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28.09.2017

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member

Denmark

Danes can now tune into the BBC World Service and Ekstra Bladet Radio in the latest DAB+ format. The transition from DAB to DAB+ radio in Denmark now allows for 12 new radio stations.

28.09.2017

Factum Radioscape WorldDAB Member, Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association (SADIBA) WorldDAB Member

South Africa

In a major upgrade to their DAB+ trial head-end, SADIBA (the Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association) invited Factum Radioscape to deploy a replacement DAB+ head-end in May 2017 for the remainder of the current DAB+ trial.

28.09.2017

United Kingdom

It keeps us company late at night, early in the morning and on long journeys. It’s our friend with benefits — and these handy boom boxes have a range of extras that keep us surfing the airwaves. Here are the freshest ways to tune up.

28.09.2017

Germany

More German listeners will be getting their radio through DAB, as a number of companies are expanding DAB offerings in different regions.

28.09.2017

Norway

The digital switch over has led to fierce sales of DAB+ radios and adapters for cars at Elkjøp, the largest consumer electronics retailer in the Nordic region. The increase in sales of DAB+ products has been enormous across the different regions of Norway. From January 2017 to the present, the increase in demand for DAB+ car adapters is on average at 1000 percent, while DAB+ receiver sales have increased by 600 percent.

28.09.2017

United Kingdom

The top-spec Tekna models now come with Bose speakers, adaptive turning headlights and heated seats. You can also get more luxurious leather, in tan or cream, range-standard DAB radio, and a thicker, flat-bottomed steering wheel.

27.09.2017

Factum Radioscape WorldDAB Member

United Kingdom , Switzerland

In a major upgrade to their existing Factum Radioscape DAB Head-end System, UPC, a Swiss cable network operator has deployed Factum Radioscape’s software as a multi-ensemble virtualised DAB+ head-end on one server for cable networks, including the migration from DAB to DAB+ audio encoding.

27.09.2017

Digitalradio Norge AS, Viaplay Group WorldDAB Member, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) WorldDAB Member

Norway

According to Kantar TNS 'official figures, 82 per cent of households across Norway have one or more DAB receiver. Also, people want the new channels - every day 1.2 million Norwegians listen to channels that would not exist without DAB.

27.09.2017

France

Nicolas Curien, has confirmed that he CSA is looking to move into a higher gear with its strategy for the deployment of digital radio across France. The focus on the major cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice, has been extended out to Lille, Strasbourg and Lyon, with Rouen and Nantes having now put out the call for applications.

27.09.2017

United Kingdom

Bauer Media is launching another Magic pop-up service, with the addition of Magic Christmas this year. The station will broadcast on DAB radio across most of the UK via D1.