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Manchester’s thriving digital radio scene was celebrated at a special event attended by the city’s leading figures from BBC, commercial and community radio, which took place in central Manchester on the evening on Thursday 8 December. The driving force behind the expansion in Manchester has been the success of the Manchester Ofcom small-scale DAB multiplex, operated by Niocast Digital.

IZT contributed test equipment and expertise for the 4th interoperability workshop of WorldDAB. The event took place on November 16th 2016 at the Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik in Munich. Chip manufacturers, automotive suppliers and car manufacturers attended the event among other industry stakeholders to test their implementations and devices.

From January 11 2017 all NRK radio channels will be broadcast on DAB+. With DAB+ there is room for more channels and it is the standard European broadcasters and manufacturers have agreed to use.

L’Alliance pour la RNT se félicite de la sélection par le Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel de 96 radios sur les zones Lille, Lyon et Strasbourg, complétant ainsi les 3 agglomérations déjà couvertes : Paris, Marseille et Nice.

In Austria this November, WorldDAB, made the first steps into that future with a General Assembly which saw over 200 radio experts unite in discussion. A wide array of topics were presented including the continued growth in established markets, updates on emerging markets, new business opportunities, radio receivers, consumer marketing and, especially interesting to us, the ongoing dialogue between DAB and the automotive industry.

“DAB and Creating New Content” discusses the use of DAB to reach new audiences, the challenge of trying something new and the importance of quality content.Moderator for the panel was Sam Bonham. Panelists included Ash Elford from Angel Radio, Christo Grozev from Radio NewCo and Paul Sylvester from Absolute Radio.

The Duster now offers DAB digital radio as standard on all models, while rear parking sensors, part-leather upholstery and new 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels are available as optional extras

The Alliance for Digital Radio welcomes the selection by the French regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) of 96 radio stations in the Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg areas, as a follow-up to the three cities already covered, Paris, Marseille and Nice.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has announced that it will extend permanent DAB+ service to Canberra, Darwin and Hobart. Digital radio was launched in Australia in the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in 2009.

The UK’s Office of Communications has published its seventh annual report on the progress of digital radio in the UK. It is intended to provide an update on the availability, take-up, listening patterns, and attitudes towards digital radio there.