September 7th, 2009
IFA Show, Berlin, Germany, 7th September 2009 – The Internet Media Device
Alliance (IMDA) has announced a baseline certification standard for standalone
internet radio players. Called IMDA Profile 1, the standard aims to protect
consumers by aligning competing technologies and future-proofing internet
radio product design.
The full press release can be found below. (Requires Adobe Acrobat to view)
September 6th, 2009
IFA Show, Berlin
September 6, 2009
The IMDA certification Launch Event and Summit was held at the IFA Show in Berlin on September 6, 2009, to coincide with the IFA Consumer Electronics Show. The objective of the meeting was to announce a baseline certification standard for standalone internet radio players.
NOTICE: Distribution of this information is limited to the attendees, other parties who take an active role in the Internet media device market, and the press.
Photographs from the event can be viewed here.
Videos from each of the presentations can be found here. You will need a user name and password to access this content, you should receive these details if you attended the summit.
Welcome and IMDA IntroductionMark Hopgood, Director of Marketing, Frontier Silicon
Presentation of Profile 1Andy Giefer, Project Engineer, New Media Department, Deutsche Welle
The Future of Audio BroadcastingRoland Beutler, Chairman, EBU Future of Radio Group, SWR Engineer
Objective of Profile 2Nick Piggott, Head of Creative Technology, Global Radio
Social NetworkingColin Crawford, Director of Marketing, Pure