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Germany: Public and commerical DAB services to be launched
17.12.2010 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Germany took an important step towards launching a national DAB+ digital radio network as German broadcasters joined together and signed contracts with the network operator Media Broadcast.

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Deutschland Decided for DAB+
17.12.2010 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Germany has decided to launch nationwide radio stations via DAB+, the de facto standard for digital broadcasting of radio and mobile TV. An agreement between various commercial radio stations and the network company Media Broadcast GmbH that will build and operate the network was signed today. The commercial broadcasters are:

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Bauer's Kiss gets green light to go national
17.12.2010 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bauer Media's dance station Kiss has been given the go-ahead by media regulator Ofcom to relaunch itself as a single national station..

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Kiss allowed to go national
17.12.2010 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Ofcom has approved the request from Bauer Radio to drop local programming content from its three Kiss FM stations, creating a national service.

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Media Broadcast and commercial broadcaster agreement (Germany)
16.12.2010 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Das digitale Radio DAB Plus hat eine entscheidende Hürde genommen. Kurz vor Ablauf des Ultimatums am Mittwoch einigten sich die privaten Radioveranstalter und der Sendernetzbetreiber Media Broadcast über die Verbreitung von Digitalradio in Deutschland.

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DAB+: KEF waiting for signed contracts (German)
16.12.2010 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Die Kommission zur Ermittlung des Finanzbedarfs der Rundfunkanstalten (KEF) wartet noch auf die gestern unterschriebenen Verträge und will dann entscheiden, ob die ARD Gelder für den Neustart des digital-terrestrischen Radios (DAB+) erhält.

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Finally green light for digital radio standard DAB Plus (German)
16.12.2010 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Private Radiosender und der Netzbetreiber Media Broadcast haben sich über die Modalitäten zur Einführung des digitalen Übertragungsstandards DAB Plus geeinigt.

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Digitalradio, the second trial (German)
16.12.2010 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
Das Radio soll endlich digital werden. Fast zwei Jahre nach den ersten zarten Anfängen ist jetzt die letzte Hürde für einen Neustart beim Digitalradio-Standard DAB+ gefallen - ein Chip-Hersteller hat mit Geld geholfen.

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PURE puts its weight behind Germany's first national digital radio multiplex
16.12.2010 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
PURE, the world leading radio maker, announces its full support for the launch of Germany's first national digital radio multiplex, which will revolutionise the European digital radio landscape.

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PURE launches RSS reader app on Sensia
16.12.2010 - Pure - United Kingdom United Kingdom
PURE, the world-leading radio maker, announces a major software release for Sensia, its internet-connected radio with colour touchscreen.

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