In March 2013, Radio France launched a new part of its website, called nouvOson, to convey 5.1 surround sound and binaural audio. In November 2015, an updated version of the website was released that included new functionalities such as a binaural filters selection. The binaural technique was initially chosen to reach people who do not have a home theatre set for 5.1 reproductions as well as for mobile applications.
At the same time, Radio France became a founding member of the collaborative research project in binaural listening BILI, whose aim is to find an accessible way to personalize Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTF) for mass market applications.
In the latest EBU Technical Review, Rozenn Nicol, Marc Emerit, Edwige Roncière, Hervé Déjardin from nouvOson, discuss the progress of the nouvOson player project since 2013 and its future outlook.
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