WorldDAB blogs
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It’s mandatory, DAB+ is more than radio
30.08.2018
In this guest post, Gunnar Garfors and Håvard Wien from NRK in Norway discuss the new DAB+ announcement functionality and how it can be adopted by broadcasters and receiver manufacturers.
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The UK’s Drive to Digital
19.07.2018
In the UK we have just announced a record number of new cars being sold with DAB as standard of 92.4% in Q2 2018. This is up from 38% five years ago and means that 2.2 million new cars came onto the road with DAB in the last 12 months alone.
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WorldDAB wants your input on the in-car UX guidelines
12.07.2018
Our guidelines on Automotive User Experience (UX) were the first of their kind and the result of a close collaboration between car manufacturers, broadcasters and technology providers within WorldDAB. We’ve been impressed with the positive response from the wider automotive industry since they were launched earlier this year.
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EBU publishes updated DAB network planning guidelines
04.06.2018
The EBU has published an update to its guidelines for DAB network planning – the first significant revision since 2003. This strategic report provides guidance on the key elements necessary to plan and design a DAB network.
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2017: a record year for DAB receiver sales
15.05.2018
Almost 12 million DAB receivers were sold in 2017 in Europe and Asia Pacific, a new record for yearly sales. Almost half (5.9m) of the sales were for automotive devices, with key markets showing a significant increase in the number of cars sold with DAB fitted as standard.
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WorldDAB Automotive 2018: DAB+ adoption and marketing
07.05.2018
With just a week to go until WorldDAB Automotive 2018, two key themes feature in the programme: how to improve the number of cars sold with DAB+ as standard, and how broadcasters are marketing in-car digital radio to the driver.
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How DAB+ can help secure radio’s future in the Caribbean
19.04.2018
The future of radio was the main topic of discussion in a webinar hosted by the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) on Thursday 12 April 2018. Speakers from across the DAB+ industry presented an overview to delegates from the Caribbean region on DAB+ and how broadcasters can secure their future in an increasingly competitive market, by growing audiences and expanding their portfolio by moving to digital.
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WorldDAB Automotive Working Group developing DAB+ test routes
18.04.2018
It has been a busy year for WorldDAB’s Automotive Working Group, with the publication of Automotive User Experience Guidelines and work with RadioDNS on how to best display station logos.
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Norway’s broadcasters on the post DSO landscape
05.04.2018
At Radiodays 2018, we spoke to Norwegian broadcasters and the CEO of Digital Radio Norway to see how listeners are reacting now that all national FM broadcasts have been switched to digital.