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06.12.2016

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member, VQ

Australia

Designer British radio brand VQ plans to accelerate its expansion into Australia through a joint Christmas campaign with Commercial Radio Australia aimed at putting the glamour into radio products. The campaign is VQ’s first major marketing push in Australia since entering the market earlier this year, and promotes the Retro Mini DAB+ digital radio with built-in Bluetooth speaker, which retails for $129.

06.12.2016

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member

Australia

Coles radio is the number one Commercial DAB+ leading the market nationally All people 10+ following the release of the GfK radio ratings survey. Overall, Digital Radio has seen huge growth, now reaching over 3.6 million of Australians across the five metro capital cities. This growth highlights the appeal of Digital Radio to the Australian audience.

06.12.2016

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member

Australia

The Digital Radio report by GfK, released by Commercial Radio Australia, shows the total DAB+ cumulative audience at 3,614,000 up from 3,603,000 in September.

06.12.2016

Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member

Australia

Canberra, Darwin and Hobart will be the next in line for permanent DAB+ digital radio services, with commercial radio broadcasters today welcoming the ABC’s announcement that it intends to extend services into the three capital cities.Chief executive officer of industry body, Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said commercial broadcasters were working closely with the ABC and SBS on the regional rollout plans.

05.12.2016

Norway

With the digital switchover taking place in Norway in early 2017, a recent survey by TNS Gallup shows that 7 out of 10 Norwegians now have a DAB radio. In Nordland, which is the first region switching off FM the majority of citizens listen to the radio via a DAB radio.

05.12.2016

France

Patrice Gélinet, Board Member, CSA (the French regulator) discusses progress of DAB in France, the request from Radio France for DAB+ frequencies in Strasbourg, Lyon and Lille and the why he believes the CSA’s proactive DAB+ policy will continue long after he retires in January.

05.12.2016

Australia

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05.12.2016

IDAG

Norway

In this piece Gunnar Garfors, IDAG President explores the importance of OMRI (Open Mobile Radio Interface) for the digital radio industry. OMRI is essentially an API or a technical interface that standardises the communication between a phone chipset and apps. 

05.12.2016

United Kingdom

The seventh annual Digital Radio Report from Ofcom has been released, and it shows that digital radio is inching closer to the 50 percent majority needed to initiate a FM switch-off. According to the report, 45.5 percent of total listening in Q3 2016 came from digital radio, a 3.6 percentage point increase from 2015. In six areas throughout the United Kingdom the digital share exceeded 50 percent, with the highest coming from Sussex at 53.4 percent.

05.12.2016

DAB Italia WorldDAB Member

Italy

The Radionovelli Radio 4G has been designed and built in Italy. It offers DAB+ and can use an internet connection to enable listeners the chance to enjoy content on the web. The radio also has a colour touch screen for easy use.