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<div>"If you compare where we were on the journey towards digital
television, we are today in roughly the same place with digital
radio.<big><o:p></o:p></big></div>
<div><big><o:p> </o:p></big></div>
However, you all know that radio is very different from television
and that the process of a major transition for radio needs to be
carried out over a different timescale and in a way which reflects
the needs of those who love radio."<br>
<br>
Is this true? I read somewhere that only half of the viewers in
London used Freeview, surely IPTV will erode this futher.
Demonstrating the common problem of trying to define what platform
will be used.<br>
<br>
Tony Bailey<br>
<br>
On 17/12/13 16:21, Richard Hilton wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s compare some statistics from this
speech:-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">‘The BBC’s national DAB network now reaches
94% of homes.’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">‘The commercial national DAB network
(Digital One) coverage is now at 89%.’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All very positive until you read that:- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">‘45% of people now live in homes with a DAB
radio’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So 55% of people live in a home <u>without</u>
a DAB radio. Anyone got any statistics about where people
mostly listen to the radio?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Richard<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
lang="EN-US"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Andy King<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 17 December 2013 14:15<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] Go Digital: full text of speech by
Ed Vaizey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">For information, please find below the
full text of the speech made by Minister for Culture,
Communications and Creative Industries Ed Vaizey at
yesterday's Go Digital event at the BBC Radio Theatre. <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">More news coverage of this event can be
found at (among other sites) Radio Today: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/no-switchover-date-for-dab-vaizey-says/">http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/no-switchover-date-for-dab-vaizey-says/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">==========================<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">“It is a real privilege to be here
today and I want to start by thanking the BBC for
hosting today’s conference and DRUK for organising this
event.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The radio industry is in the midst of
probably its greatest ever period of change – certainly
the greatest change since the birth of commercial radio.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The shift to digital is growing
steadily year on year. Listeners have the widest range
of choice – DAB, on TV, internet moderated by
increasingly sophisticated sites and by smart phones
opening up new audiences.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 2010 we inherited from the
previous Government an ambitious goal to switchover to
digital.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We supported that ambition. And we
established the Digital Radio Action Plan to inject
momentum, and encourage the industry to work together to
try and achieve that goal.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am grateful to the broadcasters and
other key stakeholders from industry and consumer groups
– many of whom are in the audience today – for the
support given to the Action Plan programme over the past
3 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have achieved a huge amount.   <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>There has been a massive increase
in coverage</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The BBC’s national DAB network now
reaches 94% of homes, up from 85% in 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The commercial national DAB network
(Digital One) coverage is now at 89%, including
launching in Northern Ireland in July this year, up from
84.5% in 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">And local DAB coverage has increased
from 66% in 2010 to more than 72% of households.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have launched eight local
multiplexes in the past 18 months alone. A ninth, in
Surrey, was launched on Thursday alongside Eagle 3 the
newest digital only radio station.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">There has been a huge growth in the
number of digital radio stations.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Back in 2009, there were only 4
national commercial digital stations in the UK. Now
there are 14. This proliferation in stations means that
the national commercial digital multiplex (Digital One)
is now full.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">In most of the UK listeners can now
receive more than 20 additional digital-only national
and local stations on DAB.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>More people are listening to
digital radio than ever before</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Digital’s share of listening now at
35.6%, up from 21.1% in 2009; In the last 3 years, total
hours of listening to the BBC’s national digital-only
stations has more than doubled.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">BBC 6 Music is now the number one BBC
digital-only station with over 1.7 million listeners a
week.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Radio 4 Extra now has 50% more
listeners since its rebrand from BBC Radio 7.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since its launch at the end of 2009,
Absolute 80s has gone from strength to strength. It is
now the number one commercial digital-only station, with
over 1.2 million weekly listeners.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">UK Radioplayer, a ground-breaking
partnership between the BBC and commercial radio, now
has around 7m unique users a month.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Radio is increasingly visible on
smartphones and connected devices, with stations
offering their own customised apps.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The number of digital radios has
hugely increased</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sales of DAB radios have held up
during the recession and against a fall in sales of
other consumer electronics with sales steady at around 2
million units per year – 45% of people now live in homes
with a DAB radio. Analogue radio sales are now half of
what they were in 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">And crucially, there has been
tremendous progress in another key area. Car
manufacturers offering more of their customers an
upgrade to digital – 41.6% of new cars sold in October
had DAB radios fitted as standard, up from just 4.4% in
2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">So today, I want to celebrate success
and to spur everyone on for more.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because while it’s clear we’ve come a
long way since 2010, there is still more to do before
the transition to digital can be completed.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have always said that the radio
listener will lead the transition to digital.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We set ourselves a series of
benchmarks.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Listening should be at 50%.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coverage needs to be built out
towards FM equivalence – with coverage matching FM in
place for all stations that need to switchover.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shifting new cars to digital and
migrating more in car listening<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are not there yet. So now is not
the time to switchover.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">But it is time to embark on the next
phase of our plans to ensure Radio has a strong digital
future.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">As always, the crucial benchmarks are
coverage, content, cars and consumers – the 4 C’s.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>On Coverage</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We know that where DAB coverage is
better and listeners have the choice of listening to
digital, digital’s share of listening tends to be much
higher – for example in London digital’s share of
listening is now around 44%. It’s important we maintain
the momentum in increasing coverage.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was delighted that the BBC
announced in October that it will extend the coverage of
its national DAB multiplex from just over 94% today to
97.3% by the end of 2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arqiva will extend the national
commercial mux to match the coverage of classic FM by
2016.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the next phase, the BBC,
Commercial radio and the Government will together fund
the build out of the local DAB tier to near commercial
FM equivalence by 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">This new roll out phase will give
