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New DAB+ funding for Dutch regional broadcasters for two more years

01.05.2018 - Netherlands

Dutch minister Arie Slob has confirmed that 750,000 euros will be made available to regional public broadcasters in the Netherlands to continue airing content on DAB+. The minister said that DAB+ broadcasts would require self-funding from January 2020.

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Pure Siesta Home

01.05.2018 - Pure - Spain

The Pure Siesta Home has an FM radio tuner compatible with the DAB and DAB+ digital systems, it has Bluetooth to send music from your mobile.

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D-M41DAB

01.05.2018 - United Kingdom

The Denon RCD-M41DAB centre unit also has two digital optical inputs to hook up a TV, set-top box or other digital gear that deserves improved audio quality, and has built-in CD plus FM radio DAB/DAB+

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DAB+ more popular in the Netherlands

01.05.2018 - Netherlands

Research by GfK and Jato Dynamics shows that at the end of 2017 885,000 DAB+ radios were sold in the Netherlands, with current trends indicating the one million barrier will be passed by the end of the year.

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Australian radio consumption on the rise, according to new study

01.05.2018 - Australia

Key findings show a rise in radio consumption across multiple platforms in the marketplace, with 88% of people having listened to an AM/FM/DAB+ either via free to air broadcast or online in the last week, up from 85% in 2017. That figure is three times as many people than the second highest audio platform.

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Almost one million DAB+ radios sold in Netherlands

01.05.2018 - Netherlands

The most recent figures released by GfK and Jato Dynamics show that DAB+ sales in the Netherlands has almost reached one million.

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Regional radio to receive additional two years' funding in Netherlands

01.05.2018 - Netherlands

Dutch public radio broadcasters will receive an additional 750,000 euros for funding of their DAB+ broadcasts for another two years, as confirmed by Media minister Arie Slob.

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BMW 2 Series Active Tourer

01.05.2018 - Australia

Other inclusions for the standard Luxury Line grade include BMW’s latest iDrive6 infotainment system with 6.5-inch colour touch-screen, BMW Connected+ and Remote Services, real-time traffic updates and DAB+ radio.

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Netherlands: More than 885,500 DAB+ receivers sold

01.05.2018 - Netherlands

The growth of DAB+ in the Netherlands continues, as more than 885,500 DAB+ radios (including car radios) were sold at the beginning of 2018, according to data from GfK and JATO Dynamics and presented by Digital Radio NL. If growth continues at its current rate, the 1 million mark will be passed this year.

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