[cma-l] Small Scale DAB

[Tony Bailey]

Actually, it can be turned off at any time if technical issues arise - 
having said that, we were in Sheffield when similar statements were made 
about Access Radio...

Tony Bailey


On 07/03/15 09:25, Andy -Bay FM Radio wrote:
> I agree with Alex.
>
> All this expense to drive your listeners to DAB for 9/12 months with 
> no future guarantees and then have it turned off ?
> Sorry but, i don't think it's a good business plan.
>
> Andy.
>
>
> Sent from Samsung Mobile
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: tlr at gairloch.co.uk
> Date:06/03/2015 2:28 PM (GMT+00:00)
> To: David Duffy ,Alan Coote
> Cc: CMA-L
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Small Scale DAB
>
> Also bear in mind the fact that these are time limited trials with a 
> 9-month *maximum* and explicitly no guarantee of continuation or 
> future relicensing. Isn't that the biggest business risk to any long 
> term agreements?
> Alex
>> On 06 March 2015 at 14:03 David Duffy <david at theradiopeople.co.uk> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Great advice. I would further recommend that as a multiplex operator 
>> you should build your business plan on the assumption that any other 
>> services you carry may go bust and, if you are charging them for 
>> carriage, take payment monthly in advance. That's why we're creating 
>> a list of content providers/service www.localDAB.co.uk/brokering 
>> <http://www.localDAB.co.uk/brokering> that are DSPS-approved and 
>> ready, at a moment's notice, to replace any services that fail.
>> Regards
>> David
>>
>>> On 6 Mar 2015, at 12:04, Alan Coote < alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk 
>>> <mailto:alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk>> wrote:
>>>
>>> We were approached a while ago by 2 content producers about teaming 
>>> up and sharing airtime on a multiplex.
>>> After a lot of phone calls, Ofcom confirmed that DSPS licenses are 
>>> required by each service provider, even if they are sharing air time.
>>> However, in our case the multiplex owner wanted a single contract 
>>> with a holding company rather than deal with individual DSPS 
>>> holders. They felt it gave them better security.
>>> This highlighted several issues of working with other companies on a 
>>> DAB multiplex whose financial stability we had to rely on.
>>> I'd suggest that stations should carefully consider what happens if 
>>> the partner companies don't pay their way or go out of business.
>>> And, it may be worth getting professional advise about setting up a 
>>> limited liability broadcast company to protect the underlying 
>>> community station.
>>> Kind Regards
>>> Alan
>
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