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Media Broadcast launches DAB+ transmitter on island in northern Germany
16.12.2020 -![WorldDAB News WorldDAB News](/assets/icon_worlddab-86a673f856ffd574dcbcd4a202521cc3.png)
The new transmitter operated by Media Broadcast, which will help increase the DAB+ programme offering on the island of Sylt, was launched on 15 December 2020.
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Paris Radio Show to be replaced by #Radioweek in 2021
16.12.2020 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
The #Radioweek will offer five days of virtual events related to digital radio from 18 to 22 January 2021, while the Paris Radio Show will be moved to January 2022 instead.
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Switzerland - DAB+ subsidies to be maintained in 2021
15.12.2020 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Switzerland's media regulator Ofcom has decided to maintain the percentage of contributions paid to cover the costs of DAB+ broadcasting, which in 2021 should have dropped from 50% to 30%.
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Germany - digital radio usage increases by over 50 percent
15.12.2020 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The daily use of digital terrestrial radio has increased by around 50 percent in Germany, compared to the same time last year. There are also 1.8 million more DAB+ radios in households now than in 2019. Germany launched a new national mutliplex in October 2020, and public broadcaster Deutschlandradio has started switching off FM transmitters in light of the continued growth of DAB+.
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AVT supplies NDR with DAB+ playout system
14.12.2020 - AVT Audio Video Technologies GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The DAB+ playout, previously divided into four regions, has been replaced by a completely new redundant DAB+ ensemble multiplexer system for 16 regions. With the installation of NDR’s new DAB+ playout system supplied by AVT, listeners will be able to receive news and weather information from their respective regions via DAB+ with a coverage that was previously only possible via FM.
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UK - new national stations launch on DAB
14.12.2020 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Union JACK Dance and Union JACK Rock are launching nationally on DAB in addition to the current Union JACK station. All of the brands in the portfolio have unveiled a new look, with logos and branding having been updated to reveal a more consistent and contemporary identity throughout the Group.
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Drive to Digital 2020 Stakeholder Video Briefing launches
10.12.2020 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Digital Radio UK today launches the Drive to Digital 2020 Stakeholder Video Briefing, a 90-minute virtual event providing an update on digital radio progress in 2020 and looking ahead to key developments for 2021.
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WorldDAB turns its attention to voice control in the car
09.12.2020The WorldDAB Automotive Working Group is set to consult with vehicle manufacturers and broadcasters in 2021 to help develop DAB+ guidelines using voice control and as part of the hybrid radio in the car.
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The majority of Norwegians are satisfied with DAB+
09.12.2020 - Norway![Norway Norway](/assets/flags/no-3a912b38df26cd2185f34aabbddedc01.gif)
According to the Norwegian Media Authority, over half (58 percent) of Norwegians are satisfied with DAB+ services. Compared to the same survey from last year, there has been an increase in the percentage of satisfied consumers, and a decrease of unsatisfied consumers.
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SWR improves DAB+ coverage in southern Germany
08.12.2020 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Regional public broadcasting corporation Südwestrundfunk has expanded DAB+ reception in southern Germany with the launch of a new transmitter in the lake Constance region.
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