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Clear commitment from the German Automotive industry to digital radio
09.11.2011 - Germany
Audi, BMW, Daimler support German digital radio
(digitalrundfunk.de) Read more
MEGA Radio now on DAB across Bavaria
08.11.2011 - Germany
MEGA Radio is now received in all of Bavaria.
(www.bayerndigitalradio.de) Read more
Could DAB Digital 2 be re-advertised?
07.11.2011 - United Kingdom
Re-advertising a second national commercial multiplex could be one option to help the growth of DAB, it has been suggested. Speaking to Radio Today, Digital Radio UK CEO Ford Ennals said people are beginning to talk about Digital 2, and it “might come ...
(Radio Today) Read more
Next week join the automotive industry at Telematics Update, Munich 2011
03.11.2011 - Germany
The largest European focused Telematics Event as the Car Transforms into a Mobile Services Platform
(Telematics Update) Read more
Sol'n enables DAB, DAB+ on mobile devices
03.11.2011 - Hong Kong
Mirics Semiconductor Inc. has developed DAB and DAB solutions for ARM processor-based applications. The solutions enable low-cost, region independent mobile TV and radio reception to media rich smartphones and tablets, the company stated. ...
(Eetasia.com (subscription)) Read more
27% of UK can't recieve 3G signal from all five major networks
03.11.2011 - United Kingdom
When it comes to Digital Terrestrial Television, nearly nine in ten (89 percent) of homes and firms can access the service, while 91 percent of UK also has access to Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) radio coverage. As part of the report the regulator has ...
(PC Advisor) Read more
UK Minister: 'The Only Future I Envisage for Radio Is Digital'
02.11.2011 - United Kingdom
Ed Vaizey said the UK “leads the world in the take-up and consumption of digital radio, we have exciting digital-only content and the leading manufacturers are UK companies.” He said some 14 million DAB sets have been sold. “Radio's strengths are its ...
(Radio World) Read more
Radios looking for State funds to aid a digital switchover
02.11.2011 - France
Independent radio stations selected for digital radio broadcasting in Paris, Marseille and Nice, asked the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), with support from the Union Interprofessional independent radio and television (SIRT), the creation of a fund State aid for digital switchover.
Ofcom publishes digital communications coverage maps
01.11.2011 - United Kingdom
By comparison, mobile broadband demand averages 0.24 GB per month per connection. The maps also include DTT and DAB coverage, with DTT national coverage at 89 percent and DAB national coverage at 91 percent for public service broadcasting channels.
(Telecompaper (subscription)) Read more
Mark Thompson's 2011 Radio Festival speech – full text
01.11.2011 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
On local DAB, we have been working with Government and Commercial Radio to agree a plan for the funding of further build-out, and again we've made substantial progress. I'm confident we will agree a Memorandum of Understanding by the end of the year. ...
(The Guardian) Read more