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The French government has officially approved DAB as an option to T-DMB for digital radio in the country. Approved Aug. 16, 2013, the order amended a January 2008 ruling on terrestrial and satellite digital broadcasting in the L-band and S-bands.

TechniSat presented its full DAB+ product portfolio at IFA.

Deutschlandradio demonstrate news, weather and sports results delivered in-vehicle using Journaline via DAB+ at IFA 2013.Three radio programs, were on air on DAB+ and a display of portable digital receivers, solutions for mobile reception of programs in the car were on show.

In addition to content from IFA Radio and the exclusive content such as videos and galleries, there is also an online "extension" of the German digital radio booth at IFA 2013 - the IFA blog.

At IFA in Berlin Tivoli presented the new Albergo+ the digital counterpart to the radio icon of the analog world. The Albergo+ was design by the renowned design studio Ilaria Marelli.

Under the brand name Sound Master, the company Wörlein will launch a new DAB+ digital radio at IFA. The DAB2035SI features DAB + / FM with RDS, preset memory, cooking timers, alarms, aluminum front optics and electronic volume control. The model belongs to the highline series and is intended to be recommended retail price of 79.90 euros on the market.

The Bush Heritage digital radio has an old-style look that would suit those of you who want to add a bit of 'retro' to your surroundings.

WorldDMB will hold a free workshop on Monday Sept. 16 entitled “Internet radio: threat or accelerator to DAB digital radio,” to discuss the key areas of importance on the future of broadcast and Internet radio.

Southern Cross Austereo today hosted its inaugural SCA Engage Live event with over 100 key players in the media industry plus Tasmanian political and business leaders in attendance. The event aims to explore the ways in which the digital space is defining the future of media in Australia.

Kommission zur Ermittlung des Finanzbedarfs (KEF) has requested that the German public broadcasters cease transmission of MW services to free up financial resources for the continued network rollout of DAB+ services.