[cma-l] Ofcom: 10th March, DCMS: 11th March

Mon Mar 7 15:51:51 GMT 2016

Hiya all,

Going in everyone concerned knew and expected it to be a 9 month trial.

If anything this extension could be seen as a testament as to possible
success and the future off it. The government is already considering the
longer term implementation and don't want those current stations /
multiplex holders to stop and have to restart.

At the stakeholder meeting I pushed the DCMS for an understanding of the
timescales involved before legislation is in place to enable others to take
advantage of the opportunity of small scale DAB. Whilst they wouldn't be
held to a deadline or timeframe at that time, they confirmed to me that
they / the government are keen to make it as quick as feasible. But we all
know that these things can take as long as they take.

This is a matter that the CMA will be taking up and pressing the DCMS &
Ofcom for a timetable, as well as consulting with members for the best
outcome for the community media sector. I can confirm that the CMA has
already started conversations both with PPL and PRS in regard to the music
licenses for small scale DAB.

They are extending it by 2 years (so max would be 2 years 9 months), I
assume (note I) because they believe they can get the legislation in place
before then. They see it akin to the pilot project for community radio,
which I believe the CR order was in place before the trial licenses
expired? (a bit before my time).

Its worth mentioning most of this is in relation to the legislation
involved with licenses multiplexes NOT services (eg stations), again if you
have a small scale or even local / regional DAB service in your area or
where you would like to broadcast you can already consider applying for
that (if there is space).

On 7 March 2016 at 14:48, Alan Coote <alan.coote at 5digital.co.uk> wrote:

> Martin, et al,
>
> This decision affects the whole radio industry.
>
> Firstly, small scale DAB operations based their business model on a 9
> month trial. The calculation of ROI over nearly 3 years is very different
> from 9 months.
>
> The delay puts the licensing of small scale DAB very close to a potential
> round 4. So unless community licensing is concurrent with small scale DAB,
> stations will have to choose their platform without full knowledge of the
> other.
>
> There are a number of commercial analogue stations which would love to
> have an affordable DAB solution. This delay is costing them audience share
> and revenue.
>
> Finally, what were they thinking! As this is a technical feasibility trial
> how is extending it to 3 years going to give a significantly better
> outcome? There’s only 5 things you can do in project management; hire more
> people, reduce the quality, alter the scope, find another way to achieve
> the same result or extend the time.
>
> Anyone of the other options I believe is preferable to extending the
> deadline.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> Alan Coote
>
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> martin at martinsteers.co.uk" <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>
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> cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk" <cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk>
> Date: Monday, 7 March 2016 at 09:30
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> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Ofcom: 10th March, DCMS: 11th March
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> I completely understand (and agree to an extent).
>
> At its inception it was a 9month trail, and its DCMS who have decided to
> extend it for an additional 2 years.
>
> This is more so that the current stations dont fall off the trail whilst
> the government puts the legislation together to enable Small Scale DAB to
> happen.
>
> No new multiplex licenses will be issued until that time, HOWEVER new
> services (stations) can appear on multiplexes if they have the space.
>
> I was recently at the Digital Radio stakeholder meeting representing the
> CMA and put some of these questions direct to the DCMS.
>
> Martin
>
> On 4 March 2016 at 10:26, Ray Godby <ray.godby at hcrfm.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Just the fact that if we had known that the trial for DAB was going on
>> for 2 year and 9 months we would have applied. It makes the costing more
>> reasonable for us and i am sure many other stations and do they think that
>> its working due to extending the trial. And is it really right that just a
>> few stations will have nearly three years to the exclusion of others.
>> On 3 Mar 2016 19:02, "CMA-L" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> The Community Media Association is meeting with Ofcom on Thursday 10th
>>> March 2016. Please detail any specific issues that you would like the CMA
>>> to raise with Ofcom using the form below:
>>>
>>> http://bit.ly/cmaOfcom
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>>> As well as the extension to the small-scale DAB trial, the CMA will also
>>> discuss training and education initiatives with Ofcom on key commitments as
>>> mentioned in their statement
>>> <http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/key-commitments/statement/>
>>> issued today:
>>>
>>> If the sector thinks that there are benefits from standardised
>>> record-keeping beyond what is currently required by Ofcom, it remains
>>> possible for the sector to organise this, perhaps via an umbrella
>>> organisation such as the CMA. We welcome the suggestion from the CMA to
>>> contribute to the development of a number of training and education
>>> initiatives around record-keeping under the new Key Commitments, and will
>>> explore this further with the CMA as part of our regular engagement
>>> programme with them.
>>>
>>>
>>> And on Friday 11th March 2016 the CMA is meeting with the Department of
>>> Culture Media & Sport . Please detail any specific issues that you would
>>> like the CMA to raise with DCMS here.
>>>
>>> http://bit.ly/cmaDCMS
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