WorldDAB blogs
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An update from the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
19.07.2019
Digital radio in the car has come a long way over the past year. As digital radio becomes increasingly popular both in and out of the car, we continue to push the limits of digital radio in the connected, autonomous vehicle, ensuring the DAB experience is as good as possible.
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ASBU Radio and TV Festival highlights DAB+ progress in Arab world
04.07.2019
The Radio and TV Festival organised as part of the 50th anniversary of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), held in Tunis at the end of June, served as an opportunity to highlight the expansion of DAB+ outside of Europe – particularly in Northern Africa, where Tunisia has just announced the launch of regular DAB+ services.
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Poland steps up DAB+ network expansion
05.06.2019
On Friday 17 May, the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) of Poland organised a conference titled “More radio!” in Warsaw, attended by over 50 stakeholders from across the industry, including broadcasters, operators and journalists.
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Four new members join WorldDAB
30.05.2019
We’re pleased to announce four new Members have joined WorldDAB since February 2019. They are Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg GmbH, ?eské Radiokomunikace a.s., Telechips Inc. and Telediffusion D’Algerie (TDA).
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High interest in first WorldDAB seminar on DAB+ network implementation
30.05.2019
Delegates from across the Central and Eastern European Region attended the WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee’s first seminar on ‘Best practice for implementation of DAB+ SFN networks’. Organised in partnership with Broadcast Networks Europe, the seminar took place on 22 May, in parallel with the MBT conference in Budapest.
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Minister confirms digital radio review as listening reaches new heights
16.05.2019
Margot James, MP, Minister for Digital and Creative Industries at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has announced that Government will collaborate with radio broadcasters and the supply chain on a review and programme of work to ensure a healthy and vibrant digital future for UK radio
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Digital switchover – Norway listening back to pre-DSO levels, Switzerland DSO on the horizon
04.04.2019
Norway opened the second day of the Radiodays Europe with a presentation titled: ‘Beyond FM – the new normal’. Ole Jorgen Torvmark, who led the team managing Norway’s transition to digital radio, was joined on stage also by Arqiva’s Head of New Technology Simon Mason and Iso Reichsteiner, Project Manager of the DSO process in Switzerland.
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DAB+ is the way forward says CEO of Radio France, Sybile Veil
28.03.2019
This article highlights some of the reasons behind Radio France’s investment in DAB+, and the public broadcaster’s strategy in dealing with increasing competition from the big tech giants – Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple – through the lens of the Radio France CEO.
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DAB+ gets full backing from Australian broadcasting industry
07.03.2019
This week’s Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Digital Broadcasting Symposium brought together broadcasters and regulators from across the radio industry and was marked, amongst other things, by the announcements of DAB+ trials taking place in Thailand and Vietnam this year.