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Germany as a key strategic market for digital radio
05.06.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany
The rapid establishment of digital radio in car will be one of the key formulas for the success and penetration of digital radio and now Germany is a key market with digital radio being in high demand. What is of crucial importance is the many safety and traffic related services such as the Digital Mobility Service TPEG which is far superior to the services previously available on FM TMC. This was highlighted at the ‘ Expert Forum – Digital radio in car‘which was held on 4 June in Leipzig during the international automotive exhibition AMICOM for entertainment, communication and navigation.
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Pirate Gong now on DAB +
04.06.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany
The local digital radio programs in Nuremberg Pirate Radio changes name to Pirate Gong. In addition, the station will change from DAB to DAB +. Depending on the receiver is necessary, a new scan is necessary to receive the program after the switch can continue to.
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New Samsung Galaxy Android 4.0 Phone Joins Galaxy S3 [PICS]
02.06.2012 - South Korea
The handset is packed with features and tech such as Wi-Fi, NFC, T-DBM, mobile TV, GPS and it has 16GB of memory built into the handset. It will run on the latest Android 3.0 ie Ice Cream Sandwich. There is not much difference between this model and ...
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MFM Radio - The station is reaffirming its commitment to the development of digital radio
01.06.2012 - France
While major private national groups have renounced to apply for frequency allocation on the RNT, MFM Radio reiterated on Friday June 1, his " total commitment to the development of NTR on French territory . " The station said to have filed dossiers for Marseille, Nice and Paris.
Special edition automotive / Opinion Barometer Digital Broadcasting
01.06.2012 - Bayern Digital Radio GmbH - Germany
During the early morning motor show AMI published a special issue of the opinion barometer digital broadcasting. It is reported that already use 41 percent of major national and international automobile manufacturers in the German market to the new digital radio. Another 21 percent of the surveyed 29 companies are still planning in 2012 or 2013, the introduction of DAB + receivers in their model ranges.
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A Glimpse into the Future: South Korea
01.06.2012 - South Korea
That might look like the case in the UK, where consumption of the BBC's TV services via smartphone is only about 0.04% of total consumption, and 0.05% by tablet. However it's not obvious in Korea, where mobile TV is now very popular indeed, ...
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PURE launches in-car digital radio and audio adapter
01.06.2012 - Pure - Germany
PURE presents the PURE Highway 300Di, a professionally installed, high-performance and...
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Tony Prince joins Olympics DAB station
01.06.2012 - United Kingdom
Former pirate radio DJ Tony Prince will be part of the schedule when International Radio Festival launches this summer. The temporary station will broadcast on DAB in London from July 20th to August 12th, via the Switchdigital multiplex.
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Digital radio applications from freelancers, while large groups renounce
31.05.2012 - France
Lagardère, NextRadioTV, NRJ and RTL declined to become candidates for frequency allocation of digital terrestrial radio (DAB), while independent radio stations have filed applications to the High Audiovisual Council. In a statement the four groups who met at the Bureau of Radio,stated that they are convinced that the future of digital radio will be via IP networks,
Euronews candidate for terrestrial digital radio
31.05.2012 - France
Here is an application that will delight the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA). The international news channel Euronews has decided to become a candidate for a frequency of terrestrial digital radio (DAB) for the cities of Paris, Marseille and Nice. Relaunched in April by the CSA, the call for nominations ends today. Euronews, which broadcasts now in eleven languages is looking to find a natural extension to its original activity - television.
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