06.11.2012
The technology drivers dream of? Automatic parking and vehicles they can talk to (and more choice on the radio)
Although 15 per cent of British drivers already have digital radios in their car, 41 per cent say DAB radios are the next big thing for in-car technology.
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06.11.2012
Digital countdown for cars has begun
At the Drive 2 Digital conference held by Digital Radio UK at BBC’s New Broadcasting House today, Broadcast Minister Ed Vaizey announced that the countdown to radio switchover now had inevitable momentum and that Government would announce a decision on radio switchover in 2013.
05.11.2012
Chinese order for test system
Factum Electronics, world-leading supplier of equipment for digital multimedia broadcasting, has once again been developing state-of-the-art technology to the broadcasting market. The latest addition to the product family is the new ALL-IN-ONE-ONE test system, in which the system contains of multiplexer, data server, management system and a 4-channel DAB/DAB+ encoder in the very same single 1U hardware.
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05.11.2012
Meet D Love – digital radio’s secret weapon
The Minister said that digital listening had increased to nearly a third of all listening and that a quarter of new cars were now fitted with digital radio as standard. He said that this great progress demonstrated that listeners love digital radio and that the car industry was fully engaged with the transition to digital.
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05.11.2012
Digital Radio UK shifts marketing up a gear
Speaking at Digital Radio UK’s Drive 2 Digital conference he said: “Digital radio continues to go from strength to strength and the decision on whether we are to switch to an all-digital future will be made next year. We are already looking at the logistics of how and when a full switchover would be possible.”
(Marketing Week) Read more
05.11.2012
Honda releases new 1.6 diesel Civic with DAB
The range-topping EX also gets front and rear parking sensors, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror and DAB digital radio.
(News - What Car?) Read more
05.11.2012
Winners And Losers In Licensing Contests
Radio in Norway will step into digital transition as national channels, public and private, leave analogue FM for digital DAB in 2017.
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02.11.2012
Gold replaces LBC on MXR Yorkshire DAB
A spokesperson told us: “We are always evolving and developing our radio brands and as part of our ongoing strategy, Gold has replaced LBC on DAB in Yorkshire.
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02.11.2012
Audi A6 and A7 Black Edition with DAB
In A6 and A6 Avant models, the S line equipment list is further expanded by a BOSE surround sound system, DAB digital radio and the Audi Music Interface (AMI) for iPod connection.
(New Car Net) Read more
02.11.2012
Listen Up: 1M+ Tune Into Digital Radio
Digital radio sales and listening showed significant rise with close to 100,000 (94,655) DAB digital radio devices sold in July-September period, Survey 7 research shows. This brings the total number of DAB devices sold in total to over 1 million
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