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AGCOM and the Government accelerate the development of DAB+

08.02.2017 - Italy

The Italian Government commits to a road map for DAB+ development, a key part of this will be a plan for coordinated frequency planning. The majority of band III has to be reserved for DAB+. AGCOM also renewed commitment to putting forward legislation that receivers should have FM and digital capability.

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WorldDAB updates DAB standard

08.02.2017 -

- United Kingdom

Carried out by the WorldDAB Technical Committee, this recent update sought to identify obsolete features, clarify descriptions and update specific features to ensure the standard would be compatible for future needs.

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Collaboration key to success of digital radio

08.02.2017 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland

The EBU's Media Intelligence Service (MIS) has published its annual update on Digital Radio advances in Europe as part of Digital Radio Week. The report, which supports the EBU's Digital Radio initiative, highlights the need for stakeholders to work together to ensure the success of digital radio implementation.

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New marketing campaign for digital radio in Italy

07.02.2017 - Italy

The tagline for the new campaign is " radio is magic, digital radio is the magic in your car" and will run throughout 2017. The new campaign is scheduled to go out on digital radio on national, commercial and local stations. It is hoped the campaign will reach 23 million listeners.

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Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid goes on sale

07.02.2017 - United Kingdom

Model comes with an 8.0in infotainment touchscreen, a head-up display, two 4.2in TFT information screens and a rear-view parking camera. Sat-nav, a DAB radio, Bluetooth, a wireless phone-charging area and a rear-view parking camera come as standard.

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Listening remains stable and unchanged after DSO in Norway

07.02.2017 - Norway

PPM figures from Kantar TNS show that Norwegians are still listening to radio like they did before the FM switchover began in January. Year on year there is no change and 67.8 per cent of Norwegians listen to the radio on a daily basis.

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End of NRK on FM in Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal

06.02.2017 - Norway

NRK will disappear from the FM band in Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal when the digital switchover takes place on 8 February. Øyvind Vasaasen, from NRK, says that three times as many people will be affected by FM extinction in this region, compared to Nordland which switched off on 11 January.

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Next stage of DSO taking place

06.02.2017 - Norway

In January, Nordland became the first region in Norway to switch off FM broadcasts. Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal are the next regions due to switch over on 8th February.

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Europe making digital radio headway

06.02.2017 - France

Various aspects concerning the digitisation of the radio industry were on stage at European Radio Show, held in Paris. WorldDAB's session “DAB+ in Europe — a Vision for the Future of Radio,” highlighted the current state and development of digital radio in Europe.

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