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Kenwood Introduces KDC BT73DAB
05.02.2013 - Germany Germany
New Kenwood program is now the first car radio with digital radio receivers and integrated Bluetooth hands-free.

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RAJAR: Digital climbs to a third of total radio audience
05.02.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Although total figures portrayed modest growth, digital's share of the total radio audience grew 14 per cent year on year, with RAJAR finding that 48 per cent of the UK public tuned in via some form of digital radio.

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Pure appoints Nick Hucker as director of marketing
04.02.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pure appoints Nick Hucker as its new director of marketing. Nick replaces Colin Crawford, who was part of the team which introduced the Pure brand, and has been instrumental in taking Pure to its position as a world leading consumer electronics manufacturer.

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Bush radio's got a point on handouts
03.02.2013 - Australia Australia
The digital audio broadcasting format DAB-Plus is becoming the digital radio standard around the world.

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Eureka! - Issue 19
01.02.2013 - WorldDAB News
Topics covered in this issue include: DAB Patent Expiry, Economics of Broadcasting – Use it or lose it, Digital Radio in Germany: A spotlight on Bavaria and Digital Radio and the Automotive Industry.

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Rajar Q4 2012: Absolute and Kiss grow but TalkSport falters as execs leave
01.02.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Absolute Radio network, which includes sister digital stations such as Absolute 80s and Absolute Radio 00s, reached an average of 3.3 million listeners in Q4 2012.

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Digital radio delivers one third of listening
01.02.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital radio has reached an important milestone in UK and now represents one third (33%).

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Radio Bremen launches digital radio offer
01.02.2013 - Germany Germany
1 February 2013 Radio Bremen starts its digital radio offering.

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Norwegian PT and MT to auction local digital radio permits
01.02.2013 - Norway Norway
The Norwegian postal and telecommunications regulator PT, and the Norwegian Media Authority (Medietilsynet or MT), are to run an online auction for local radio permits in eight regions where there is excess demand.

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UK online digital radio hours up 43% in Q4 - study
01.02.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Listening to radio via a digital platform in terms of weekly reach has increased by 9 percent year on year in the UK, with 25.2 million people listening to radio via a digitally enabled receiver (DAB, DTV, Online) each week in Q4 2012.

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