WorldDAB blogs
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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.
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Radiodays Europe switches onto Norway’s DSO
22.03.2018
Three months after completing the world’s first digital radio switchover, representatives from the Norwegian radio sector came together at Radiodays Europe in Vienna to tell their story to the world.
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WorldDAB comment on BBC digital switchover news
22.03.2018
There was much discussion at Radiodays Europe following statements from BBC Director of Radio and Music Bob Shennan on a future digital switchover. His full speech can be read online here. In this blog, WorldDAB President Patrick Hannon outlines WorldDAB’s view on digital radio’s progress in the UK.
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Thoughts on ABU DBS 2018
09.03.2018
This year’s ABU DBS was another successful show, with the DAB+ workshop again breaking attendance records and lots of interest in digital radio during the conference and in the exhibition.
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Record attendance at DAB+ workshop, ABU DBS 2018, Kuala Lumpur
08.03.2018
At ABU DBS 2018, the WorldDAB workshop once again broke attendance records, with 150 delegates from across the region joining speakers to hear the latest digital radio news and updates.