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	01-07-2009 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - Australia - ABC launches digitial radio stations The ABC has launched a unique sports channel, ABC Grandstand, on its new digital radio platform that will broadcast every ball of the upcoming Ashes series ... From The Australian: Read more...
	01-07-2009 - Australia - Consumers embrace digital radio A consumer survey by electronics retailer Dick Smith has found that 77 per cent of consumer electronics shoppers are likely to upgrade to digital radio. ... From Inside Retailing: Read more...
	25-06-2009 - Netherlands - 'MTVNL to start DMB this year in The Hague' The Netherlands are part of a group of EU members that want to go ahead with DAB digital radio, to which DMB is related. Broad coverage should be reached within five years. The German car industry is also working on more models with TV receivers. ... From Trading Markets (press release), CA: Read more...
	25-06-2009 - United Kingdom - DAB on test at the Festival #radiofest A short-term test transmission will occupy Digital One from 26th June to 1st July, for a demonstration at the Radio Festival. But the most interesting elements of the test transmission will not be available on standard UK shop-bought DAB digital radios ... From Radio Today, UK: Read more...
	23-06-2009 - United Kingdom - DAB is the future Cheaper DAB radios: Already under £30, within 12 to 18 months they will be £20 or even £15. At that price the benefits of DAB will appeal to millions more consumers. 5. Cars: Ford and Vauxhall, the manufacturers of six of the 10 most popular cars in ... From guardian.co.uk, UK: Read more...
	18-06-2009 Eureka! - Issue 9 This time last year I chaired the first meeting of the WorldDMB Receiver Profiles Task Force, which was a joint collaboration between WorldDMB, EBU and EICTA (now DIGITALEUROPE). Read more...
	18-06-2009 - Frontier Silicon (HK) Ltd. - United Kingdom - Frontier Silicon welcomes recommendations [London] Frontier Silicon welcomed the Government's proposal for the completion of digital... From www.bayerndigitalradio.de: Read more...
	17-06-2009 - United Kingdom - Vauxhall and Ford support Digital Britain targets for digital radio Both Vauxhall and Ford already offer DAB in some car models. The Digital Britain report sets out a five-point plan to encourage the take-up of digital radios in cars, which includes working with manufacturers so that vehicles sold with radio are ... From Marketing, UK: Read more...
	16-06-2009 - United Kingdom - UK Government report says all UK national and local radio stations to be DAB-only from 2015 The UK Government published its final Digital Britain report today (June 16th) with a number of actions to secure DAB digital radio as the primary radio broadcast platform in the UK. It proposes all national and the majority of local radio stations will be transmitted on DAB-only within 6 years, signalling the end of national FM services in the UK. A five point plan for DAB to be in all new cars by 2013 is proposed and the report calls on the European Commission to lead a common Europe-wide approach to digital radio. Read more...
	16-06-2009 - Arqiva - United Kingdom - Brown visits site of digital dream The group were shown examples of analogue television and radio transmitters inside the firm's headquarters and met two young apprentices, before going outside to view the 750ft tall broadcast mast which services 12million homes across greater London. ... From Independent, UK: Read more...