EBU Radio News

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EBU Radio News Sport

• 13th Radio Assembly
• Dublin, 19 April 2007
• From 12 many to 121
• Javier Tola

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Technical milestones

• 1906 First radio broadcast, Massachusetts
• 1920 First licensed commercial radio station
• 1940 Regular FM radio broadcasting begins
• 1954 Transistor radios are sold.
• 1992 Digital AM radio broadcasting is tested.
• 1994 Radio HK, a 24-hour Internet-only radio
  station.
• 1999 Satellite audio services are offered
• 1999 DAB receivers go on sale
• 2000 Podcast starts
• 2001-2002 Commercial satellite radio in the US
  starts
• 2003 DRM starts
• 2004 HD radio starts
• 2005 DMB starts
• 2006 DAB starts

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in football terms...

• KICK-OFF
• Min 1 First radio broadcast, Massachusetts
• Min 12 First licensed commercial radio station
• Min 30 Regular FM radio broadcasting begins
• Min 43 Transistor radios are sold.
• HALF TIME
• Min 77 Digital AM radio broadcasting is tested.
• Min 79 Radio HK, a 24-hour Internet-only radio
  station.
• Min 83 Satellite audio services are offered
• Min 83 DAB receivers go on sale
• Min 84 Podcast starts
• Min 85 Commercial satellite radio in the US
  starts
• Min 87 DRM starts
• Min 88 HD radio starts
• Min 89 DMB starts
• Min 90 DAB starts
• FINAL WHISTLE

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Radio sport 12many

• 1921 Baseball's World Series is reported by
  radio
• 1927 BBC starts sports commentary
• 30s Radio rights and sponsorship enter the
  market in the US
• 60s Radio rights in Europe for major events
• 80s All-sports radio starts

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Back to square one
80 years of sports commentary - Jan 1927
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TV joins the show

• 1925 In London, the demonstration of a televised
  image. The first image
• 1936 BBC worlds first TV service
• 1951 Colour TV
• 1954 In U.S., television revenue surpasses radio
  revenue.
• complementary platforms? UEFA

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Role of Radio sport and PSB

• 60s 70s private radios entered the market
• However PSB radios still strong in sport
• Adapt to new habits and platforms.
• Radio sport as a mirror of the society

• TVradio

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121

• Listener is king
• UGC
• Podcasting
• Games and quizzes
• The world of sport is moving
• is it still radio? of course

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Conclusions

• Radio sport is in good shape
• Optimize new platforms possibilities
• It is a must to attract young listeners

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• Thank you for your attention