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Market power stifling digital radio
29.07.2015 - Germany Germany - Austria Austria
In an interview with the the daily newspaper "Der Standard" the President of Bavarian regulator BLM - Siegfried Schneider- clearly sets out his position on digital radio. To Austrian broadcasters, it may sound revolutionary to propose that the public service broadcaster should, through attractive and innovative programming, be the front runner in driving digital radio. He encourages collaboration between public and private broadcasters on transmitter networks.

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AgCom publishes DAB+ expansion plans
28.07.2015 - Italy Italy
Italian regulator AGCOM release plans on the expansion of DAB+ across Italy with applications for 3 further coverage areas; Eastern Tuscany: Firenze, Arezzo, Pistoia, Prato and Siena provinces, L’Aquila province and Eastern Sardinia: Cagliari, Nuoro, Ogliastra, Carbonia-Iglesias provinces.

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RAI to add programmes to it's DAB+ network
28.07.2015 - Italy Italy
Italian public broadcaster RAI is adding three new programs to its DAB+ lineup. The complete DAB+ lineup will now feature 10 stations; existing programs are Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, the news station GPRD, and the traffic service Isoradio.
Italy announces DAB+ licencing plan covering all of Italy
28.07.2015 - Italy Italy
Italian regulator AGCOM announced on 29 July 2015 a licencing plan covering all of Italy, and has already called for applications in 8 specific areas, covering a further 8.35m of the Italian population.

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A new radio landscape with DAB+
28.07.2015 - France France
Replying to the regulator on the recent DAB+ consultation launched by the CSA, the President of French radio station Fréquence Plus, Anthony Eustache, calls for an increased offer of FM frequencies to smaller broadcasters, to ensure their ability to finance participation on national DAB+ multiplexes, and guarantee a sustainable launch of DAB+ by players invested in its success.

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Remaining capacity for DAB+ divided
28.07.2015 - Netherlands Netherlands
The distribution of the so-called residual capacity at regional plots for DAB+, will be launched on August 14. Yesterday the scheme was announced. The remaining capacity applies to more than 30 channels at various regional DAB+ lots. There are more than 30 licenses available.

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Bush Heritage II Connect digital radio
27.07.2015 - Australia Australia
It's more than just a 'retro' digital (DAB) radio, or even an Internet radio. It's very much an all-round digital audio 'solution'.

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Government distributes over 30 free DAB+ channels
27.07.2015 - Netherlands Netherlands
The Ministry of Economic Affairs have issued licences for 34 regional DAB+ channels across the South, North and South West of the Netherlands. The distribution will start from August 10. Licences are for a period of two years.

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DAB digital radio: State of Play
23.07.2015 - France France
In addition to providing better audio quality, digital radio offers other advantages, such as power consumption about 60% lower compared to FM radio. Station search is by name rather than frequency and additional services such as images can be added.

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DABMotion introduce training incentives for garages
21.07.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Garages that wish to use the installer Digital Radio Certification Mark, also known as Tick Mark, must complete the official IMI DAB Radio Installation Technician Accreditation, which is now available through Celsus.

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