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Pioneers of digital radio announce strategic airtime partnership with Digital Radio Norway
04.11.2015 - Pure - NorwayPure, the world’s leading digital radio manufacturer announces a major six figure on-air campaign and partnership with Digital Radio Norge. The partnership between Pure and DRN is aimed at accelerating the penetration of digital radio adaptors in cars and commercial vehicles ahead of the country’s national FM switch-off commencing January 2017.
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WorldDAB General Assembly 2015: UK and German Government Ministers share vision for radio's digital future
04.11.2015 - - United KingdomUK Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, and Dorothee Bär, German Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), today set out their shared vision for radio's digital future.
Speaking to an international audience of over 200 radio experts at the WorldDAB General Assembly in London, the two Ministers emphasised their commitment to digital radio and the importance of working together to accelerate the growth of DAB in Europe.
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Pure to launch accessible DAB car radio adapter
04.11.2015 - Pure - United KingdomPure is partnering with Sound Digital for a major on-air campaign to promote its new in-car digital radio adapter. Ford Ennals, CEO Digital Radio UK, said: “We welcome the news that Pure is launching a new digital radio adapter for the car next year and see it as a real transformation for the market."
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Digital Radio: UK v Germany
04.11.2015 - United Kingdom - GermanyAs Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy Ed Vaizey and his German counterpart Dorothee Bär share their vision for digital radio, how different or similar is DAB digital radio in the two countries?
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Anglo-German shared vision for the future of digital radio
04.11.2015 - United Kingdom - GermanyEd Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy and his counterpart Dorothee Bär, German Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), today set out their shared vision for radio's digital future.
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Njoy Radio Cornwall added to the Cornish local DAB multiplex.
04.11.2015 - United KingdomOfcom has agreed to a request to add Njoy Radio Cornwall to the Cornish local DAB multiplex.
The station is a music-led service aimed primarily at people aged 30-55 living in Cornwall. According to Ofcom, speech content will be of "relevance to the area and demographic."
Frontier CEO recognised by Digital Radio industry as DAB chip sales pass 30 million milestone
04.11.2015 - - United KingdomAnthony Sethill, CEO of Frontier Silicon, yesterday received WorldDAB’s award for outstanding services to digital radio.
The award is in recognition of Anthony’s contribution to the development of DAB technologies and markets over the last 15 years
During this period, Frontier has invested over $50m on the development of its “Chorus” family of digital radio chips – the 4th of which went into mass production earlier this year. These chips have sold over 30 million units - making them, by some distance, the best-selling DAB solutions of all time.
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NLM project for the further development of DAB+
04.11.2015 - GermanyLaunched on November 1, the aim of the DAB+ pilot of the Lower Saxony State Media Authority (NLM) was to explore the innovative technologies that can be used where FM broadcasts such as news and advertising. The aim is to extend the possibilities for local and regional radio stations in digital radio and to facilitate their transition to DAB+.
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EBU Head of Radio addresses WorldDAB Assembly
03.11.2015 - - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB MemberThe EBU’s Head of Radio Graham Dixon has delivered a keynote speech at the WorldDAB General Assembly.
In the speech Graham Dixon told delegates that: “Audiences are more demanding, encouraged by online usage and provision. To meet this need, and others we have not yet considered, the future is digital.”
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The countdown is on for DAB radio events
03.11.2015 - United KingdomEd Vaizey will tell a conference of over 200 broadcasters, manufacturers, retailers and industry stakeholders today that the future of UK radio is digital and the countdown to three major landmarks has started.
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