DAB+ allows approximately 20 audio services to be broadcast within a single Eureka 147 transmission *** Did you know that in countries where DAB/DAB+ is fully established, it is the fastest growing of all digital platforms? *** More than 45 different combined DAB/DAB+ receiver models commercially available *** DAB is now being made available across the range of the Automotive market, from VW campers to top of the range Audis *** Sub €30 DAB radios are available to all via web sites such as Amazon *** DAB Slide show pictures enables advertisers to couple pictures with audio magnifying consumer brand awareness *** Did you know that analogue listening has been losing market share over the last 10 years, while all digital platforms are on the rise? ***

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All India Radio (AIR), the public broadcaster, started trial DAB broadcasts in New Delhi in late 1997, but was unable to progress to permanent broadcasts due to regulatory issues. The latest government plan (the Eleventh Plan) makes provision for the commercial sector to evaluate DMB for mobile TV broadcasting.

However, the challenge for India is to ensure that any new digital technologies have receiver prices at a realistic level for the price-sensitive Indian consumer. AIR has previously held talks with UK-based manufacturers of DAB sets, with a view to arranging a tie-up with radio manufacturers in India for making DAB-enabled sets in the country.  This type of deal should ensure that sets manufactured in India would cost much less than imported ones.