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Industry Partners line-up for ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2014
20.12.2013 - Malaysia Malaysia
Principal sponsor WorldDMB and major sponsors Sony, Harris Broadcast, Grass Valley and EMC are among the key industry partners participating in the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2014, taking place in Kuala Lumpur on 4-7 March.

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Mongolia joins Korea, Norway and Cambodia for commercialized mobile digital media broadcasting (T-DMB) services
20.12.2013 - Mongolia Mongolia
A new mobile digital media broadcasting (T-DMB) service that was developed in South Korea launched recently in Mongolia, the Korean culture ministry announced.

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DAB offer is announced from Renault UK
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
As the UK prepares to make the switch, Renault will start fitting DAB as standard on its models from 2014, beginning with the new Trafic and Twingo.

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Siano launches advanced receiver chip
19.12.2013 - Japan Japan
SMS4470 supports a range of digital radio formats, including DAB+. Samples of the SMS4470 are already available to select Siano partners and exhibit superior performance of DVB-T2 reception.

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DAB chips to be featured in next wave of smartphones
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The next stage for mobile phones looks like it could be digital radios, a surprising departure from current technology. Sir Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies, said: “The next big stage is the penetration of digital radio technology into mobile devices.

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Reaching For The Future Means Holding Tight
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A digital future has crept up on us. Like the weather there can be no denying. Some changes have come as storms, even tsunamis, lifting media landscapes or inundating them. Policy makers, however, live in the present where the future is always tense.

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DAB car radio: should I switch?
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The digital switchover from FM to DAB radio looks certain after Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, reiterated the Government's commitment to digital services at the Go Digital Conference in London on Monday.

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HK regulator reveals digital radio investment
19.12.2013 - Hong Kong Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s media regulator has revealed that the territory’s three DAB licencees are investing US$77 million (HK$594 million) in the new platform.

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Halfords to cease sales of analogue-only car radios
19.12.2013 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Halfords has announced plans to cease sales of analogue-only car radios by 2015 to help usher in the digital switchover.

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Thailand: Digital radio trials set for 2014
19.12.2013 - Thailand Thailand
Thailand’s media regulator says it will start trials of digital radio in 2014.

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