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IRF 2013: James Cridland: Indians love their radio
15.10.2013 - India India
At the recently concluded International Radio Forum (IRF 2013) at Zurich, James Cridland had a session on "How People Are Listening to Radio in Today's Multiplatform World - and what your station needs to do about it." This is part I of a two part summary of Cridland's session by The Indian Television Dot Com Pvt. Ltd. group South India Head Tarachand Wanvari.

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Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi 163PS with DAB as standard
14.10.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi 163PS now comes with DAB as standard.

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More radio stations via DAB in Bavaria
14.10.2013 - Germany Germany
The range of radio stations via DAB + Neieren is greatly expanded in the coming year. Last week divided the regional media council BLM capacity at the local multiplexes Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Ingolstadt. Include Radio Paloma, Pure FM and Mega 80's have a place assigned to multiple network

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Clear commitment required for media policy
14.10.2013 - Germany Germany
Steul Willi, Director of Deutschland Radio in an interview with a digital magazine said "A clear commitment to DAB+ and, to a future transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting - as we see in England, Norway, Denmark or Switzerland - is missing here".

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Established Austrian Broadcasters Drop Opposition to DAB+
14.10.2013
Until recently, DAB+ had little future in Austria. It was rumored that the Austrian media Regulator, KommAustria, had yielded to the lobby of public broadcasters ORF and the association of commercial broadcasters in Austria, VOP. This lobby was interested in preventing further competition in the country (at least according to radio.nl). However, this same lobby has evidently changed its position now -- a surprising turnaround, since until recently, it saw no benefit in DAB+. The late president of the VOP, Klaus Schweighofer, was quoted in the magazine Horizont as saying "Last summer [2012] we conducted a fierce debate about DAB+. It is an illusion to believe that FM will remain forever. Now is the time for an offensive. "

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Thailand: NBTC Maps Out DAB Deployment
14.10.2013 - Thailand Thailand
Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission will focus on managing radio stations and frequency reallocation to pave the way for digital radio, according to The Nation.

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Cheap, Easy Local Digital Radio — Really?
14.10.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ofcom, the broadcast regulator in the United Kingdom has found that low-power local DAB can be inexpensive and easy to transmit through the use of off-the-shelf technology and open-source software. This potentially opens the way for a new tier of community and specialist small-scale digital radio stations.

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BDR at the Munich Media Days 2013
14.10.2013 - Germany Germany
BDR will present the latest developments on Digital Radio at Munich Media Days 2013 and will demonstrate current devices and services.

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BBC Radio Gloucestershire is coming soon to DAB digital radio.
14.10.2013 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Phase one will see two transmitters beam DAB signals to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud and along the River Severn / M5. Phase two will see transmitters for the north and south Cotswolds.

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40.1% of new cars now have DAB as standard
14.10.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Future plans for the progress of DAB are being announced today at the Radio Festival, including that 40.1% of new cars now have digital radio as standard.

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