Internet Media Device Alliance, Inc.

Another fantastic year at CES…

claudia — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:00:28 +0000

The industry came together at this premier event to hear about the latest developments in bringing IP Radio to the Automotive World. CE companies, Auto OEMs, broadcasters and 3 major aggregators were in attendance.

Thanks to our top quality speakers and experts who shared their insights with us, it was a big success!

IMDA 1: 2011′s achievements and new initiatives, John Ousby, vTuner

IMDA 2: Internet Radio to the Car, Roger Lanctot, Strategy Analytics

IMDA 3: Panel Discussion: Synchronization, Control and the Second screen, moderated by Jan Nordmann of Fraunhofer. Panelists: Steve Harris of SCMC’s BridgeCo; Hitoshi Ono of Vodafone ; Massimo Baldini of Livio Radio and Kristin Perkins of TuneIn .

IMDA 4: Closing Remarks, Colin Crawford, PURE

Additional information can be obtained via claudia.jablonski@imdalliance.org

Roger Lanctot, Strategy Analytics presenting on Automotive Issues and Opportunities

From left: Hitoshi Ono of Vodafone ; Kristin Perkins of TuneIn; Steve Harris of SCMC’s BridgeCo; Massimo Baldini of Livio Radio and Jan Nordmann of Fraunhofer moderating the panel

Steve Harris, SMSC shared his expertise

Colin Crawford, PURE delivered a summary of the day’s events

IMDA Meetings, November 2-3

claudia — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:15:18 +0000

We have scheduled our next committee and working group meetings on November 2-3. The meetings will take place at the BBC, Henry Wood House, 3-6 Langham Place, London W1B 3DF. Directions can be found here. All members are encouraged to attend. All meetings are open with the exception of the Technical Committee and Steering Committee meetings (Thursday afternoon) where only committee members can participate.

If you are not yet a member and would like to join us for a meeting, please contact claudia.jablonski@imdalliance.org.

Meeting Schedule (all times are in GMT):

Wednesday, November 2
Meeting Room 823-824

09:00-11:00 Automotive WG
11:00-13:00 Automotive Profile
13:00-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-15:30 Statistics & Tracking WG
15:30-17:00 Marketing WG

19:00 Meeting attendees are invited to dinner at La Vigna Ristorante
110 Great Portland Street, London

Thursday, November 3
Meeting Room 730

09:00-11:00 CDS demo
11:00-13:00 Metadata WG
13:00-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-15:00 Metadata WG (cont.)
15:00-16:00 Technical Committee
16:00-17:00 Steering Committee

The following hotels are within walking distance to the meetings:

Holiday Inn Oxford Circus, 57-59 Welbeck Street, London W1G9BL, Hotel Front Desk: 44-207-9354442

Grange Fitzrova Hotel, 20-28 Bolsover Street, London W1W 5NB, Hotel Front Desk: +44 (0) 20 7467 7000. If you mention that you are visiting the BBC, they will give you a discounted rate.

2011 RadioShow – a great success!

claudia — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:49:00 +0000

Thanks to ALL who came to see us at the Radio Show in Chicago!

The 2011 Radio Show was a great success! Driven by a reinvigorated Marketplace floor, the show was abuzz with energy and excitement – and a record number of attendees! Up 24 percent from last year, 2011 Radio Show attendance exceeded expectations, meaning more than 2,200 attendees participated. The show brought the best and brightest in radio together to network with industry partners, discover new ways to deliver content and explore creative business opportunities. Next year’s Radio Show will convene at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, September 19-21 – Hope to see you there.

John Ousby, Director Broadcaster Services, vTuner presenting at the Radio Show Engineering Program

You can view John’s presentation: Radio-Not just another App

Lots of activity on the Show floor

The IMDA Booth – open for business!

IMDA Newsletter – September 2011

claudia — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:38:27 +0000

Summary of our working group activities and upcoming meetings.

This Newsletter includes information about the upcoming NAB Show, along with an update on our Central Discovery Service, and reports from our 2 new working groups.

IMDA Newsletter September 2011

Record breaking year at IFA

claudia — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:49:01 +0000

Retailers and consumers reacted very positively to the record number of product firsts at this year’s IFA.

Tablets, televisions, 3D, smartphones, the IMDA…all of it at the 2011 IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.

IMDA presentations at the IFA TecWatch Forum

Andy Giefer, Artistic Engines presenting on Harmonized Metadata

View Andy’s presentation here

John Ousby, vTuner updating all on in-vehicle Internet Radio

We will be at the NAB Radio Show

claudia — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:04:19 +0000

The IMDA will be exhibiting at the 2011 Radio Show, September 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

Radio Show Engineering Program
Come see a presentation by IMDA’s Auto working group chairman John Ousby at the Radio Show Engineering Program in the Columbus E/F (conference theater) at 11:30am on Thursday. The presentation is entitled, “Radio-Not just Another App”. Stop at our booth #529 for personal meetings on September 14-16.

Exhibiting in Booth 529
Be sure to visit us at our booth throughout the exhibition. You can find us on the floorplan: http://expo.nabshow.com/radio11/public/floorplan.aspx?mapid=92&ID=968&sortMenu=103001&MainMenuID=949

Drop by our booth to see how the IMDA can help you put your radio station up on Internet connected TVs, radios, automobiles, and many other consumer products.

