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Martin Koch Will Head WorldDAB Auto Working Group
26.01.2021 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The WorldDAB Automotive Working Group has a new chairman, Martin Koch, who succeeds Laurence Harrison. Koch is head of development entertainment and car functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG.

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Germany - DAB+ receiver sales increase by amost a quarter
26.01.2021 - Germany Germany
According to the latest data from GfK, year-on-year DAB+ receiver sales in Germany recorded a 23% percent increase. A total of 4.2 million audio devices were sold in Germany in 2020, 38% of which were DAB-enabled.

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Volkswagen Car-Software Organisation’s Head of Development Entertainment & Car Functions to chair WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
26.01.2021 - WorldDAB News
WorldDAB announces the appointment of Martin Koch, Head of Development Entertainment & Car Functions at Volkswagen Car SW.Org Wolfsburg AG, as the Chairman of the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group.

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Switzerland to switch off FM services in 2022/2023
25.01.2021 - Switzerland Switzerland
Switzerland's various radio associations have accepted the regulator's switch off plans, and public and commercial FM services are set to be switched off between August 2022 and January 2023.

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Small-scale DAB+ network grows in the Netherlands
25.01.2021 - Netherlands Netherlands
10 months after the first small-scale permits were issued, 21 out of 22 local transmitter sites across the Netherlands are already on air.

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Media regulator in North Rhine-Westphalia reveals DAB+ licence applications
22.01.2021 - Germany Germany
The media regulator for Germany's western state has reveleaed the broadcasters that have applied for a state-wide DAB+ licence.

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France - national DAB+ expected to launch on 15 July
20.01.2021 - France France
The French media regulator CSA has announced that the launch of national DAB+ services in France will take place on Thursday 15 July 2021. A total of 25 stations are set to broadcast their services across France on DAB+ digital radio.

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NDR improves network coverage in eastern Germany
20.01.2021 - Germany Germany
Public broadcaster NDR is continuing the expansion of its DAB+ network in Germany, with the launch of its services in the Penkun region in the east of the country.

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Australia - 13% rise in audiences for DAB+ only stations in 2020
19.01.2021 - Australia Australia
Commercial DAB+ only stations attracted nearly 1.6 million listeners, an increase of 13% or 180,000 people compared to 2019. More than half of those listened to DAB+ stations at home and 676,000 listened in the car.

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UK's Digital Radio Tick Mark scheme to evolve in 2021
19.01.2021 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
The changes to the Digital Radio Tick Mark, outlined in this document, will ensure that it remains consistent with international DAB standards across multiple markets. Manufacturers are encouraged to transition their products and core technologies to align with the revised version as soon as possible.

(Digital Radio UK) Read more