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During the virtual launch event, Dorothee Bär, Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery and Federal Government Commissioner for Digitalisation at the Federal Chancellery, emphasised that the platform will give new momentum to the advertising market.

WorldDAB’s latest market report reveals that by the end of Q2 2020, over 93 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia Pacific – up from 82 million one year earlier.

“DAB is now firmly established as the core future platform for radio in Europe.” So argues WorldDAB, citing its most recent data on receiver sales, household penetration and the number of stations on the air.

In light of several canceled/postponed industry events around the world in 2020, GatesAir is presenting a special schedule of webinars and online events to keep you informed and engaged. One of the recent webinars in this series was titled DAB: complete solutions for total network deployment. It examined the advances in compact, cost-effective DAB transmission solutions ideal for deploying across diverse geographies.

Germany is preparing for the launch of its second national multiplex. Launching on 5 October, the multiplex will host up to 16 commercial radio stations, which will be available to DAB+ listeners across the country.

The public broadcaster for Germany’s federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, MDR, published a research study in 2020 that considered the sustainability of DAB+. The study found that DAB+ requires around 10% of the capacity that is required to broadcast MDR’s stations on FM services – a percentage that is set to reach 13% by 2024, as new services launch on DAB+. The study also found that on average, a two-person household requires approximately 2000 kWh of energy per annum for terrestrial broadcast. Using DAB+ instead of FM could result in energy savings comparable to approximately 5600 households.

Poland's DAB+ network has been expanded following the launch of ten new transmitters across the country. The transmitters, which went into operation on 1 October, are the result of a tender announced in June 2019.

IZT have launched a live webinar series to inform their audience on the company's various solutions and applications. The first webinarwill take place on 15 October and cover how to test automotive radio receivers in the lab, while the second one on 15 October will cover DAB Head-end solutions.

This article outlines the current state of DAB+ in Italy, where around 50 stations are available nationally across the country on DAB Italia, EuroDab Italia and RAI's multiplexers.

Germany's Digital Radio Office has published an information sheet regarding the EECC, the deadline for which is 21 December 2020. The document includes important information for listeners, retailers and manufacturers across Germany.