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Matt Hancock, Minister of State responsible for Digital and Culture at the DCMS, confirmed proposals for the deregulation of radio to be put forward before the end of 2016, saying “we asked Ofcom to examine the scope last year on formats, local content and local production requirements. The disparity between analogue radio and digital is obvious, with a lighter touch regulation on digital services. There are multiple opportunities for deregulation, balanced with the continued need for provision of news and locally-focussed content. It is essential that listeners can get these services on these new platforms.”

Radio-related revenues made a significant contribution as the DAB radio roll-out continues including BBC national DAB and commercial local DAB network coverage increasing to 97 percent and 85 percent respectively, plus the launch of a second national DAB network.

Public and commercial radio stations are next week (from 3 to 7 October) hosting their annual week of digital radio, with extensive attention to being given to the benefits of DAB+. As part of the celebrations, a brand new Jeep Renegade with DAB+ will be given away to one lucky listener.

The radio station for children Teddy Radio, is to begin broadcasting on DAB+ in October throughout Baden-Württemberg. This area covers Mannheim to Freiburg and Karlsruhe Heilbronn and Stuttgart to Ulm, around half of Baden-Württemberg.

Dr. Willi Steul, Willi Schreiner and Holger Meinzer have all been re-elected to stand on the Digitalradio Büro Deutschland board for 2017.

Radioplayer is to launch in Canada – marking the first licensing agreement outside Europe for the service. The deal, which was co-ordinated by the newly-formed Canadian Association of Broadcasters, will see at least fourteen companies signed up to the Radioplayer Canada coalition, representing the majority of Canadian radio stations.

Radioplayer Worldwide , has joined forces with Canada's leading radio broadcasters to bring Canadians free, easily accessible digital radio on any connected device. Launching later this year, Radioplayer will allow Canadians immediate access to their favourite English and French entertainment, news, sports and talk radio stations powered by 15 Canadian radio broadcasters. Launch date to be announced in the coming weeks.

The French regulator (CSA) has authorised the continued broadcast of 7 Radio France radio stations in the East of Paris, until 28 March 2017 as well as the DAB+ trials also happening in the south west of Paris and in Nantes.

Minister of State for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock gave his first public speech on radio at yesterday’s Radio Festival and reinforced that he would continue the existing policies on the sector’s priorities of deregulation and digital radio . The longest section of Matt’s speech was devoted to the importance of digital radio and the progress made on listening , cars and coverage as well as the successful small-scale DAB trials

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