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DAB in mobiles by 2015?
20.06.2013 - Imagination Technologies - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Digital radio broadcast chips could be fitted into mobile phones by 2015, according to Sir Hossein Yassaie, chief executive of Imagination Technologies, speaking at this year’s Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference in London.
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FM broadcasts scrapped by 2022
20.06.2013 - Sweden![Sweden Sweden](/assets/flags/se-d61ffaa3c414cecc50f451920f7466b2.gif)
FM radio broadcasts should be replaced by digital radio services by 2022, and the TV licence fee will remain for the next six years, at least. Those are some of the highlights of the public service radio and TV bill presented by the Swedish government today.
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Swedish Government Culture Bill 2014-2019 just published
19.06.2013 - Sweden![Sweden Sweden](/assets/flags/se-d61ffaa3c414cecc50f451920f7466b2.gif)
Swedish Government Bill “Culture and Accessibility – Public Radio and Television 2014-2019": transition from FM broadcasts to terrestrial digital radio, through collaboration between Swedish Radio (SR) and commercial radio broadcasters, with the aim to shut down FM broadcasts in 2022.
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LAB Geneva announces Model S DAB+ wireless in Germany and Austria
19.06.2013 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
LAB Geneva, Swiss manufacturer of high-style all-in-one solutions, today announced that the Model S DAB+ Wireless is now available in Germany and Austria. The wireless Geneva Model S DAB + allows integrated Bluetooth wireless music transmission from Smartphone, Tablet PC and laptop.
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Minister: FM broadcasts scrapped by 2022
19.06.2013 - Sweden![Sweden Sweden](/assets/flags/se-d61ffaa3c414cecc50f451920f7466b2.gif)
Radio and TV bill presented by the Swedish government states that FM radio broadcasts should be replaced by digital radio services by 2022, and the TV licence fee will remain for the next six years, at least.
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UK Government Releases Results of DAB Pilot
19.06.2013 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Three quarters of the older and disabled people in the trial found the DAB radios easier to use than expected, said the report, although some required setup assistance. Seven in 10 of this group said that digital radio was better than analog.
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Pure introduces the Evoke D2 digital radio
19.06.2013 - Pure - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Pure introduces Evoke D2, the new member of the iconic Evoke family of luxury digital and FM radios. CDW Pure Evoke D2 - 13.
(Connected Digital World) Read more
Swedish Radio to go digital
19.06.2013 -![WorldDAB News WorldDAB News](/assets/icon_worlddab-86a673f856ffd574dcbcd4a202521cc3.png)
![Sweden Sweden](/assets/flags/se-d61ffaa3c414cecc50f451920f7466b2.gif)
Swedish government to finance DAB+ investment by taking out a loan to cover dual transmission costs. The government appoints professional coordinator to work on transition to digital radio to be achieved by 2022.
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Mediamobile includes TomTom traffic data
19.06.2013[Stuttgart] Mobile Media has announced the signing of a new partnership with TomTom. Under the agreement, the company will deliver traffic data via DAB for its Mediamobile premium traffic service.
(www.bayerndigitalradio.de) Read more
TeamRock Radio, a new station featuring all rock genres has launched across the UK on digital radio
18.06.2013 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
TeamRock Radio is part of a new content, creation and distribution business for rock fans around the world. It owns the rock titles, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Prog, Blues, and AOR Magazine as well as the brand extensions of the magazines alongside internationally famous branded events, The Golden Gods, Prog Awards, and The Classic Rock Roll of Honour.
(Radio Today ) Read more