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New DAB+ subsidy for Dutch regional public broadcasters
02.05.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
13 Dutch regional public broadcasters will receive 750,000 euros of funding to continue broadcasting on DAB+ for the next two years.
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Edison Research reveals radio consumption rises in Australia
02.05.2018 - Commercial Radio & Audio WorldDAB Member - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Radio is the leading audio platform consumed by Australians with 88% of people having listened to an AM/FM or DAB+ station in an average week, up from 85% AM/FM in 2017.
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Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid
02.05.2018 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Australian Cayenne E-Hybrids will also come standard with rear-side airbags, surround-view cameras, DAB+ digital radio, privacy glass, lane-change assist, auto-dimming mirrors and driver’s seat memory.
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Switzerland plans DAB+ education initiative
02.05.2018 - OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Switzerland is on its way to being the second country in the world to discontinue analogue FM broadcasts. The Swiss Federal Office of Communications recently announced a four-year information campaign on DAB+ (from 2019) so that the population can be prepared in time for the switch from VHF to DAB+.
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2018 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid
02.05.2018 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Australian cars will gain surround view cameras, privacy glass, auto-dimming exterior and interior mirrors, rear side airbags, lane-change assist, the comfort memory package and DAB+ digital radio as standard equipment.
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New DAB+ funding for Dutch regional broadcasters for two more years
01.05.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
Dutch minister Arie Slob has confirmed that 750,000 euros will be made available to regional public broadcasters in the Netherlands to continue airing content on DAB+. The minister said that DAB+ broadcasts would require self-funding from January 2020.
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Pure Siesta Home
01.05.2018 - Pure - Spain![Spain Spain](/assets/flags/es-0105af8bcb0833ad75f5f014542361ab.gif)
The Pure Siesta Home has an FM radio tuner compatible with the DAB and DAB+ digital systems, it has Bluetooth to send music from your mobile.
(Xataka Home) Read more
D-M41DAB
01.05.2018 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The Denon RCD-M41DAB centre unit also has two digital optical inputs to hook up a TV, set-top box or other digital gear that deserves improved audio quality, and has built-in CD plus FM radio DAB/DAB+
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DAB+ more popular in the Netherlands
01.05.2018 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
Research by GfK and Jato Dynamics shows that at the end of 2017 885,000 DAB+ radios were sold in the Netherlands, with current trends indicating the one million barrier will be passed by the end of the year.
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Australian radio consumption on the rise, according to new study
01.05.2018 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Key findings show a rise in radio consumption across multiple platforms in the marketplace, with 88% of people having listened to an AM/FM/DAB+ either via free to air broadcast or online in the last week, up from 85% in 2017. That figure is three times as many people than the second highest audio platform.
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