around 4m households access to local commercial and BBC
services on digital by 2016.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">It will also mean substantially
better coverage on roads, which supports drivers and car
manufacturers.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">And to help underwrite that long-term
investment in local DAB by commercial radio, we intend
to use the powers in the Digital Economy Act to allow
Ofcom to extend the term of local multiplex licences
that will expire in the period up to 2026. We will also
enable Ofcom to extend licences terms – where services
are built out under the agreement reached with
commercial radio – to a common 2030 date.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>On Content</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We all know how much people love
their small local commercial and community radio
stations.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">That is why we have always said that
we will reserve a part of the FM spectrum for as long as
it is needed for those stations that are too small to
make the switch to digital. This remains the case.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will also be consulting shortly on
how we can improve the viability of the community radio
sector by removing some of the complex and restrictive
financing regulations currently in place.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">But wouldn’t it also be great if
people could also get this local content on digital?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have for some time wanted to see
progress on new solutions for small stations to have a
route to DAB which meets their needs.   I can announce
today that we will be providing new funding to Ofcom
over the next two years to build on the work of its
Brighton pilot to develop small-scale DAB solutions, to
allow smaller radio stations to go digital.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">But very local content is not the
whole part of the picture; we also want people to be
able to choose from the widest choice of national
commercial radio stations, like Classic FM.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">But that isn’t possible at the
moment, because our current national commercial
multiplex [Digital One] is full.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">To address that, I can announce today
that early next year Ofcom will offer the licence to
build and run a second national commercial multiplex
(D2).<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, whether it’s local or
national radio, it’s the content that connects with
listeners. And over the past few years, listeners have
seen the availability of different types of music
increase dramatically from a wide variety of sources,
including the internet and digital radio.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">So I can also announce today that
Ofcom will undertake a review of music formats next year
to see if these can be relaxed to give industry greater
freedom to adapt to changing consumer tastes and to
ensure competition. We are also committing, alongside
Ofcom, to look more closely at other rules and
regulations that exist around radio, to ensure they are
fit for purpose in a digital age.   <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>On Cars</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you all know, one of the more
intractable problems with the development of digital
radio has been in-vehicle conversions.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since 2010, a great deal of progress
has been made with new cars and I would like to offer my
thanks and recognition for the way car manufacturers
have embraced digital radio and in particular to the
Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders for the help
and support to the radio industry over the past three
years<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">More than four in ten new cars now
have DAB fitted as standard – meaning that almost a
million [845k in the 12 months to October] new vehicles
have been sold with digital radio in the last year
alone.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">All of this puts us on target for a
majority of new cars to be sold with digital radio as
standard by the end of this year – a really fantastic
achievement.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">But a large number of vehicles
already on the road still need to be converted to
digital radio.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">As Part of the Action Plan, a cross
industry group, with representatives from the radio
sector and motor industry, looked at the key issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the Group’s key
recommendations is to make sure that motorists know
about the options available to them to convert to
Digital.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">So today I am delighted to announce
that colleagues at the Department for Transport have
agreed that Digital Radio UK will be able to work in
partnership with the DLVA [car tax] and the Driver
Vehicle and Standards Agency, [which now incorporates
VOSA (who are responsible MOTs and MOT centres)], to use
their communication channels with motorists from next
year to let motorists know how they can upgrade their
listening experience to digital<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am also pleased to note that
Digital Radio UK, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and
Traders (SMMT) and industry are working together to take
forward other recommendations made in the Action Plan
report on vehicle conversion coming.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">All of this is great news for
Consumers:<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">More choice.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">More coverage.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">More opportunities to upgrade to
digital.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">New ways to engage.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">But to really give consumers
confidence, we need them to be sure the radio they buy
is right for them.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">For that reason, I welcome the news
today that Digital Radio UK will be speaking to industry
about taking forward the Digital Certification Mark
scheme – building on work done as part of the Digital
Radio Action Plan. This will signpost consumers to
digital radios that meet a minimum specification –
giving them greater assurance on the product they are
buying.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Digital Radio UK is also speaking to
industry about extending this scheme to in car digital
radio installers– so that if you take the decision to
upgrade your car to digital, you know that the person
responsible for installing it knows what they’re doing.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both schemes will help support
consumers who want to switch to digital to take
advantage of the increased choice of services.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Conclusion</b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">There has been much good progress in
the past 3 years.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you compare where we were on the
journey towards digital television, we are today in
roughly the same place with digital radio.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, you all know that radio is
very different from television and that the process of a
major transition for radio needs to be carried out over
a different timescale and in a way which reflects the
needs of those who love radio.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nonetheless, I absolutely believe
that the future of radio in this country is digital. We
cannot go backwards.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The radio listener will get a much
better service, and better functionality.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">There will be far more choice, with
many more stations.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The radio sector will be able to do
more and be able to reinvent itself in the years to come<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">And as the country returns to growth,
we should be mindful of the economic opportunity as
well.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">More than 50% of digital radios on
the world market are made by British companies – Pure,
Roberts, Revo and others – with UK technology in nearly
80% of digital radios.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Digital radio is beginning to make
real headway elsewhere. Norway and Denmark have made
commitments to a future switchover.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Germany is underway and France is
getting on board– and where Germany leads the rest of
Europe will not be too far behind.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The UK is at the forefront of
developments in digital radio, and we have a huge
opportunity not just with the UK market but also
throughout Europe.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today’s package of measures is
intended to cement this and herald in a digital age, as
and when the consumer is ready.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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