WorldDAB blogs
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Three new members join WorldDAB
05.08.2020
Three new organisations have joined WorldDAB since May 2020. They are Malta's network operator Digi B Network Ltd., Chinese receiver manufacturer Hidaka Corporation and Azerbaijan's network operator Radio-Television Broadcasting and Satellite Communications Production Unity (Teleradio PU). WorldDAB now has a total of 106 members from 32 countries.
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How are radio broadcasters embracing new connected technologies to remain relevant?
30.07.2020
This week, TU Automotive held an online webinar looking at how radio broadcasters are embracing new connected technologies to remain relevant in the car. Hosted by Doug Newcomb from Ward Intelligence, speakers included Laurence Harrison from the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group, Scott Brunell from Ford Motor Company, and and Joe D'Angelo from Xperi.
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Germany – more listeners and higher advertising revenue with second national mux
22.07.2020
In a recent article published in one of Germany’s largest newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Antenne Deutschland’s CEO Joe Pawlas discusses how the launch of Germany’s second national commercial multiplex will help further boost the radio and audio landscape in Germany.
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EBU publishes Technical Report TR 051 on Measuring Techniques for DAB Coverage Performance
28.04.2020
Roberto Moro, Strategic Broadcast Services Manager at SRG SSR, and Chair of the Working Group that produced the report within the EBU Project Group on Sharing & Planning Terrestrial services as part of the EBU's Strategic Programme on Spectrum, discusses the importance of measuring a DAB network and its coverage.
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France – DAB+ strategic for broadcast, despite drop in advertising revenues
23.04.2020
Despite consumers’ increasing interest in DAB+, broadcasters in France are now facing a uncertain future caused by the coronavirus outbreak and drop in advertising revenues. However, new DAB+ services continue to launch in the country, with regional DAB+ services set to launch in Bordeaux and Toulouse in the summer.
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Four new members join WorldDAB
06.03.2020
We’re pleased to announce four new Members have joined WorldDAB since November 2019. They are Danish public broadcaster Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Dutch digital radio organisation Digital Radio NL, Japanese DAB solution provider M’s STYLE TECHNOLOGY Corp. and Japanese receiver manufacturer Yamaha Corporation. WorldDAB now has a total of 105 members from 31 countries.
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Serbia to extend DAB+ trial in 2020
14.01.2020
With over 400 radio stations available across the country, and over half of the country’s seven million inhabitants listening to the radio on a daily basis, it’s safe to say that Serbia’s radio listening habits are on par with the rest of Europe.
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WorldDAB session at TU Automotive examines radio’s place in the car
12.12.2019
In October 2019, DAB+ and WorldDAB held the prime spot on stage at the TU Automotive event in Munich, the leading telematics event for the automotive industry in Europe bringing together over 500 participants from across the industry.
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Four new members join WorldDAB
22.11.2019
We’re pleased to announce four new Members have joined WorldDAB since September 2019. They are Honda, Inntot Technologies, RTV Slovenija and towerCast.