is transforming and reinvigorating the world's first broadcasting medium. MMR, the multiplatform multimedia radio workshop, is the only EBU event that looks at new content, new technologies and new opportunities for interactivity from the point of view of radio.
Special guests from Apple, Audio Boo, CBS Radio and The Guardian, amongst others, will join distinguished speakers from Europe's leading public service media in mini-workshops on social media, widgets and apps, podcasting, streaming and multimedia storytelling. Delegates will have ample opportunity to network with each other and to meet the special guest speakers at a speed dating event.
MMR is an opportunity for learning from the experience of others, for sharing ideas and for forging partnerships. It will highlight many of the challenges and opportunities facing radio today, as well as promoting good practices, stimulating creativity and providing a showcase for original content.

Digital Radio Summit 2010, Ginevra 17 febbraio '10

Tutto sommato non è che manchino troppi giorni al Digital Radio Summit 2010 organizzato dall'EBU di Ginevra per il 17 febbraio. Il programma si intitola "Defining multiplatform hybrid broadcast/broadband radio" e coinvolge le parti interessate a quattro grandi iniziative: il consorzio WorldDMB, quello per il sistema Digital Radio Mondiale, la Internet Media Device Alliance (che promuove la standardizzazione nel nascente settore delle Internet radio) e RadiDNS che con molta intelligenza si occupa di stabilire connessioni più solide e fruttuose tra il mondo dei contenuti broadcast e i servizi basati sul protocollo IP, senza necessariamente passare per l'uso di modulazioni numeriche.
Ecco la locandina con l'annuncio:

This digital radio summit will gather all the key players in European digital radio:

- WorldDMB - the developers of DAB, DAB+ and T-DMB
- DRM - the developers of DRM30, DRM+
- IMDA: Internet Media Device Alliance, developing and promoting Internet Radio devices
- RadioDNS, a organisation aiming at providing an efficient and seamless link between broadcast and IP platforms

Developing the magic formula in this context raises questions:

- How do these delivery platforms work with broadcasting content? What strategy do the broadcasters need to adopt?
- Which services work best with each platform - is there a pattern?
- How can they work together in a hybrid broadcast broadband environment?
- How will the receiver industry cope?

Who should attend?

- Broadcasters working on strategy, media delivery, new media, multimedia developments
- Service providers
- Industry forums: receiver manufacturers, platform manufacturers

E già che ci siete, cominciate a segnare in agenda l'appuntamento per il 18 e 19 marzo 2010 con Multiplatform Multimedia Radio (nuovo acronimo di Multimedia Meets Radio) 2010, organizzata come sempre dal grande Mike Mullane dell'EBU. Il programma preliminare, con tante caselle ancora da riempire si trova qui. Il focus della nuova edizione del convegno, che si terrà a Hilversum in Olanda, riguarda i social network e gli user generated content. Da non mancare.