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03.05.2017

Germany

Industry representatives and experts meeting at Medientage Mitteldeutschland 2017 this week have been discussing questions such as: "How much investment is needed in DAB+?" and "What do profitable business models look like?". Willi Schreiner, Managing Director of Absolut Digital GmbH and Digitalradio Deutschland GmbH, emphasised that the future of radio is digital: "Digital is increasing, while FM is on the decline."

03.05.2017

United Kingdom

Four new transmitters have launched in the past 18 months and a final transmitter will launch in Market Drayton in the coming weeks. The five transmitters bring the county’s popular local stations to 650,000 more listeners on DAB digital radio in Wolverhampton & Shropshire and have expanded local DAB coverage to 92% of households from 53%.

03.05.2017

Germany

In the broadcasting area for ​​the MDR, 99 per cent of the area, 88 per cent of the population and 100 per cent of the federal motorways are now supplied with DAB+ digital radio from the Central German Broadcasting Corporation. The three central states within this area are among Germany's best-equipped digital radio stations, according to information released from the broadcaster to the MDR Broadcasting Council, which met in Leipzig on 2nd May 2017.

03.05.2017

Pure

United Kingdom

Place the new Pure Evoke H2 radio next to its predecessor, the Evoke D2, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart. However, once you’ve listened to it, there’s no doubt this Pure is an upgrade.

03.05.2017

United Kingdom

A special switch-on event has taken place in Telford on Wednesday morning to switch on new DAB transmitters in Wolverhampton & Shropshire. The expansion of coverage means that many listeners can now receive eight further radio stations on DAB digital radio for the first time.

03.05.2017

Germany

Denon has announced its reworked D-M41 hi-fi system. Equipped with a DAB+ digital radio tuner, the unit will be available from June 2017.

03.05.2017

France

France's media regulator, the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel, has released its summary of radio equipment in use for the entire year of 2016 in France. The results showed that 12 percent of French households had a DAB receiver in 2016.

02.05.2017

Deutschlandradio WorldDAB Member

Germany

Under the motto "As clear as if I were there", the ARD are to start a nationwide marketing campaign for DAB+, in partnership with Deutschlandradio, on 2nd May 2017. The campaign focuses on the listening experience of radio, showing typical listening situations and the joy of listening to the radio.

02.05.2017

Germany

German public broadcasters will, from today, begin a new promotional campaign for DAB on TV, radio, online, and in magazines and newspapers. A new DAB+ logo is being rolled out at the same time.

02.05.2017

Toyota WorldDAB Member

Australia

The top-of-the-range Grande, as well as the GXL, has DAB+ radio as standard, with an 8.0-inch touchscreen and six speakers.