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04.11.2015

United Kingdom

UK Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, and Dorothee Bär, German Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), today set out their shared vision for radio's digital future. Speaking to an international audience of over 200 radio experts at the WorldDAB General Assembly in London, the two Ministers emphasised their commitment to digital radio and the importance of working together to accelerate the growth of DAB in Europe.

04.11.2015

Pure

United Kingdom

Pure is partnering with Sound Digital for a major on-air campaign to promote its new in-car digital radio adapter. Ford Ennals, CEO Digital Radio UK, said: “We welcome the news that Pure is launching a new digital radio adapter for the car next year and see it as a real transformation for the market."

04.11.2015

United Kingdom , Germany

As Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy Ed Vaizey and his German counterpart Dorothee Bär share their vision for digital radio, how different or similar is DAB digital radio in the two countries?

04.11.2015

United Kingdom , Germany

Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy and his counterpart Dorothee Bär, German Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), today set out their shared vision for radio's digital future.

04.11.2015

United Kingdom

Ofcom has agreed to a request to add Njoy Radio Cornwall to the Cornish local DAB multiplex. The station is a music-led service aimed primarily at people aged 30-55 living in Cornwall. According to Ofcom, speech content will be of "relevance to the area and demographic."

04.11.2015

United Kingdom

Anthony Sethill, CEO of Frontier Silicon, yesterday received WorldDAB’s award for outstanding services to digital radio. The award is in recognition of Anthony’s contribution to the development of DAB technologies and markets over the last 15 years During this period, Frontier has invested over $50m on the development of its “Chorus” family of digital radio chips – the 4th of which went into mass production earlier this year. These chips have sold over 30 million units - making them, by some distance, the best-selling DAB solutions of all time.

04.11.2015

Germany

Launched on November 1, the aim of the DAB+ pilot of the Lower Saxony State Media Authority (NLM) was to explore the innovative technologies that can be used where FM broadcasts such as news and advertising. The aim is to extend the possibilities for local and regional radio stations in digital radio and to facilitate their transition to DAB+.

03.11.2015

, European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member

The EBU’s Head of Radio Graham Dixon has delivered a keynote speech at the WorldDAB General Assembly. In the speech Graham Dixon told delegates that: “Audiences are more demanding, encouraged by online usage and provision. To meet this need, and others we have not yet considered, the future is digital.”

03.11.2015

United Kingdom

Ed Vaizey will tell a conference of over 200 broadcasters, manufacturers, retailers and industry stakeholders today that the future of UK radio is digital and the countdown to three major landmarks has started.

03.11.2015

United Kingdom

Data from industry analysts CAP and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders for Q3 2105 shows that the number of new cars fitted with digital radio as standard in September 2015 has increased by 40% compared to September 2014.