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Germany – more listeners and higher advertising revenue with second national mux
22.07.2020 - Germany Germany
In a recent article published in one of Germany’s largest newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Antenne Deutschland’s CEO Joe Pawlas discusses how the launch of Germany’s second national commercial multiplex will help further boost the radio and audio landscape in Germany.

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Riverside Radio joins Trial London multiplex using DAB+
21.07.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
South West London community station Riverside Radio is launching on the Trial London multiplex using DAB+ on August 1st.

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Switzerland inches closer to FM switchoff
21.07.2020 - Switzerland Switzerland
Switzerland is embarking on the next phase of its digital radio switchover strategy. In May René Wehrlin, media specialist at Switzerland’s Federal Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced the next steps toward the country’s total transition to DAB+.

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Digital Radio Austria launches new online store
21.07.2020 - Austria Austria
Since the launch of national DAB+ services last year, digital radio has been an integral part of the Austrian media landscape. With that in mind, Austria's digital radio office has launched a new online store for DAB+ receivers featuring a wide range of DAB+ radios from a number of brands.

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New station confirmed for Germany's second national multiplex
20.07.2020 - Germany Germany
Toggo Radio has been confirmed as the latest station that will join Germany's second national commercial DAB+ multiplex, which will launch in October 2020. The newly launched station, which is part of the super RTL TV channel, is aimed at children and families.

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Overview of DAB+ in Europe
20.07.2020 - Germany Germany
Germany's digital radio office presents an overview of the status of DAB+ across Europe, where an increasing number of countries are shifting to DAB+ digital radio services.

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Bauer starts DAB+ broadcasts in Stockholm
19.07.2020 - Sweden Sweden
Bauer Media has started DAB+ broadcasts on channel 12A in Sweden's capital, Stockholm. Bauer Media will initially broadcast seven channels on DAB+, a number that is set to increase to 10 in the near future. 35 percent of the population will be able to be reached by the broadcasts on 1 October, and 50 percent a year later.

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DAB+ sparks the imagination of the advertising industry
17.07.2020 - Germany Germany
The business case for DAB+ is clear to Germany's commercial radio broadcasters. Relying exclusively on streaming is problematic for several reasons: the dissemination costs for broadcasters on the web are many times higher than with DAB+, listeners must have an efficient internet connection, and there is no guarantee that network neutrality will be maintained.

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Digital Radio UK launches website upgrade
17.07.2020 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Digital Radio UK has launched a new website upgrade featuring the Radio’s Digital Revolution artwork and improvements to screen optimisation, layout, and navigation. A second phase to further integrate the new look and include links to the new e-learning tool for retailers is currently in development.

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DAB+ theme day at IFA, new nationwide programmes and DAB+ campaigns
16.07.2020 - Germany Germany
Germany's public broadcaster ARD and Deutschlandradio will present the latest information on the digital successor to FM on 3 September, date of the nationwide DAB+ theme day. There will also be an announcement on the radio programmes to launch on the second national multiplex going on air in October. Members of the Digitalradio Deutschland association will launch nationwide DAB+ promotion campaigns in September and again in the run-up to Christmas.

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