Gospell Digital Technology acquires Newstar Electronics

Newstar Electronics has recently been acquired by Gospell Digital Technology Co.,ltd. Patents and technology of Newstar will be transferred to Gospell. This acquisition will further enable Gospell to leverage best practices and look at new opportunities in the digital radio receiver market.

Gospell Digital Technology Co.,Ltd. (GOSPELL) is a private hi-tech enterprise with R and D, manufacturing, business consultancy and planning, trade, delivery, project implementation and after sales service, acting as a complete DTV and triple-play solution provider for Digital TV/OTT related projects.

Gospell will continue on DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) development and business.

For more information about Gospell, please visit www.gospell.com

(Press Release)

New DRM receiver DR212

Thanks to DRM enthusiast Anurag Agarwal, here's the link to pre-order newest DRM receiver from Chengdu Newstar Co. Ltd. in China, going by the features looks promising with multicolor display, 100 memories, emergency warning feature, Jornaline, multi language support (hope it supports Hindi and Urdu unlike DR111) and built in Li-ion re-chargable batteries, eagerly awaiting !

More info at :   http://www.pfs-digitalradio.de/dr212/

Key Features :

- DRM/FM/AM Stereo
- MW/SW/FM Band
- DRM Journaline Data Service
- DRM scrolling text message
- DRM program recording
- DRM AFS
- DRM expert mode
- FM RDS
- Auto scan & manual tuning for DRM/AM/FM
- Unicode character support
- DRM emergency warning
- 100 station memory
- Music playback
- Build in multiple language
- Alarm clock/sleep timer

Newstar announces production version of its DRM receiver DR111A

                                                                       Screenshot from CDNSE website

                    

Newstar has posted info & specifications of an updated version of the Newstar DR111 receiver - DR111A. Comparing with DR111 specifications no changes has been observed, but the newer version is marked as "available for ordering" & not marked as "pre-production sample" as was marked for DR111.

Newstar DR111A specificatons : http://www.cdnse.com/products/dr111a

Order the new Newstar DR111A here : http://www.cdnse.com/dr111a-order

Update :

Tudor Vedeanu says via drmna yg "I've just found this piece of information: according to Dave N9EWO (http://n9ewo.angelfire.com), Newstar said "DR111A is a cost-down model of DR111 which removes long wave band reception and Journaline function".

BBC DRM 5845 kHz

2012-11-04 1456 Z 0 h 39 m 28N/77E 5845 kHz #BBCWorldService_DRM #DR111 21.0 dB avg SNR 99.8% audio #drmlog 

Digital Radio Mondiale

NewStar DR-111 Review by George Ross

George Ross, Frequency Manager at KTWR Guam, Trans World Radio writes about his recent experiences of using the NewStar DR-111

http://drm.org/news_item/NewStar_DR-111_-_review

 

Fraunhofer IIS announces the worldwide launch of Diveemo the new small-scale video service for Digital Radio Mondiale

Fraunhofer IIS Announces the Worldwide Launch of Diveemo the New Small-Scale Video Service for Digital Radio Mondiale, World's first Diveemo live broadcast showcased at IBC 2010,
demonstrating unprecedented DRM services

Fraunhofer IIS, the leading innovator of technologies for cutting-edge audio and multimedia systems, today announced the worldwide launch of Diveemo new small-scale video service for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) at IBC 2010. Initiated as a joint effort between Fraunhofer IIS, Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia and Chengdu NewStar Electronics, Diveemo delivers cost efficient large-area distribution of education and information video programs via DRM.

Developed by Fraunhofer IIS, Diveemo will be showcased Monday, 13 Sept. at the launch event hosted by the DRM Consortium at the Thomson booth, 1.D11. The launch will feature the world's first Diveemo transmission of a live video broadcast with BBC content displayed on a NewStar DRM receiver. The service will also be showcased at the Fraunhofer IIS booth 8.C81 for the duration of the IBC 2010 exhibition. DRM transmissions over shortwave have virtually unlimited coverage possibilities ranging from 100 to well over 5,000,000 square kilometres depending on the transmission conditions and broadcast parameters. The service opens the door to a large range of unprecedented information and education services and is an ideal platform to reach audiences worldwide with a single DRM transmitter or an even more cost-efficient DRM single frequency network. Diveemo offers free-of-charge reception and is independent of gatekeeper and third party providers like satellite and cable networks.

"Fraunhofer IIS developed Diveemo together with its partners Thomson and NewStar as the unique and cost-effective way to reach millions of people anytime, anywhere with a single terrestrial DRM transmitter," said Alexander Zink, project manager of Diveemo at Fraunhofer IIS. "With the low-cost implementation on the transmitter and receiver side, Diveemo allows broadcasters to reach audiences that otherwise could not participate easily in up-to-date sharing
of latest information and education programs and that so far were dependent on audio-only radio services."
Diveemo is designed to offer a convenient mobile small-scale video service experience, allowing users to quickly switch between channels and enjoy consistent audio and video even under bad reception conditions. A video stream can be accompanied by one or more audio streams, allowing for synchronous, multi-language support. Diveemo enabled receivers also feature all the benefits of the DRM Digital Radio standard, such as service selection by Unicode compatible station labels, alternative frequency signalling and switching, announcement and warning/alert features. Diveemo is on track to be standardized by ETSI in the near future.

(Press Release)