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Connects2 launches SmartDAB – the ‘game changer’ for DAB in your car…
12.11.2015 - Connects2 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Connects2 have just launched a new ground-breaking product onto the market called “SmartDAB”. The product is targeted for all vehicles and is controlled via Bluetooth to your smartphone. It has been designed so that it is ‘self-fit’ in less than 1 minute straight out of the box.

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French regulator (CSA) publishes report on next phase of DAB+ rollout
12.11.2015 - France France
The CSA has published the report of the public consultation launched last July. There were a large number of responses and a willingness to start the rollout of further DAB+ services without delay. This would mean coverage of more than 20% of the French population.

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WorldDAB honours the achievements of Frontier Silicon CEO, Anthony Sethill
12.11.2015 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member
This year’s WorldDAB Award for Outstanding Service was awarded to Anthony Sethill, CEO of Frontier Silicon and past Vice-President of WorldDAB in recognition of Anthony’s contribution to the growth and development of the DAB standards across global markets over the last 15 years.

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UK Government Minister Ed Vaizey asks EC to include radio in the Digital Single Market Strategy
12.11.2015 - WorldDAB News - United Kingdom United Kingdom
UK Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, and Dorothee Bär, German Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), set out their shared vision for radio’s digital future at the WorldDAB General Assembly. Ed Vaizey said the European Commission can and should play a greater role in supporting the transition to digital radio across Europe.

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Panjab Radio added to DAB+ mux in Berlin
12.11.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Panjab Radio is expanding into Europe with the launch of a DAB service in Berlin. The slot on the Berlin/Brandenburg DAB 7B network makes Panjab the first Asian radio station to broadcast in Germany.

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Radio Skjeberg now on air
12.11.2015 - Norway Norway
DAB radio channel Radio Skjeberg had its first broadcast on Wednesday morning. The station will broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday morning and evening.

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Five applications for DAB+ in Ingolstadt, Munich and Nuremberg
11.11.2015 - Germany Germany
A total of five applications for DAB+ were submitted to BLM for the regions of Ingolstadt, Munich and Nuremberg. The Media council will decide on the selection of applicants before mid-February next year.

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Smooth Christmas returns to national DAB radio
11.11.2015 - Global WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Smooth Christmas will be the only all Christmas station broadcasting nationally on DAB, expected to cease on Boxing Day and return to Smooth Extra.

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BBC Music Jazz pop-up station goes live this week
11.11.2015 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom
Previous pop-ups, which live on a temporary DAB channel as well as online, have focused on the Eurovision or a country music theme, as well as an additional channel for the Olympics. Pop-up radio stations in the past have had good effect on sales of DAB Digital Radio receivers and are incorporated into RAJAR, though the listening figures are not released by the BBC.

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Sparkling Renault upgrades announced
11.11.2015 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
DAB radio is now standard equipment on Clio and Captur models fitted with either the MediaNav or R-Link infotainment systems meaning that all, apart from entry level versions, now come with DAB as standard.

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