Newsroom

06.10.2018

Netherlands

All Flemish radio stations will promote the "Week of Digital Radio" from 12-16 November, including informing listeners about the rollout of DAB+, and also to assist with the ongoing listener transition towards digital radio.

05.10.2018

France

French union of independent radio SIRTI has welcomed a new report presented by French minister Aurore Bergé calling on the acceleration of the DAB+ rollout in the country, citing it as "an essential condition for the modernisation of the radio media and the maintenance of state sovereignty", and that the impending launch in Lyon and Strasbourg will trigger a clause requiring all new radio receivers to be digitally compatible.

05.10.2018

France

French minister Aurore Bergé has expressed the government's ongoing support for DAB+ in the country, citing that France risks falling behind other EU countries in developing radio.

05.10.2018

France

French union of independent radio SIRTI has welcomed a new report presented by French minister Aurore Bergé calling on the acceleration of the DAB+ rollout in the country, citing it as "an essential condition for the modernisation of the radio media and the maintenance of state sovereignty", and that the impending launch in Lyon and Strasbourg will trigger a clause requiring all new radio receivers to be digitally compatible.

05.10.2018

France

French broadcaster NRJ Group has filed applications for its stations NRJ, Chérie FM, Nostalgie and Rire et Chansons to be added. New applicants have also submitted dossiers demonstrating the ongoing momentum set by the CSA and French radio stations around DAB+.

05.10.2018

France

French national broadcaster NRJ Group has been confirmed as a candidate for the rollout of DAB+ services in Bordeaux and Toulouse.

05.10.2018

France

French union of independent radio SIRTI has welcomed a new report presented by French minister Aurore Bergé calling on the acceleration of the DAB+ rollout in the country, citing it as "an essential condition for the modernisation of the radio media and the maintenance of state sovereignty", and that the impending launch in Lyon and Strasbourg will trigger a clause requiring all new radio receivers to be digitally compatible.

05.10.2018

Radioplayer WorldDAB Member, Digital Radio UK

United Kingdom

Research conducted by Digital Radio UK and Radioplayer has revealed that voice control devices keep driver's eyes on the road, whilst allowing them to get to the stations they want to listen to faster than if they were using a regular touch-based device. Nine drivers were tested on a designed test track and asked to tune to a national and local station on a traditional ‘touch-based’ radio screen, then tune to the same stations using voice control, and then explore more advanced radio features using voice control.

05.10.2018

United Kingdom

Just before its summer recess the European Parliament voted in favour of proposals that will require new cars to feature radios capable of receiving digital radio signals. The proposals for digital terrestrial radio in the updated Communications Code are designed to further encourage member states in either implementing the technology or moving existing networks to the point where a digital switch-off (DSO) can be considered.

04.10.2018

Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) WorldDAB Member

Germany

The Media Council of the Bavarian State Center for New Media (BLM) has approved two national stations to be assigned digital transmission capacity for ten years each. Radio Teddy and Radio Arabella Plus will be allotted a DAB+ slot from 2019.