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Leading international digital radio chipmaker to speak at automotive workshop
12.05.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
Anthony Sethill, chief executive and founder of Frontier Silicon, the world’s leading supplier of module and software for digital radios will speak at Commercial Radio Australia’s (CRA) upcoming automotive workshops in Sydney and Melbourne.
RAJAR Data Release - Quarter 1, 2011
11.05.2011 - United Kingdom
As ever, DAB radio retains its position as the most popular device when it comes to listening to digital radio, accounting for 63.1% of all digital hours, however listening via DTV (digital television) and more particularly internet, ...
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Enspert plans July release for 8.9-inch Android Honeycomb tablet
10.05.2011 - Glovane Co., Ltd WorldDAB Member - South Korea
Enspert's 8.9-inch device has a WSVGA (1024 x 600) touchscreen, a dual-core processor (maybe Nvidia's Tegra 2), GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, a T-DMB tuner, and comes in an ultra-slim form factor. The tablet's price tag has not been announced.
(Techconnect Magazine) Read more
Volvo Cars ready for quick expansion of digital radio in Europe and Sweden
09.05.2011 - Sweden
Volvo Cars’ latest infotainment system, Volvo Sensus, encompasses a complete offer designed for the digital generation’s car buyers.
The system can include features such as digital TV, digital radio, a USB port and the possibility of streaming music via Bluetooth.
Sweden’s Liberal Party sets out Policy on Digital Radio Transition
03.05.2011 - Sveriges Radio - Sweden
Sweden’s Liberal Party, part of the country’s four party alliance government, has called for the public broadcaster, Sveriges Radio, to be given the opportunity to start the transition to digital radio through a direct subsidy from the Broadcasting Fund.
CSA approves digital radio demonstration in Lyon, France
28.04.2011 - VDL - France
the French regulator CSQ, has approved the ‘RNT Lyon’ project - a consumer focused digital radio demonstration...
Arqiva launches Affinity Radio
21.04.2011 - Arqiva WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has launched Affinity Radio onto the NOW Digital Cambridge DAB platform. This has made Cambridge-based Affinity Radio the UK's first location-specific, community-focused radio ...
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Digital radio opens up to community broadcasting
18.04.2011 - Australia
Community radio stations around the nation have officially launched their move into DAB digital radio transmissions starting with Melbourne today. Nine Melbourne community broadcasters, including RRR and PBS-FM, ...
(CNET Australia) Read more
New Mother’s Day ads for digital radio
18.04.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has launched a new series of radio and online advertisements promoting digital radio for Mother’s Day.
The Swedish Liberal Party presents its program on radio politics
15.04.2011 - Sveriges Radio - Sweden
The concession fees for the commercial radio must be lowered more than the government has announced in the state budget for 2012. We also need to know the government’s aim to invest in digital radio, says Christer Nylander, the Liberal Party’s spokesperson on cultural affairs.