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After the success of the WorldDAB Automotive Event 2016, WorldDAB will bring together car manufacturers, their suppliers and broadcasters from all over Europe in Munich on 21 June 2017 for the WorldDAB Automotive Event 2017.

Siegfried Schneider, Chairman of the DLM, welcomed the draft amendment to the Telecommunications Act (TKG) presented by the Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, Brigitte Zypries. Schneider said: "Listening to the radio must be technologically possible on all devices for DAB+ to play an important role in the future."

The media broadcaster Media Broadcast is expanding the network at the first nationwide DAB+ multiplex, increasing coverage to 96 per cent in mobile services. The main focus is on station locations in the rural area in Baden-Württemberg (connection was already on 20 April 2017), Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. Another focus is the provision of holiday areas on the Baltic Sea and the access routes in time for the start of the holiday season.

In May, German public broadcasters launched a new promotional campaign for DAB+ on TV, radio, online, in magazines and newspapers. A new logo is being used, as well as a new slogan "More Radio".

DIGIDIA has won, with Norking and TC Connect, another two major contracts for DAB tunnel break-in in Norway. The delivery is for 20 DAB break-in systems to cover around 30 tunnels in the Western and Northern regions of Norway. These contracts finalise the DAB tunnel roll out.

Paneda has signed a new agreement with Teracom Sweden, and the company will provide the DAB Head-End solution for the two existing DAB multiplexes already in operation (the national mux with Swedish Radio and the local commercial mux in Stockholm).

The campaign, with the tagline "radio is magic, digital radio is the magic in your car!", resumes over the next two weeks with two radio spots. Coordinated marketing activity that involves 13 national broadcasters simultaneously, with a unique strong advertising message, began earlier in the year.

Media Broadcast has announced further expansion of its channel network. The commissioning of further DAB+ transmitter locations in the Federal territory is planned in the coming weeks. The main focus of the project will be in rural areas in Baden-Württemberg (connected to the network on 20 April 2017), Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein.

Media Broadcast, the largest full-service provider in the broadcast and media sector in Germany, is expanding the channel network for the national DAB+ digital radio offering. In the coming weeks, the commissioning of further transmitter locations in the Federal territory is planned, which will further optimise the national supply of DAB+.

Media Broadcast is expanding mobile coverage of the national DAB+ network to 96% of the area by the end of July by commissioning new broadcasting locations. The main focus of the project will be in rural areas in Baden-Württemberg (connected to the network on 20 April 2017), Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein.