01.11.2011
Ofcom publishes digital communications coverage maps
By comparison, mobile broadband demand averages 0.24 GB per month per connection. The maps also include DTT and DAB coverage, with DTT national coverage at 89 percent and DAB national coverage at 91 percent for public service broadcasting channels.
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01.11.2011
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member
Mark Thompson's 2011 Radio Festival speech – full text
On local DAB, we have been working with Government and Commercial Radio to agree a plan for the funding of further build-out, and again we've made substantial progress. I'm confident we will agree a Memorandum of Understanding by the end of the year. ...
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01.11.2011
2011 Per Erik Selemark Award for services to DAB presented to a pioneer of digital radio
Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies and parent company PURE Digital received the WorldDMB 2011 Per Erik Selemark Award for services to DAB last week at the 17th WorldDMB General Assembly in Zurich, Switzerland
01.11.2011
EtherWaves to add Software Defined Radio (SDR) based DAB/DMB Receiving Software to GENIVI and Android devices
The increasing processing power pushed by the smartphone market finally enables an upgrade path to automotive and mobile devices, to avoid the need for specialized DSPs
31.10.2011
In-car Tech: 2012 to be the year of DAB radio says expert
As in-car tech goes from strength to strength and high-end gadgets become a frequently common site embedded within dashboards and headrests, an industry expert has told T3 2012 is to be the year of DAB radio in vehicles. Available in the home for many ...
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31.10.2011
Digital radio for new Camry Atara
When asked about digital radio implementation, Mr Gardner said, “Digital radio is something we are going to have some good news about when talking about our locally manufactured vehicles and cars with audio locally fitted [such as Yaris]. ...
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31.10.2011
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member
BBC Radio Sees Highest Listener Hours for Three Years
The rise in internet listening is noteworthy and represents encouraging growth in the sector. ...
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31.10.2011
Jazz FM Profits from Switch to Digital with Record Listening Hours
... on DAB, and can now be reached across the UK as well as at www.jazzfm.com. Richard Wheatly, Jazz FM's CEO, says, “The latest RAJAR figures continue to demonstrate an increase in listening hours for digital radio we have been seeing throughout 2011. ...
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30.10.2011
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member
BBC extends deal to broadcast Wimbledon until at least 2017
Digital listening now accounts for nearly 30% of all radio consumption, reports the advertising website The Drum. Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital Radio UK, says the figures are "more evidence of the irresistible momentum behind digital ...
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28.10.2011