Talking of industry associations, a new association is being launched to represent the interests of the streaming media industries in the UK - ie those companies whose broadcast operations are completely online, rather than the traditional broadcasters who simulcast their output on the net. The association will go by the name of ASMeC - the Association Of Streaming Media Companies.
Explaining their motives for setting up the new group, the association's founders told CMU: "With the advent of internet and mobile technologies there has been an explosion of companies creating and distributing exciting content digitally through the use of streaming media technology. To meet the demand and represent the interests of this relatively new sector we are establishing the Association Of Streaming Media Companies which will represent [non-traditional] companies that distribute digital content (audio and visual) that are not licensed by OFCOM."
The association, which includes Last FM, Totally Radio, Samurai FM and Radio Magnetic as founder members, has been formed because the mainly independent players operating in this space have frequently struggled to get the attention of royalty bodies, the music industry and the internet sector, and it is hoped a united approach should prove more successful.
For more about the new association check http://www.asmec.org or email [email protected].