31.01.2013
Philips transfers its Audio, Video, Multimedia and Accessories business to Funai
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. has announced that the company takes over the division of Philips Lifestyle Entertainment Business. This includes design and development, sales and partial manufacturing of audio video multimedia products (Home Audio, In-Car Audio, Portable Audio).
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31.01.2013
Digital Radio Information Day in Saarland
Around 30 dealers in late January followed the invitation of the Saarland Radio (SR) and the Project Office for Digital Radio Digital Radio Information Day on the Saarbrücken Halberg.
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31.01.2013
Radio 1 loses half a million listeners but Nick Grimshaw holds audience
The popularity of digital listening continued to grow, with the various digital radio platforms now accounting for 33% of all radio listening, up from 29.1% in the final quarter of 2011.
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31.01.2013
6 Music hits almost 1.9m digital listeners
Digital radio listening is now one third of all listening, with over 25 million people now tuning in to a digital signal, up 2.1 million year on year. 42% of the population now has a DAB digital radio set, up from 40.3% in Q4 2011.
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31.01.2013
Q4 RAJARs: Absolute Radio Network records highest audience in 11 years
The industry average for digital listening in the UK is 33% but, this quarter's RAJAR figures have shown that the Absolute Radio Network is leading the way in the digital innovation with 75.9% of it's listeners tuning in on a digital platform.
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31.01.2013
Q4 RAJARs: BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music set listening records
Acting Director of BBC Audio Music, Graham Ellis, said: “These figures underline the remarkable performance of BBC Radio 2, which has had a great quarter and a great year..."
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31.01.2013
Nick Grimshaw BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show listening figures revealed
RAJAR figures show an average audience of 6.69 million in the three months to December and an increase of almost a quarter of a million 15-24-year-olds.
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31.01.2013
RAJAR Q4 2012: Digital
Listening to radio via a digital platform has increased by 9% year-on-year, with 25.2 million people now tuning in via a digitally enabled receiver (DAB, DTV, Online) each week - up from 23.1 million in Q4, 2011.
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31.01.2013
Online radio listening tops 50m hours
Online digital radio listening hit 51m hours for the first time in the last quarter of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 43%.
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31.01.2013
BBC 6 Music leads digital stations
BBC 6 Music has overtaken Radio 4 Extra to become the leading digital-only station, Rajar audience figures show. The music station now has 1.9 million listeners a week - up 31% on last year.
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