Membership Benefits

• Jointly promote the idea of Internet radios to retailers and consumers
• Developing the market for Internet radios and the sales of associated products
• Influence the direction of the internet radio industry - be a part of it
• Non-members will simply stand by and watch it happen!
• Stay informed of market trends and future developments
• Ensuring member’s products remain leading-edge and fully interoperable
• Participation in committee and general assembly meetings
• Early access to and ability to influence draft technical specifications
• Profiles and standards
• Opportunity to meet and network with other members
• Meet with significant CE brands and key broadcasters and service partners
• Understand common issues and requirements
• Understand their various business models
• Develop and implement joint promotional activities

Who Should Join?

Retailers

Radio Broadcasters

• One stop shop for ensuring accurate and complete listings on all IMDA member products including knowledge base on IMDA member device capabilities and features
• Access to device partners
• Ensure full interoperability between broadcast and receiver
• Opportunity to develop new business models specific to platform and device capabilities
• Global forum across the value chain to develop next generation display of rich metadata and interaction around content
• Opportunity for content providers and device makers to receive detailed statistics on content usage through IMDA member devices

Content Aggregators

Online Music Service Providers

Device Manufacturers and Technology Providers

• IMDA technical committees: influence the standards and use them to improve your products use of technical standards for your product definition and development
• IMDA marketing committees: participate in the IMDA promotional activities
• Use IMDA trademarked product category names and descriptions promotion of your products
• Certification/logo program: obtain IMDA certification & logo use for your products
• provide assurance and a common understanding to retailers, broadcasters & content providers
• Access to IMDA roadmap to see where the industry is going
• Access to broadcast partners