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Radios looking for State funds to aid a digital switchover
02.11.2011 - France
Independent radio stations selected for digital radio broadcasting in Paris, Marseille and Nice, asked the Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA), with support from the Union Interprofessional independent radio and television (SIRT), the creation of a fund State aid for digital switchover.
Ofcom publishes digital communications coverage maps
01.11.2011 - United Kingdom
By comparison, mobile broadband demand averages 0.24 GB per month per connection. The maps also include DTT and DAB coverage, with DTT national coverage at 89 percent and DAB national coverage at 91 percent for public service broadcasting channels.
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Mark Thompson's 2011 Radio Festival speech – full text
01.11.2011 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
On local DAB, we have been working with Government and Commercial Radio to agree a plan for the funding of further build-out, and again we've made substantial progress. I'm confident we will agree a Memorandum of Understanding by the end of the year. ...
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2011 Per Erik Selemark Award for services to DAB presented to a pioneer of digital radio
01.11.2011 -
Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies and parent company PURE Digital received the WorldDMB 2011 Per Erik Selemark Award for services to DAB last week at the 17th WorldDMB General Assembly in Zurich, Switzerland
EtherWaves to add Software Defined Radio (SDR) based DAB/DMB Receiving Software to GENIVI and Android devices
01.11.2011 - Israel
The increasing processing power pushed by the smartphone market finally enables an upgrade path to automotive and mobile devices, to avoid the need for specialized DSPs
In-car Tech: 2012 to be the year of DAB radio says expert
31.10.2011 - United Kingdom
As in-car tech goes from strength to strength and high-end gadgets become a frequently common site embedded within dashboards and headrests, an industry expert has told T3 2012 is to be the year of DAB radio in vehicles. Available in the home for many ...
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Digital radio for new Camry Atara
31.10.2011 - Australia
When asked about digital radio implementation, Mr Gardner said, “Digital radio is something we are going to have some good news about when talking about our locally manufactured vehicles and cars with audio locally fitted [such as Yaris]. ...
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BBC Radio Sees Highest Listener Hours for Three Years
31.10.2011 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
The rise in internet listening is noteworthy and represents encouraging growth in the sector. ...
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Jazz FM Profits from Switch to Digital with Record Listening Hours
31.10.2011 - United Kingdom
... on DAB, and can now be reached across the UK as well as at www.jazzfm.com. Richard Wheatly, Jazz FM's CEO, says, “The latest RAJAR figures continue to demonstrate an increase in listening hours for digital radio we have been seeing throughout 2011. ...
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BBC extends deal to broadcast Wimbledon until at least 2017
30.10.2011 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom
Digital listening now accounts for nearly 30% of all radio consumption, reports the advertising website The Drum. Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital Radio UK, says the figures are "more evidence of the irresistible momentum behind digital ...
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