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[Regensburg] The digital radio station Absolute Radio collaboration with Coupon Future of the Platform for Radio vouchers has started. Visitors will find on the side of absolute radio value coupons that can be purchased at half the value range. About a search bar to enter postcode or town and just a click all available coupons appear for the respective region. These can be purchased by clicking and then cashed in a simple way. www.coupon-future.de

The WorldDMB Business Case Scenarios Report was launched today at Radiodays, the biggest annual radio event in Europe. During the session ‘Going for a digital future’ Patrick Hannon, VP Corporate Development at chip manufacturer Frontier Silicon presented the case that there is now compelling evidence that digital radio enables new revenue generation opportunities and that broadcasters need to proactively exploit these to ensure that they stay competitive in the market place.

Jazz Radio hailed "the ambitious gesture" of the CSA for the launch of the RNT. Controlled by Space Group, the station will broadcast its thematic programs digitally in Paris, Nice and Marseille. She will next candidate for national calls for applications.

French TV regulatory body CSA will finally launch digital terrestrial radio this year it has announced, and deliver authorisations to the stations pre-selected since 2008 in Paris, Marseille and Nice. Three years ago, 55 radios stations had been ...

The Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA) plans to launch in 2012 the Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting (DAB). The launch of this project promises to enhance digital quality sound to the listener and coverage for the operators, is enshrined in the 2007 law on the modernization of audiovisual broadcasting, but no date was fixed

Spanish network provider Abertis Telecom and Dutch infrastructure specialist Broadcast Partners have partnered with WorldDMB and International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) to provide live mobile TV and digital radio during Radio Days Europe 2012 in Barcelona, one of the the world’s biggest radio conferences with over 800 delegates attending.

The range of digital radio programs in Baden-Wuerttemberg grows. On Sunday the 6th May, Black Forest radio will be expanding its existing technical catchment area of ​​20,000 to 10 million potential listeners. A corresponding contract was at the head of the Funkauses Ortenau Mark Knoll of the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) was signed.

The association DR France for digital radio welcomed "the bold and determined" the CSA for the RNT. Chaired by Jamil Shalak, DR believes the decision is "the first act of a revolution of radio media."

It was thought dead and buried, but the terrestrial digital radio (DAB) could finally be launched. According to Les Echos, the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA) decided to issue licenses for the preset stations in 2008 in Nice, Marseille and Paris, allowing them to issue this year. The CSA would even issue a call for nominations twenty major French cities. The Council has always been in favor of digital radio (better sound, better coverage for the operators), including a request in January, the addition of DAB +, a standard cheaper and popular with small stations. Expected since 2007 by public radio, community and independent, the RNT is blocked by large private groups, and not really encouraged by the government, which has not yet launched the public consultation for the adoption of DAB +.

The NTR, it is a long time now that we talk about in France, while some of our European colleagues have already adopted many years. Adoption systematically postponed, with the help of groups that have luttédans this sense, like RTL, Europe 1, NRJ and others, our colleagues Cinenow tell us today that we have finally, the Digital Terrestrial radio will arrive well in 2012.