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25.06.2009

United Kingdom

A short-term test transmission will occupy Digital One from 26th June to 1st July, for a demonstration at the Radio Festival. But the most interesting elements of the test transmission will not be available on standard UK shop-bought DAB digital radios ...

23.06.2009

United Kingdom

Cheaper DAB radios: Already under £30, within 12 to 18 months they will be £20 or even £15. At that price the benefits of DAB will appeal to millions more consumers. 5. Cars: Ford and Vauxhall, the manufacturers of six of the 10 most popular cars in ...

18.06.2009

This time last year I chaired the first meeting of the WorldDMB Receiver Profiles Task Force, which was a joint collaboration between WorldDMB, EBU and EICTA (now DIGITALEUROPE).

18.06.2009

Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

[London] Frontier Silicon welcomed the Government's proposal for the completion of digital...

17.06.2009

United Kingdom

Both Vauxhall and Ford already offer DAB in some car models. The Digital Britain report sets out a five-point plan to encourage the take-up of digital radios in cars, which includes working with manufacturers so that vehicles sold with radio are ...

16.06.2009

United Kingdom

The UK Government published its final Digital Britain report today (June 16th) with a number of actions to secure DAB digital radio as the primary radio broadcast platform in the UK. It proposes all national and the majority of local radio stations will be transmitted on DAB-only within 6 years, signalling the end of national FM services in the UK. A five point plan for DAB to be in all new cars by 2013 is proposed and the report calls on the European Commission to lead a common Europe-wide approach to digital radio.

16.06.2009

Arqiva WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom

The group were shown examples of analogue television and radio transmitters inside the firm's headquarters and met two young apprentices, before going outside to view the 750ft tall broadcast mast which services 12million homes across greater London. ...

16.06.2009

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member

Australia

When it comes to digital radio there are two types of people; those who are excited about it and those who wouldn't know a digital radio if it cuddled up and called them sweetheart. Whichever group you may be in, the fact is that digital radio cranks ...

16.06.2009

Norway

... called the International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) was founded last week by companies based in Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and Malta, with the aim of promoting mobile TV, radio and data services via DMB, DAB and DAB technologies. ...

15.06.2009

United Kingdom

Glyn Jones, Digital One's acting chief executive, welcomed the launch saying: "With the launch of Fun Kids, Digital One has added three new services to the national line-up on digital radio since April. "Agreeing a fourteen week contract also shows ...