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RNT Lyon Live! Listen to digital radio live this weekend…
23.06.2011 - France
Join the team of RNT Lyon and FG Radio DJs; Tristan Garner, Patrice Strike, Dee Lud & French Government for a day of live music, DJ sets and digital radio give-aways in Place de la République, Lyon.
DAB radios put in new cars
20.06.2011 - Australia
European car makers are installing Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radios in new cars, says Aaron Olphert, manager of products and strategy at New Zealand broadcasting infrastructure company Kordia. News from Australia is (also) very positive, ...
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Automotive Industry is Listening to Digital Radio
07.06.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) brought together nearly 100 motor vehicle industry representatives at the recent Sydney and Melbourne automotive workshops to move digital radio listening into more Australian motor vehicles.
Digital Radio, the Future for Connected Cars (German)
06.06.2011 -
- Germany 
[London/Munich] WorldDMB, the international body which promotes digital radio and mobile TV on the...
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Intel acquires SiPort
02.06.2011 - Intel - United States
Digital radio is poised to become an important ingredient for handsets and other mobile devices as broadcast radio transitions from analog to digital. Intel’s acquisition of SiPort enhances our abilities to continue as the leading provider of low power, single-chip CMOS solutions enabling wide spread adoption of broadcast digital radio
Digital radio sales and listening up: latest figures from RadComms 2011
31.05.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
“Digital Radio prices have come down to as low as $49,” Joan Warner told the Radcomms Conference in Sydney today. Reviewing the roll out of digital radio so far, Warner revealed that 824000 people are now listening to digital radio, more than are ...
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Kessler Report (English Version)
27.05.2011 - France
Terrestrial Digital Radio (TDR) is a project which arouses an almost militant enthusiasm, particularly among leaders of certain associations, which is rather reminiscent of the enthusiasm about independent local radio or, on the other hand, serious scepticism. Ever since the idea has been around, there has been continuing debate. But instead of subsiding and allowing a consensus to emerge, this debate has revealed increasingly pronounced divisions and ever-growing tensions.
Digital radio demonstration launches in France
27.05.2011 - VDL - France
Yesterday saw the launch of the digital radio project, RNT Lyon, in Lyon, France. At a press conference organised by the project leader, VDL, over 50 journalists joined the RNT Lyon partners to officially announce the launch of digital radio in Lyon. Radio listeners in the Lyon area can now tune in to 15 new stations on digital offering a variety of programme types.
Norwegian proposal on the digitization of radio
26.05.2011 - Norway
On 4 February 2011 The Norwegian Ministry of Culture presented a report on the digitization of radio to the Storting (the Norwegian national assembly)1. The report determines the conditions that must be met and a target date for switch-off of FM radio-services.
BMW announces digital radio in cars from May 2011
19.05.2011 - BMW AG WorldDAB Member - Australia
BMW Australia has announced that it would be the first manufacturer in Australia to offer DAB+ as an option, with availability on 5 Series and 7 Series from May, and the new 6 Series upon launch.