Digital broadcasting in Europe has diverged in recent years from its initial focus on DAB to become a complex and fast-moving environment characterised by multiple standards and blurred boundaries between audio and video services;

* DAB has achieved market success in a small number of countries but it is viewed as an out-of date technology in other
markets and its roll-out has stalled.

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Mobile TV is being promoted as the next must-have feature for handsets but the industry is fragmenting around competing
broadcast and DRM standards.

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Supporters of satellite radio claim that their technology could enable true pan-European digital radio but observers remain
sceptical about the funding and business model.


This compilation of three concise reports from SBD analyses the market and technical trends for digital radio and TV broadcasting in Europe. It provides a realistic outlook for each sector by identifying the technologies that are being adopted in the leading countries and the factors that will
influence their future success.


The analysis is broken down into three sections:

Part 1 ~ Mobile TV (pages 4 - 27)
The Mobile TV section of this report identifies the current coverage of each standard, the developments that can be expected in the future and the challenges that vehicle manufacturers will face when integrating and/or embedding systems in the car.

Part 2 ~ Digital radio (pages 28 – 49)
The Digital radio section of this report identifies the first signs of a more positive future for DAB in the leading new car markets in Europe, triggered by further developments to the DAB family of
standards. The section concludes with an overview of the vehicle manufacturer’s adoption of DAB to date and the value-added data
services that will complement the core audio content.

Part 3 ~ Satellite radio (pages 50 – 74)
The Satellite radio section of this report analyses the plans and prospects for the leading service providers developing satellite radio for Europe. It identifies the regulatory and technical challenges that
they face, together with the key success factors that could stimulate
interest from vehicle manufacturers.