Newsroom

14.08.2015

Pure

United Kingdom

Pure is bringing out a new designer digital radio collaboration featuring prints by leading British manufacturer of fabrics and wallpaper, Sanderson.

14.08.2015

Germany

The media authority in North Rhine Westfalia - NRW - has launched a consultation on the rollout of DAB+, that includes state-wide, regional and local stakeholders.

14.08.2015

Germany

From the end of August, Bayerische Rundfunk will be supporting local industries with a regional DAB+ tour of market towns and town squares.

14.08.2015

Austria

Nearly two months after the launch of DAB+ services in Vienna, Gernot Fischer, Managing Director of Digitalradio Austria emphasises in an interview with Der Standard the added value of DAB+. He reports that the estimated number of receiver sales to date is approximately 255,000 (excl. internet sales and in-car receivers), thanks to the strong collaboration with retail.

13.08.2015

Germany

The Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (LfM) have announced a consultation into DAB+. LfM Director Jürgen Meier Bride sees this enquiry as an opportunity to develop radio "LfM wants to help with the call to accelerate the process of digitisation and to create a larger digital and future-proof radio service for the citizens in NRW."

13.08.2015

Germany

Central German broadcaster MDR is planning a new DAB+ station for children. Subject to approval, the station will be commercial free and play a mixture of children and pop music.

13.08.2015

Norway

More and more Norwegians are listening to digital radio, and the number of cars with digital radios has increased markedly since last year—21 percent now, versus 12 percent a year ago.

12.08.2015

United Kingdom

If you are looking for a DAB radio to listen to while you do a bit of DIY, then this one from the Aldi Workzone range could be just the job. Setting up was no trouble. Luckily we line in a strong signal area for DAB so we set up stations pretty quickly.

12.08.2015

United Kingdom

The Culture Minister has said the point at which a decision will be made on when to switch off FM radio transmitters is drawing closer.

12.08.2015

Australia

The GfK radio ratings survey collects information on platform of listening across AM/FM, DAB+ digital radio and internet for the metropolitan markets of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. This the first time individual station figures for the DAB+ digital only stations have been released.