<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>Afternoon</div><div><br></div><div>The Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill 2016-17 is a Private Member's Bill to "make provision about the regulation of small-scale radio multiplex services; and for connected purposes".</div><div><br></div><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/broadcastingradiomultiplexservicesbill.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/<wbr>bills/2016-17/<wbr>broadcastingradiomultiplexserv<wbr>icesbill.html</a><div><br></div><div>The Bill was first presented to the Commons on 4th July by Kevin Foster MP and was supported by:</div><div><ul><li>Wendy Morton<br></li><li>Michael Tomlinson<br></li><li>Maggie Throup<br></li><li>Valerie Vaz<br></li><li>Peter Heaton-Jones<br></li><li>David Warburton<br></li><li>Kit Malthouse<br></li><li>Danny Kinahan<br></li><li>Mike Wood<br></li></ul></div><div>The Bill will have its second reading on <b>Friday 13 January 2017.</b><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>This Bill has Government support but there is no Parliamentary time available in which to debate it so, I understand, that it will need the support of the Opposition in order be able to pass to the next stage.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">We recommend reading the Ofcom report on the </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px">DAB</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> trial so far.</span><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/76921/small_scale_dab_trials_statement.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__<wbr>data/assets/pdf_file/0025/<wbr>76921/small_scale_dab_trials_<wbr>statement.pdf</a></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div>Next year will be a critical year from small-scale DAB and the CMA hopes to put on a small-scale DAB event in the Spring to discuss the opportunities and potential drawbacks that this new broadcast platform might present to the community radio sector.</div><div><br></div><div>Ash Elford from Angel Radio/Angel Digital will be speaking at the CMA members-only networking event (sold out) this Saturday hosted at BBC Broadcasting House.</div><span class="gmail-HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div>-- <br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail-m_-6792230345093001946gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div><div><div><div>Operations Manager<br></div>Community Media Association<br></div><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/community_<wbr>media</a><br></div><div><a href="https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/<wbr>CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br></div><div></div>Canstream Internet Radio<br></div><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk</a><br></div><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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