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HK regulator reveals digital radio investment

19.12.2013 - Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s media regulator has revealed that the territory’s three DAB licencees are investing US$77 million (HK$594 million) in the new platform.

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Halfords to cease sales of analogue-only car radios

19.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Halfords has announced plans to cease sales of analogue-only car radios by 2015 to help usher in the digital switchover.

(Digital Spy UK) Read more

Thailand: Digital radio trials set for 2014

19.12.2013 - Thailand

Thailand’s media regulator says it will start trials of digital radio in 2014.

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BBC working to improve DAB radio reception across County Down

19.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Alliance Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed written confirmation that the BBC is currently working to improve the discrepancy between BBC’s national network coverage of DAB radio reception and that of local BBC DAB radio services in County Down and other parts of Northern Ireland.

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Mobile phones set to invigorate DAB radio market

19.12.2013 - United Kingdom

With the UK digital radio switchover being pushed back as there is yet too few digital listeners, news that DAB chips are likely to appear in the next generation of mobile devices is a big boost.

(TechRadar UK) Read more

Ford Syncs with Radio Player to store online Radio on the road

18.12.2013 - United Kingdom

In total, Ford has put almost 500,000 DAB-fitted vehicles onto Britain's roads over the last six years and they now account for half of Ford sales.

(Business Standard) Read more

Volvo and Renault push digital radio upgrades

17.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Volvo and Renault have both announced official DAB digital radio upgrades for existing models. The moves coincide the radio industry’s GoDigital conference, held this week at Broadcasting House in London.

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Toumaz Ld : New digital radio chip targets smart devices and global markets

17.12.2013 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom

Frontier Silicon announces details of Chorus 4, its next generation digital radio chip. Chorus 4 is a single-chip solution, which integrates four previously separate chips to deliver significant cost and energy consumption savings.

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Halfords to wind down analogue car radio sales ahead of digital switchover

17.12.2013 - United Kingdom

Car maintenance company Halfords will stop selling analogue-only radios within two years to provide a major boost to the proposed switchover to digital. From 2015, Halfords will offer only digital receivers and fit them in customers' vehicles.

(Hull Daily Mail) Read more