Internet Media Device Alliance, Inc.

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

 

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

 

At NAB Las Vegas, the Internet Media Device Alliance (IMDA) will inform about standardization and certification efforts on service metadata that will help broadcasters get a better online distribution

LAS VEGAS (NAB booth N3239),  – April 08, 2011 – An ongoing process of standardization and certification by the IMDA is set to further boost the already burgeoning popularity of Internet radio services. At NAB, representatives of the IMDA will be present to inform about the ongoing efforts and engage in a dialog with broadcaster on how to apply the developed standards.

NAB Press Release

 

Summary of the Internet Radio Forum at CES and information on our activities for 2011.

This Newsletter outlines our future meeting schedule and highlights include summaries of our Internet Radio Forum at CES and information on our activities for 2011.

IMDA Newsletter February 2011

 

Internet radio as the new area of the broadcast world requires standardisation if it is to continue to flourish and, equally importantly, if the quality of its offering is to be upheld. The article outlines how the work of the IMDA has brought standards to internet radio and is now poised to help enable a new raft of devices and services …

EBU tech-i article - This article was published in EBU's tech-i magazine (06/10) and is reproduced with kind permission of the EBU.
 

Summary of the meetings in Amsterdam along with a report from our Technical Committee.

This Newsletter outlines our future meeting schedule and highlights include summaries of recent meetings and information on the IMDA’s Central Discovery Service for metadata.  The Newsletter can be viewed here.

IMDA charts course for Internet Radio! The development of Internet radio services able to command large and loyal audiences has taken place at a phenomenal speed — so quickly, in fact, that it can be rather difficult to keep track. The inherent accessibility and ease of use of these services mean that they were destined for popularity, but it was perhaps surprising that so many consumers were prepared to migrate to the new platform in its nascent stages …

Radioworld Article
This article outlines the work of the IMDA (author: Jan Nordmann, Fraunhofer)
 

Summary of the upcoming meetings in Amsterdam along with a report from our Technical Committee.

This Newsletter includes details of our upcoming meetings and highlights include information on a technical specification for the next IMDA device profile, currently called ‘Profile 2’  The Newsletter can be viewed here.

Part of our mission statement is to “promote a set of open, interoperable standards” – and today we would like to announce availability of our “IMDA Service Identification for Broadcasters & Aggregators” specification.

The Service Identification describes a way for a broadcaster, or media organisation, to expose their data to a hardware or software solution run by a third party. The data from the media organisation contains details of itself, its brands and its brands’ transport methods. The Newsletter can be viewed here.

Summary of the IMDA meetings in Paris along with a report from our Technical Committee.

This Newsletter summarizes our meetings last month in Paris and includes a report from our Technical Committee.  We will have our next IMDA Summit in September of 2010.  The Summit will coincide with IBC which takes place in Amsterdam on September 9-14th.   Details to follow as to what day we are having the event.  The Newsletter can be viewed here.