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From 27 September Rai Goes DAB+
27.09.2013 - Italy Italy
From Friday 27 September, programs broadcasts via DAB digital radio by RAI will be broadcast throughout the country via DAB+.

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Opinion Barometer Digital Broadcasting September 2013
27.09.2013
The most recent edition addresses digital radio at IFA, how digitization could positively affect the sport reports from Media Broadcast and much more.

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2014 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso with DAB
26.09.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Every Grand C4 Picasso comes with alloy wheels, Bluetooth and a six-speaker stereo with a USB socket with the next trim up including a DAB radio.

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Denmark shifts from DAB to DAB+ and makes room for “a digital radio explosion”
25.09.2013 - Denmark Denmark
Danes will be able to receive more digital radio channels than ever before from 2014 as Denmark approves a revised timetable for transition to DAB+ digital radio.

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The Communications Market: Digital Radio Report 2013
25.09.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ofcom's fourth annual digital progress report, published 25/09/2013 includes data on digital radio devices' share of radio listening and information on the coverage project, designed to measure current levels of FM and DAB coverage in the United Kingdom.

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Internet, apps boost share of digital radio market - study
25.09.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The BBC's national digital audio broadcasting (DAB) multiplex now covers 94.4 percent of UK homes, with the national commercial digital multiplex covering 89.5 percent and local DAB multiplexes covering 71.7 percent, according to Ofcom's latest Digital Radio report.

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Sky Radio The Christmas Station on 1 October via DAB
24.09.2013 - Netherlands Netherlands
Slowly but surely the end of the year is in sight. This year will see Sky Radio start again with its own Christmas station which be available online and via DAB+.

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Polish Radio Seeks DAB+ Operator
24.09.2013 - Poland Poland
Polish Radio has issued a call for tenders worth more than 850,000 Euros for an operator for its digital network to distribute its signal over the next three years.

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DAB+ Considered Growth Engine for German Electronics Industry
24.09.2013 - Germany Germany
In-car digital radio is supported widely by the German Electronics Industry. Strong sales figures were presented at the 2013 , which will help to further impress the automotive OEMs. A recent forum called Digital Radio in the Car was held on Sept. 19 in Frankfurt, during the International Motor Show (IAA) during which VDA Managing Director Kay Lindemann said, "The network expansion is proceeding apace and digital devices are increasingly in-demand by consumers for the car. Our automakers reported from month-to- month more orders. The digital terrestrial broadcasting is now considered a growth engine for the electronics industry."

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German Digitisation 2013 Report
24.09.2013 - Germany Germany
During IFA research was published on the status of the German Radio industry in the report entitled 'Digitisation 2013 Broadcasting and the internet – thesis, antithesis, synthesis?'

(die medienanstalten – ALM GbR) Read more