Free Passes
Please contact the IMDA office if you are interested in free admission to The Marketplace at the 2011 Radio Show, which will feature a first-class exhibit floor offering wall-to-wall equipment and services, meeting rooms, a networking lounge and special events.

IFA/NAB brochure - Come and visit the IMDA at the upcoming trade shows in Europe and America

If you plan to attend the Radio Show and want to speak to an IMDA representative at a certain day/time, please contact the IMDA office.

Join us at IFA!

claudia — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:56:17 +0000

The IMDA will be presenting at IFA TecWatch on September 5-6, 2011. IFA TecWatch is the platform for innovation – the IFA future lab for technologies and applications in the consumer electronics and home appliance industries. In Hall 11 visitors to IFA will explore key global issues in the context of institutional and industrial research.

John Ousby, Director of Broadcaster Services, vTuner and Andy Giefer, Founder Artistic Engines, will be presenting at the IFA Tech Watch Forum in Berlin on September 5 at 11:00am and September 6 at 12:30pm. John’s presentation entitled, “Radio – not just another app”, will be centered around Internet radio in the car. Radio has an 80 year heritage of association with motor vehicles and in most territories represents the lion’s share of radio listening today. IP provides another route for extending the relationship of audio in this environment, with the accompanying extension of choice beyond terrestrial transmission limits, moving beyond simulcast into on demand and internet only content. IP can also offer enhanced information about the content, visuals, enhanced audio and interactive options. Hear from the Internet Media Device Alliance (IMDA) on the opportunities and challenges in this space.

Andy’s session will bring you up to date with the technical side of Internet Radio, focusing on recent activities of the IMDA’s Technical Committee. The presentation takes a look at three key aspects of the delivery chain connecting broadcasters’ output with the listener. First and most importantly, the IMDA’s guidelines on Metadata are presented, allowing media organizations to describe their streaming services through text and graphics. Second, the Central Discovery Service project is introduced, taking care of distributing broadcasters’ metadata to the outside world, such as aggregating services, in an automated fashion. And finally, the IMDA’s basic and advanced device profiles are discussed, giving guidance to broadcasters and manufacturers alike on technical capabilities Internet Radio users have come to expect, as well as highlighting current trends in the industry.

If you plan to attend IFA and want to speak to an IMDA representative, please contact the IMDA office for an appointment.

IFA/NAB brochure
Come and visit the IMDA at the upcoming trade shows in Europe and America

For more information about the show, please visit:
http://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website/Internet/Internet/www.ifa-berlin/englisch/index.html

IMDA meetings, June 20-22

claudia — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:01:05 +0000

We have scheduled our next committee and working group meetings on June 20-22. The meetings will take place at Fraunhofer’s headquarters in Erlangen, Germany. Meeting address and location details can be found here. All members are invited and encouraged to attend the working group and marketing committee meetings. The Technical Committee and Steering Committee meetings are open only to committee members. If you are not yet a member and would like to join us for a working group meeting, please contact claudia.jablonski@imdalliance.org.

We have set internal IMDA meetings as follows:

Monday, June 20
1300-1550 Automotive Working Group
1600-1700 Marketing Committee Meeting

Tuesday, June 21
0900 – 0950 Statistics/Tracking WG
1000 – 1200 EPG WG
1200 – 1300 Central Discovery Service WG
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1500 Central Discovery Service WG (cont.)
1500-1700 Automotive WG (cont.)

Wednesday, June 22
0900 – 1300 Metadata WG
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1450 Technical Committee
1500 – 1700 Steering Committee

Hotel information:
The Hotels in Erlangen are really nearby (walking distance to Fraunhofer) but not really attractive from a sightseeing perspective. For the latter, it is recommended to stay in Nurenberg downtown which is about 20 min (25 Euros) by cab.

Hotels in Erlangen:
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/kontakt/hotels/index.jsp
Hotels in Nurenberg:
Duerer Hotel http://www.duerer-hotel.de/index.php?id=8&L=1
Holiday Inn http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/nuernberg/nuecc/hoteldetail
Hotel Am Jakobsmarkt: http://www.hotel-am-jakobsmarkt.de/main.php?l=en

IMDA Newsletter – April 2011

claudia — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:35:01 +0000

Summary of recent conferences at RadioDays Europe and NAB along with reports from our committees and working groups.

This Newsletter includes summaries of recent conferences along with reports on the activities of our committees and working groups.

IMDA Newsletter - April 2011

IMDA was at 2011 NAB Show

sebastian — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:17:56 +0000

Our main goal for the Show was to introduce our work to the US broadcaster audience; we accomplished this goal through conference attendance, our PIT sessions, and presence at the IMDA booth.

In a show dominated by TV, it was great to see the amount of interest and support we got around radio. We had a standing room only series of PIT sessions and steady traffic at the Booth. We would like to express our thanks to everyone who came by to visit us.

Our gratitude to the NAB for inviting us to participate and providing the space for us.

Claudia Jablonski, Program Manager and Robert Greenbaum, vTuner, speaking with Mike Starling from NPR

Jan Nordmann, Fraunhofer, presenting on behalf of the IMDA in the Radio PIT

Our presentation at the booth can be viewed here:
Presentation at NAB Show booth