WorldDAB blogs
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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.
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A DAB+ update from France
04.02.2019
The annual European Radio and Digital Audio Show, held in Paris at the end of January, featured a number of sessions on digital radio and an increased number of exhibitors displaying DAB+ solutions.
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French radio market goes digital
16.01.2019
On 27 December 2018, the French regulator, the CSA, announced the achievement of a critical milestone in the development of the DAB+ market in France.
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Radio in France headed towards a digital future
10.01.2019
This article gives an overview of the major developments that took place in France in recent months including the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, and the CSA’s triggering of the French receiver law that will lay the foundation for a digital future for radio in France.
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EU directive reveals European vision for radio digitisation
19.12.2018
The European Electronic Communications Code requires new car radios sold in the EU to be capable of receiving digital terrestrial radio, in addition to any FM or AM functionality which manufacturers may want to include. The code also grants EU member states the power to introduce rules requiring consumer radios to include digital capability.