WorldDAB blogs
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Poland steps up DAB+ network expansion
05.06.2019
On Friday 17 May, the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) of Poland organised a conference titled “More radio!” in Warsaw, attended by over 50 stakeholders from across the industry, including broadcasters, operators and journalists.
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Four new members join WorldDAB
30.05.2019
We’re pleased to announce four new Members have joined WorldDAB since February 2019. They are Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg GmbH, ?eské Radiokomunikace a.s., Telechips Inc. and Telediffusion D’Algerie (TDA).
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High interest in first WorldDAB seminar on DAB+ network implementation
30.05.2019
Delegates from across the Central and Eastern European Region attended the WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee’s first seminar on ‘Best practice for implementation of DAB+ SFN networks’. Organised in partnership with Broadcast Networks Europe, the seminar took place on 22 May, in parallel with the MBT conference in Budapest.
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Minister confirms digital radio review as listening reaches new heights
16.05.2019
Margot James, MP, Minister for Digital and Creative Industries at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has announced that Government will collaborate with radio broadcasters and the supply chain on a review and programme of work to ensure a healthy and vibrant digital future for UK radio
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Digital switchover – Norway listening back to pre-DSO levels, Switzerland DSO on the horizon
04.04.2019
Norway opened the second day of the Radiodays Europe with a presentation titled: ‘Beyond FM – the new normal’. Ole Jorgen Torvmark, who led the team managing Norway’s transition to digital radio, was joined on stage also by Arqiva’s Head of New Technology Simon Mason and Iso Reichsteiner, Project Manager of the DSO process in Switzerland.
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DAB+ is the way forward says CEO of Radio France, Sybile Veil
28.03.2019
This article highlights some of the reasons behind Radio France’s investment in DAB+, and the public broadcaster’s strategy in dealing with increasing competition from the big tech giants – Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple – through the lens of the Radio France CEO.
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DAB+ gets full backing from Australian broadcasting industry
07.03.2019
This week’s Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Digital Broadcasting Symposium brought together broadcasters and regulators from across the radio industry and was marked, amongst other things, by the announcements of DAB+ trials taking place in Thailand and Vietnam this year.
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Thailand and Vietnam announce DAB+ trials
07.03.2019
NBTC Thailand and Voice of Vietnam both provided further details and timelines for the planned DAB+ trials at this week’s ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Kuala Lumpur.
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DAB+ gains ground in Australia
27.02.2019
Broadcasters and the wider audio industry in Australia aren’t the only ones welcoming the digital revolution with open arms, as the latest figures released by Commercial Radio Australia indicate consumers are embracing radio’s transition to digital.