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08.03.2012 - Hong Kong![Hong Kong Hong Kong](/assets/flags/hk-e78d5464dbe8be507fd2855dcd6177f0.gif)
The Government has granted sound broadcasting licences to Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited, Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited and Phoenix U Radio Limited for providing digital audio broadcasting service.
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Growth continues for radio revenue
07.03.2012 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
The commercial radio industry recorded growth in metropolitan advertising revenue during February with a 1.19% increase on the same month a year earlier, to a total of $51.774 million, according to figures released today by industry body, Commercial Radio Australia.
Lexus To Become First Car In Australia With Digital Radio
06.03.2012 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
by Paul Cashmere on March 4, 2012 The new Lexus GS range will be the first car in Australia to feature DAB digital radio as standard equipment. The Lexus system will take advantage of Australia's DAB broadcasts by also providing live traffic alerts, ...
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Frontier Silicon aims at colour touch screen DAB radios
06.03.2012 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Venice 8.1 is a DAB radio module from Frontier Silicon that can drive a colour LCD or a receiver or dock. "Slideshow is rapidly becoming a feature of DAB/DAB broadcasts across Europe as well as in Australia and Hong Kong," claimed Frontier.
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Frontier Silicon and Fraunhofer cooperation
06.03.2012Fraunhofer and Frontier Silicon develop components which enable the reception of TPEG services over digital broadcasting.
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Broadcasting needs an independent outlook
06.03.2012 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Denmark sustains a licence-fee funded public service broadcaster (DR) with five national TV channels plus HD version, four national radio stations on FM and more on DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting). There are also national commercial TV channels.
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SIRTI files two applications for interim relief before the Council of State against decisions of the CSA.
29.02.2012 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
SIRTI. The Interprofessional Union of Radio and Television Independent said yesterday that it filed two applications for interim relief before the Council of State against decisions of the CSA. One is on refusal to issue permits in digital radio in Paris Marseille and Nice, the other on a call for nominations distributor for a pay radio service.
Digital radio at CeBIT 2012
29.02.2012The world's largest computer fair CeBIT 2012 in Hanover (6th to 10th March 2012), will present the new digital radio. Visitors can get an idea of the variety of new digital radio channels, and test a variety of digital radio sets. Expert of the Project Office Digital Radio to explain all the trends for the future and radio show, where digital radio is received. Digital Radio presents itself at CeBIT at the same level as the ARD-transport service - in Hall 6, stand K06.
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French stations take CSA to court over digital radio
29.02.2012 - France![France France](/assets/flags/fr-e71e32e8eecca7dcd3095a828e41bf83.gif)
French TV and radio broadcasters' association Sirti has taken legal action against media regulator CSA's refusal to licence terrestrial digital ra dio stations in Paris, Marseille and Nice. Sirti, which took the CSA to administrative court, ...
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Loudness Normalization for Norway DAB
29.02.2012 - Norway![Norway Norway](/assets/flags/no-3a912b38df26cd2185f34aabbddedc01.gif)
They said that the main reason for this initial choice of -15 LUFS was to match the levels between DAB, FM and Internet radio in multiplatform receivers. And, with Norway looking at a complete shutdown of the FM network in 2017 (or 2019 at the latest), ...
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