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The State Center for Media and Communications Rhineland-Palatinate (LMK) and the State Chancellery Rhineland-Palatinate intend to conduct a round table discussion at the end of October 2018 to design the future DAB+ supply in the country. According to the LMK, the entry of a private DAB+ supply in Rhineland-Palatinate could significantly increase the attractiveness of Digital Broadcasting via DAB + from 2020 with a new variety of programmes.

Featuring the Azatom Sonance T1, the John Lewis Spectrum Duo II, Pure Evoke H3 and Evoke H6, Roberts Revival RD70 and Stream 94i and Ruark Audio R1 Mk III.

Pure has announced the launch of the new Siesta Charge alarm clock radio, which will be available from Q4.

Sales of in-car DAB+ radios have grown in the last six months in Australia, according to new GfK research. Growth of six percent in the first half of 2018 was reported, with consumers opting for these devices to have a greater choice of programming while in the car, and also in prospect to further digital integration as seen in Norway.

Ten years since DAB+ was first introduced to Malta, a new study has shown that 60,000 people now listen to radio via a digital means, as new programming choices have become available. The study by Broadcasting Authority Malta shows that 13.4% of Maltese people have access to a DAB+ radio.

Over the past year, 1.92 million DAB+ recipients were sold in Germany, with almost 12 million Germans regularly listening to DAB+ radio. These findings were presented on Monday during the IFA event in Berlin.

Over half of Germans over the age of 14 have access to digital radio devices with DAB+, IP, web radio, satellite or digital cable reception, according to a new report on digitisation from the Medienanstalten, the association of Germany’s state media regulators, presented at the IFA trade fair in Berlin. While fewer Germans continue to listen to the radio via satellite or cable than in the past, the penetration of radio via DAB+ and IP has increased by 15 percent and 13 percent over the past year respectively.

TechniSat presents in Berlin at the IFA the system Sonata 1: This is an Ultra HD receiver in combination with a powerful soundbar with Elac technology, and fitted with a DAB+ digital radio tuner.

GatesAir will showcase the VAXTE range of DAB/DAB+ radio transmitters at IBC2018 next week, as CEO Bruce Swail explains how the company is emphasising digital transition as part of their strategy. "Broadcasters are adopting multimedia delivery models to attract broader audiences, and we see a bright future of opportunities through DAB. We are appealing directly to the network operator responsible for DAB rollouts, locally or nationally."

In the fall of 2018, Deutschlandradio will be the first public service broadcaster in Germany to switch completely to a purely digital broadcasting technology with DAB+ in two existing FM broadcasting areas, with Helgoland and the region Mittenwald / Krün / Wallgau in the upper Isartal (from 4 October) to switch off FM one month after DAB+ services go to air.