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Brown visits site of digital dream
16.06.2009 - Arqiva WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The group were shown examples of analogue television and radio transmitters inside the firm's headquarters and met two young apprentices, before going outside to view the 750ft tall broadcast mast which services 12million homes across greater London. ...

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Brave new era in radio
16.06.2009 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
When it comes to digital radio there are two types of people; those who are excited about it and those who wouldn't know a digital radio if it cuddled up and called them sweetheart. Whichever group you may be in, the fact is that digital radio cranks ...

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Norway leads five countries in pushing DMB mobile TV
16.06.2009 - Norway Norway
... called the International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) was founded last week by companies based in Norway, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and Malta, with the aim of promoting mobile TV, radio and data services via DMB, DAB and DAB technologies. ...

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Fun Kids goes nationwide on DAB
15.06.2009 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Glyn Jones, Digital One's acting chief executive, welcomed the launch saying: "With the launch of Fun Kids, Digital One has added three new services to the national line-up on digital radio since April. "Agreeing a fourteen week contract also shows ...

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Factum Electronics delivers complete DAB+ and T-DMB solution to Malaysia.
15.06.2009 - Factum Electronics AB - Malaysia Malaysia
Factum Electronics, the world-leading supplier of equipment for mobile digital multimedia broadcasting, today announced it has won a contract for the supply of DAB+ (digital radio) and T-DMB (mobile TV) to a state-owned broadcaster in Malaysia.

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Sydney switches on digital radio
15.06.2009 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia Australia
Commercial radio stations in Sydney 2GB, 2CH, 2UE, 2DAY, TRIPLE M, 2KY, WS-FM, MIX 106.5, 2SM, NOVA, VEGA Radar, Pink Radio, Koffee and NovaNation began broadcasting DAB+ digital radio services today, joining stations in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane completing the five state metropolitan switch on and taking the total number of digital radio services on air in Australia to 44.

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VDL Opens New International Sales & Marketing Office for its expanded range of professional DAB and DMB products
12.06.2009 - VDL - United Kingdom United Kingdom
VDL (Lyon, France) has extended its investment in its Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB)/Digital Multimedia Broadcast (DMB) business with the acquisition of the broadcast product range of Somerdata Ltd. (Wells, Somerset, UK), the opening of its new International Sales & Marketing office in the UK and the appointment of Edwin Kayes as Sales & Marketing Director for Broadcast Products.

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TTP joins forces to promote Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB)
12.06.2009 - The Technology Partnership (TTP) - United Kingdom United Kingdom
TTP joins forces to promote Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB). TTP's Martin Orrell, said "We believe that a blend of broadcast radio and TV with various forms of interactivity, plus converged free and pay broadcast and unicast services will be a winning combination for carriers, broadcasters, brands and viewers alike.”

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Broadcast Aus unveils DAB+ processes
12.06.2009 - Broadcast Australia - Australia Australia
... features of DAB, such as immunity to multi-path interference, fading and single frequency networks. “These are exciting times for the radio industry, ...

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Europe pushes for DMB mobile TV rollouts
12.06.2009 - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) WorldDAB Member - Norway Norway
DMB receivers are also compatible with DAB digital radio that is available to 80 per cent of the population in Norway. By using a MiniTV receiver or compatible mobile handset, the free-to-air channels can be received in and around Greater Oslo while on ...

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