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Radio and retail unite in new ad campaign
21.11.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
Chief Executive of Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said: “Times are tough, particularly for Australian retailers. The radio industry wants to show its support for the retail sector and offered airtime allocated to the industry's on-air brand campaign for a promotion of the importance of the Australian retail sector,” Ms Warner said.
NPO wants 95% DAB+ coverage by 2017
21.11.2011 - Netherlands
The Netherlands Public Broadcaster (NPO) has submitted a tender for a DAB+ contract that involves a rollout plan for 95 percent coverage by 2017. The NPO made the announcement at the WorldDMB Marketing Seminar in The Hague, which hosted executives from the digital radio industry, mainly from the Netherlands and Belgium
The Netherlands Public Broadcaster (NPO) commits to DAB+
18.11.2011 -
- Netherlands
The Netherlands Public Broadcaster (NPO) demonstrated its confidence in the growth and future success of the DAB+ digital broadcasting standard by announcing at the WorldDMB Marketing Seminar in The Hague that it has submitted a tender for a DAB+ contract that will involve an ambitious rollout plan aiming for 95% coverage by 2017
NDR to start DAB+
18.11.2011North German Broadcast is to start broadcasting DAB+ from the 22 November 2011. The broadcasts will initially be received in the metropolitan areas of Hanover, Hamburg, Kiel and Schwerin and in the Lueneburg Heath (Visselhövede transmitter) and Greater Bremen, Delmenhorst.
Terrestrial digital radio comes from Marseille on November
18.11.2011 - France
As expected,but not yet officially announced by the CSA, terrestrial digital radio finally arrived in Marseille and its surroundings from November 9, 2011. This is a job announcement posted on the site of a radio Avignon giving the information
Smooth targets motorists with Pure deal
15.11.2011 - Pure - United Kingdom
GMG Radio's Group Commercial Director Jonathan Gillespie said: “This is the first time we have directly marketed Smooth to a DAB audience. In-car listening commands a large share of the overall radio audience and this deal enables us to directly ...
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GFM Radio Joins Digital Revolution
15.11.2011 - United Kingdom
A London based Ghanaian radio station is the latest to join the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) revolution in London, the United Kingdom. A Pan-African station which focuses on developmental issues across Africa and the African Diaspora. ...
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CRA response to ACMA reform of Commercial Radio Standards
14.11.2011 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia
Chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Australia (CRA), Joan Warner, said the industry welcomed the finalisation of the lengthy review of the Commercial Radio Standards by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), with the release of the review report today.