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Frontier Silicon aims at colour touch screen DAB radios
06.03.2012 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Venice 8.1 is a DAB radio module from Frontier Silicon that can drive a colour LCD or a receiver or dock. "Slideshow is rapidly becoming a feature of DAB/DAB broadcasts across Europe as well as in Australia and Hong Kong," claimed Frontier.

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Frontier Silicon and Fraunhofer cooperation
06.03.2012
Fraunhofer and Frontier Silicon develop components which enable the reception of TPEG services over digital broadcasting.

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Broadcasting needs an independent outlook
06.03.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Denmark sustains a licence-fee funded public service broadcaster (DR) with five national TV channels plus HD version, four national radio stations on FM and more on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting). There are also national commercial TV channels.

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SIRTI files two applications for interim relief before the Council of State against decisions of the CSA.
29.02.2012 - France France
SIRTI. The Interprofessional Union of Radio and Television Independent said yesterday that it filed two applications for interim relief before the Council of State against decisions of the CSA. One is on refusal to issue permits in digital radio in Paris Marseille and Nice, the other on a call for nominations distributor for a pay radio service.

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Digital radio at CeBIT 2012
29.02.2012
The world's largest computer fair CeBIT 2012 in Hanover (6th to 10th March 2012), will present the new digital radio. Visitors can get an idea of ​​the variety of new digital radio channels, and test a variety of digital radio sets. Expert of the Project Office Digital Radio to explain all the trends for the future and radio show, where digital radio is received. Digital Radio presents itself at CeBIT at the same level as the ARD-transport service - in Hall 6, stand K06.

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French stations take CSA to court over digital radio
29.02.2012 - France France
French TV and radio broadcasters' association Sirti has taken legal action against media regulator CSA's refusal to licence terrestrial digital ra dio stations in Paris, Marseille and Nice. Sirti, which took the CSA to administrative court, ...

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Loudness Normalization for Norway DAB
29.02.2012 - Norway Norway
They said that the main reason for this initial choice of -15 LUFS was to match the levels between DAB, FM and Internet radio in multiplatform receivers. And, with Norway looking at a complete shutdown of the FM network in 2017 (or 2019 at the latest), ...

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Frontier Silicon announces Venice 8.1 module for sub €100 colour touch screen ...
28.02.2012 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
This module gives OEMs and ODMs the opportunity to bring advanced digital radios and dockers to the market, which are able to display slideshow images broadcast over DAB or DAB providing a colourful and informative backdrop to any radio programme.

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ABC Radio more efficient: Dundas at Broadcasting Summit
28.02.2012 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
“In 1985 we had two national radio networks, local capital city stations and about 30 regional stations. In 2012 ABC Radio has 4 national networks, the same number of capital city stations and over 50 regional stations, plus digital radio stations and ...

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Samsung, IDAG present Galaxy WiFi 5.0
28.02.2012 - Spain Spain
Both companies see consumers spending more and more time on mobile entertainment and news and believe the new services will widen the appeal of the phone among audiences. The radio and TV experience is based on DMB/DAB . Digital radio via DAB/DAB or ...

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