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Digital Radio 2012: a 'visionary' year
06.02.2012 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
The next 12 months will confirm that radio has a digital hybrid future. The view is expressed in a collection of essays published on Tuesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) New Radio Group. The 'Digital Radio in 2012′ document also draws a ...

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Eros Group has been signed as a distributor for digital radio products from Revo for the Gulf.
06.02.2012 - United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
The digital radio products, which are aimed at consumers, allow users to access FM, Internet and DAB radio stations, as well as streaming audio files from iPods and connected PCs, to give flexibility and access to a wide range of music services.

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Digital radio chiefs hail “milestone” quarter
02.02.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
More than 23 million people listened to radio on DAB sets, the internet or digital television in the three months to 31 December, up 2.2 million year on year. Of all radio listeners, 49.4% tune in via a digital platform. DAB remains the biggest ...

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RAJAR figures highlight the march of digital
02.02.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Although both internet radio, now 3.4% of the market, and digital TV, 4.5% of the market, have recorded healthy gains the main factor fuelling this growth has been the growing popularity of DAB radios which now command 71% of all listening.

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Digital signing of the NDR Radio-state contract
01.02.2012 - Germany Germany
The states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the offer of digital radio Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) is regulated by international treaty. The Schleswig-Holstein state government has agreeda treaty today (January 31), and thus paved the way for signing by Prime Minister Peter Harry Carstensen.

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Switchdigital Appoints VDL as its new Transmission Services Provider
01.02.2012 - VDL - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Switchdigital has agreed a deal with VDL to provide transmission services for the London 2 DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) multiplex for a period of 12 years from June 2012.

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LEXUS GS TO FEATURE DIGITAL RADIO AS STANDARD
01.02.2012 - Australia Australia
Lexus to become first Australian luxury automotive marque to introduce Digital Radio DAB+ as standard with all-new GS range Digital Radio DAB+ to join other advanced audio features in all-new GS Additional multimedia capabilities bring traffic alert technology to GS

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Optimized postcode checker now online
31.01.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
[Hamburg] Digital radio in Germany has added an important new feature to their website. In order to...

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Saar advertises DAB+ licenses
31.01.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany Germany
The Landesmedienanstalt Saarland has advertised transmission capacity for DAB + (Block 9A). Applications are invited from private radio operators until 24 February 2012

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The BBC and UK government have agreed to find two-thirds of ongoing costs to support the local radio DAB
31.01.2012 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Months of tense and difficult talks between the BBC, government and commercial radio companies to decide the future of local radio on digital audio broadcasting – DAB – are set to come to a head on Friday. A further meeting is understood to be ...

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