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License sought and found - a new service for radio broadcasters

31.01.2013 - Germany

Broadcasters who are interested in a digital radio license in Germany can now quickly view open calls for tenders in Germany.

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Philips transfers its Audio, Video, Multimedia and Accessories business to Funai

31.01.2013 - Netherlands

Funai Electric Co., Ltd. has announced that the company takes over the division of Philips Lifestyle Entertainment Business. This includes design and development, sales and partial manufacturing of audio video multimedia products (Home Audio, In-Car Audio, Portable Audio).

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Digital Radio Information Day in Saarland

31.01.2013

Around 30 dealers in late January followed the invitation of the Saarland Radio (SR) and the Project Office for Digital Radio Digital Radio Information Day on the Saarbrücken Halberg.

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Radio 1 loses half a million listeners but Nick Grimshaw holds audience

31.01.2013 - United Kingdom

The popularity of digital listening continued to grow, with the various digital radio platforms now accounting for 33% of all radio listening, up from 29.1% in the final quarter of 2011.

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6 Music hits almost 1.9m digital listeners

31.01.2013 - United Kingdom

Digital radio listening is now one third of all listening, with over 25 million people now tuning in to a digital signal, up 2.1 million year on year. 42% of the population now has a DAB digital radio set, up from 40.3% in Q4 2011.

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Q4 RAJARs: Absolute Radio Network records highest audience in 11 years

31.01.2013 - United Kingdom

The industry average for digital listening in the UK is 33% but, this quarter's RAJAR figures have shown that the Absolute Radio Network is leading the way in the digital innovation with 75.9% of it's listeners tuning in on a digital platform.

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Q4 RAJARs: BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music set listening records

31.01.2013 - United Kingdom

Acting Director of BBC Audio Music, Graham Ellis, said: “These figures underline the remarkable performance of BBC Radio 2, which has had a great quarter and a great year..."

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Nick Grimshaw BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show listening figures revealed

31.01.2013 - United Kingdom

RAJAR figures show an average audience of 6.69 million in the three months to December and an increase of almost a quarter of a million 15-24-year-olds.

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RAJAR Q4 2012: Digital

31.01.2013 - United Kingdom

Listening to radio via a digital platform has increased by 9% year-on-year, with 25.2 million people now tuning in via a digitally enabled receiver (DAB, DTV, Online) each week - up from 23.1 million in Q4, 2011.

(MediaTel Newsline) Read more