16.12.2013
Industry Welcomes Government Confirmation Of Digital Future And Investment In Local DAB Coverage
At the Go Digital Conference held today at the iconic BBC Radio Theatre, Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, confirmed Government’s vision of a digital future for radio and said he wanted to continue to improve the service, and reach coverage and listening criteria before a radio switchover
16.12.2013
Ford and Renault both go radio gaga
American carmaker Ford has announced a partnership with online listening hub Radioplayer that will allow drivers to listen to streamed radio as part of the Ford SYNC connectivity programme in their Ford cars and vans. Meanwhile, French carmaker Renault has announced that it will start fitting DAB as standard on models from 2014 onwards: and that it will launch an integrated solution in the interim.
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16.12.2013
DAB Radio: why you should switch
The Government has outlined its intention to see radio broadcasting switch from analogue to digital audio broadcasting (DAB). It's received backing from all areas of the industry, with the CEO of Halfords declaring: "Halfords is committed to a digital future.
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16.12.2013
£21m investment for digital radio switchover
The Government has announced a £21 million investment package to help prepare the market for a digital radio switchover.
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16.12.2013
STMicroelectronics licenses Ensigma processor technology from Imagination
The new generation of ST digital radio receivers will support a wide range of global digital radio standards including Digital Audio Broadcasting and HD Radio.
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16.12.2013
Halfords to sell only Digital in-car radios from 2015
UK chain Halfords today has announced that it will no longer be selling Analog in-car radios from 2015 as the company is looking to move forward in the new digital age by saying goodbye to analog radio.
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13.12.2013
Radio Energy Plans FM Switch Off for 2019
According to Schweiz am Sonntag (“Switzerland on Sunday), Radio Energy CEO Dani Büchi said that the media company plans to discontinue its FM transmissions in 2019, switching to all digital broadcasts.
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13.12.2013
Polish Radio Taps Emitel for DAB+ Contract
Telecompaper reports that Emitel will transmit digital terrestrial signals for Polish Radio in Warsaw, Katowice and Silesian, beginning in 2014. This agreement would bring DAB+ coverage to 7 million Polish residents, and Polish Radio hopes to increase its coverage to 30 percent of the country’s territory, reaching about 56 percent of the population, by the end of next year.
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13.12.2013
Digital radio from an advertiser's view
Consumers are making their own choices and there is a clear upwards trend in acceptance of digital radio, with well over half the population already using it.
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13.12.2013
Snap up the complete works of Verdi, and the smartest Ruark radiogram to play them on
It's surprisingly difficult to come by audio equipment that looks as sharp as it sounds, but Ruark have nailed it with retro-futuristic styling in sleek finishes of walnut and glossy pastel veneers.
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