When I wrote on the future of the music business for The Word, I wasn’t expecting how fast some of the predictions would become reality. It was clear that digital radio was in for a rough ride, but events are snowballing. Since January Virgin Radio and GCap Media have both pulled the plug on some or all of their digital stations. In today’s Guardian it is announced that Channel 4 executives are effectively split over the broadcaster's digital radio venture and whether to invest further.
The UK government is committed to switching off analogue radio within a few years, but the public isn’t buying into it. Nor, it seems, are private investors.
The Guardian, 4 March: Digital radio rift at Channel 4
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