DAB 'Flop' and Internet Radio

An article on The Register says BBC Trust Chairman Michael Lyons has called for a review of its radio strategy - acknowledging the failure of DAB and the Corporation's neglect of Internet radio.

It appears that Internet radio is a great untold BBC success story with iPlayer users listening to radio for 163 minutes per month, and spending just 64 minutes watching TV. Although traditionally people have listened to Internet radio using their PC's these days increasing numbers are listening to Internet broadcasters via their cell-phone.

Read the full Register article 'BBC chief acknowledges DAB flop & internet radio' at
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/06/
bbc_radio_review/

Thanks to Mike Terry for spotting this item.

Public broadcasting in the digital age - Internet radio will take the broadcast tower's place
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2010/
npr_in_digital_age.htm