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On September 2, Triple M will go live across Perth for the very first time, on Digital Radio
20.08.2013 - Australia Australia
With over 1.3 million digital radios sold around the country to date, broadcasting an increasing number of stations to 1.6 million Aussies each week, Digital Radio is revolutionising media entertainment, making it the perfect platform to extend Triple M's reach around Australia.

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D Love becomes Absolute football reporter
19.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Absolute Radio has created unique D Love commercials to promote the station’s new season of Barclays Premier League Football Commentary. The animated character was created by digital radio industry body Digital Radio UK and the BBC. He appears in regular radio and TV advertising across, acting as an advocate and evangelist for digital radio.

(Radio Today) Read more


Reading 107 goes digital with DAB spot
15.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Reading And Basingstoke multiplex is getting a new station this weekend as Reading 107 launches on DAB digital radio. The station is making a big deal about the switch-on too, with a countdown and launch in the half time break of Reading’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Watford at the Madejski Stadium.

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Mobile TV to expand trials
14.08.2013 - South Africa South Africa
Prospective broadcaster Mobile TV will expand its trial network using Korea’s digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) technology, to the Western Cape and the Free State, founder Mothobi Mutloatse said on Wednesday. Mobile TV has already run a trial using DMB — which offers radio and video broadcasting services along with interactive “datacasting” — in Gauteng. It switched on test signals in the province in December 2010.

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Radio resilient in an eventful year: Rhys Holleran
14.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
During a Southern Cross Austereo briefing,CEO Rhys Holleran highlighted new digital radio initiatives would be undertaken and that he considers digital radio an investment for the future of radio. “You've got to start somewhere… we want to be in the game, digital radio is a good game to be in for the future.”

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Sangean Intros Home Music System with FM, DAB, DAB+
14.08.2013 - Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
The DDR-47BT is an FM, DAB, and DAB radio. It has built-in Bluetooth, so it can easily communicate with smartphones and tablet computers. It will stream using an Apt-x codec, giving it an affinity to Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and other devices that use Apt-x.

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Radio Vaticana will promote Digital Radio at "Meeting dell'amicizia di Rimini" a show
12.08.2013 - Italy Italy
Over 800,000 visitors will attend this year’s 'Meeting dell'amicizia di Rimini' which will take place from 18-24 August in Rimini, Italy. During the event there will be a promotion of DAB+ digital radio.

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Volkswagen Golf with DAB across its range
12.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Equipment levels are generous across the range with all cars getting aircon and a flashy touchscreen infotainment system with a DAB radio, Bluetooth and USB/iPod connectivity as standard.

(Birmingham Mail) Read more


New digital radio campaign from CRA and Sony Australia, all in time for Fathers day
09.08.2013 - Australia Australia
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has teamed up with Sony Australia and is offering bonus pair of Sony Headphones with the purchase of any Sony DAB+ product, in a new digital radio ad campaign for Father's Day.

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DAB receiver from Maxim
09.08.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced the MAX2173 RF to Bits tuner for digital audio broadcast (DAB) applications in automobiles and other mobile DAB/FM products.

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