Unique Interactive's 'Digital Radio Display Text Manager' launches at Las Vegas

NAB 2006 sees the U.S. launch of Unique Interactive's "ManDLS" Digital Radio Display Text Manager as the Harris "Flexstar DATAplus" application.

ManDLS is already the market-leading solution for UK digital radio broadcasters, with over 45% of all DAB Digital Radio stations using the system. The new version support both HD Radio™ and FM RBDS as well as the existing DAB and DVB-T platorms and includes enhanced features for the U.S. market.

Last year Unique Interactive formed a strategic alliance with Harris Corporation, the international commuications and information technology company, to integrate its flagship "Display Text" solution into Harris's HD Radio™ Flexstar ™ product portfolio. Under the terms of the three-year contract, Harris will now offer a branded version of ManDLS 3 known as Flexstar DATAplus to new and existing HD Radio customers.

Flexstar DATAplus enables broadcasters to easily create, manage and schedule dynamic text for display on HD Radio™ and existing RBDS receivers. The system, links with playout systems for track and artist data, as well as information databases for traffic and travel, news, sports, and weather. Furthermore, the software provides easy management of sales and promotional messaging.

The system will be available for demonstration on the Harris stand in Central Hall Booth 807 at NAB2006 in Las Vegas, from the 24th-27th April.

Matthew Honey, Unique Interactive's Managing Director commented "We've been working hard with Harris over the last few months to provide a flexible and robust HD Radio text system to integrate with their existing product range. With 13,000 radio stations in the US, the potential for conversion to HD Radio™ and the use of our software is enormous"

About Unique Interactive

Unique Interactive ("UI") are specialists in Digital Radio & Interactive technology. UI supplies technology products and services to broadcasters in the UK and around the world. Specializing in data services, UI supply systems that integrate with broadcasters' existing technology, adding extra value and creating additional revenue opportunities for them. UI currently supplies both Display Text and Electronic Programme Guide ("EPG") services to the majority of UK broadcasters as well as to broadcasters worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Korea and Germany. UI are the market leaders in broadcast data service provision and a leading innovator in the new and emerging field of Interactive Radio. Additional information about Unique Interactive is available at www.uniqueinteractive.co.uk.

About Harris Broadcast Communications Division

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and more than 13,000 employees-including 5,500 engineers and scientists-dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured communications™ products, systems, and services. The company's operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF communications, broadcast communications, and microwave communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

For additional information about Unique Interactive, including logos, photos & biographies, visit www.uniqueinteractive.co.uk

 

HD Radio™ is a trademark of iBiquity Digital Corporation.

Even More HD Digital Radio Receivers Now Available

The Alliance is also seeing unprecedented interest from retailers, new receiver makers and the automotive industry.  Earlier this month, the Alliance announced that three major specialty retailers launched massive in-store marketing, education and advertising programs to coincide with the in-store availability of HD digital radio receivers. Receivers have been available from online retailers since late 2005.  And more than 30 models of automobiles will ship with HD digital radios by the 2008 model year.

HD digital radio receivers are currently available from ABC Warehouse, Alamo Electronics, Audio Adviser, B&B Appliance, Bjorn's Stereo Designs, Car Toys, Crutchfield,com, eCost.com, Electronics Expo, Flanner’s Audio & Video, Great Indoors (a unit of Sears Roebuck & Co.), HammacherSchlemmer.com, Harvey’s, Hi-Fi Buys, Home Entertainment, Huppins Hi Fi, J & R Music, Listen Up, Magnolia Audio Video, One Call, Ovation AV, Pyramid Audio, Rudy’s Autosound, Sound Advice, Spearit Sound, Tweeter and World of Sound.  Links to national retailers selling HD Digital radios are at www.hdradio.com, which also features a HD Digital Radio Buyers Guide designed to assist consumers with this purchase.

HD digital radio receivers are currently manufactured by more than 15 companies, including Audio Design Associates, Kenwood, Alpine, Panasonic, Boston Acoustics, Polk, Day Sequerra, Radiosophy, Delphi, Rotel, DICE, Sanyo, Eclipse (Fujitsu), JVC and Visteon. More than 20 Asia-based manufacturers have HD Digital Radio receivers in development.

About the HD Digital Radio Alliance

The HD Digital Radio Alliance is a joint initiative of leading radio broadcasters to accelerate the successful rollout of HD digital radio. Current members include major radio groups and independent station owners: ABC Radio (in Los Angeles and Minneapolis), Beasley Broadcast Group, Bonneville International, CBS Radio, Citadel Broadcasting, Clear Channel Radio, Cumulus, Emmis Communications, Entercom, Greater Media, and Susquehanna and independent owner Jerry Lee with WBEB Philadelphia. For more information on HD digital radio, visit www.hdradio.com.

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