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All car radios in the UK to come with digital as standard
21.08.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
All radios fitted in new passenger cars will come with DAB digital as standard from 2021 following new regulations [1] passed through Parliament. The regulations were approved by Parliament to support the mandating of digital for radios in passenger vehicles in the UK following a consultation by the Department for Transport.

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DAB radio to be standard in all new passenger cars
21.08.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
DAB Digital Radio will be installed as standard in all new passenger vehicles by the end of this year following new regulations passed through Parliament. The new legal regulations were approved to support the mandating of digital radios in passenger vehicles in the UK following a consultation by the Department for Transport relating to aspects of the European Electronic Communications Code (“EECC”) covering vehicles.

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Overview of DAB+ in Germany
20.08.2020 - Germany Germany
There are now over 260 DAB+ stations in Germany - over 65 of those are available exclusively on DAB+ - with more set to launch in the near future, as Germany prepares for the launch of its second national commercial multiplex. This article outlines the state of DAB+ across a number of states throughout the country.

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All new cars to come with digital radio as standard in the UK
20.08.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
All the new passenger cars will come fitted with digital radio as standard from 2021 following new regulations passed through Parliament. The new legal regulations were approved by Parliament to support the mandating of digital radios in passenger vehicles in the UK following a consultation by the Department for Transport relating to aspects of the EECC covering vehicles.

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2wcom reveals high-density and hybrid converter
19.08.2020 - 2wcom Systems GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany Germany
2wcom’s 4audio DAB-4c is a high-density and hybrid converter enabling broadcasters to seamlessly carry out a switchover, by allowing for the reception of data signals from legacy ETI and EDI multiplexers at the same time, and converting the signals respectively for transmitters in the field.

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ARN and Coles Express launch personalised broadcast radio ads
19.08.2020 - Australia Australia
ARN and Coles Express have partnered to launch personalised radio ads on broadcast radio. The initiative, which is viewed as the first of its kind, will be rolled out across all terrestrial broadcasting platforms, including DAB+.

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Portsmouth DAB multiplex celebrates five year anniversary
19.08.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The UK leads the way when it comes to community radio stations powered by small scale DAB and Angel Radio’s story on how small-scale DAB offers smaller local and community radio stations an affordable and achievable route to go on air is of great interest to broadcasters far beyond the UK.

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SCA and SoundCloud to launch new SoundCloud Radio on DAB+
18.08.2020 - Australia Australia
Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) and SoundCloud announced an extension of their exclusive advertising partnership to bring SoundCloud Radio to the Australian market on 24 August via DAB+. This will enable brands to connect with SoundCloud’s audience via partnership opportunities and expanded ad sales inventory on DAB+ and online.

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Digital radio maker Pure appoints new CEO
14.08.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Pure, one of the world’s leading digital radio brands, has appointed Peter Ogley as its new CEO. Pure has a heritage of developing award-winning DAB radios.

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DAB+ grows stronger despite pandemic
13.08.2020
Radio has played a tremendously important role since the outbreak of Covid-19. Despite the significant challenges faced by many broadcasters since the start of the pandemic, radio listening is peaking, new DAB+ services are being launched across Europe and the WorldDAB network continues to grow.

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