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Asian broadcasters are watching intently as European government ministers, broadcasters, regulators and technology vendors gathered at the WorldDAB General Assembly in Vienna on Thursday to set out their vision for the future of digital radio. With a theme of "New content - New markets", the General Assembly focused on the new audiences and revenue opportunities being delivered by digital radio.

At the WorldDAB General Assembly, held on Nov. 9–10, delegates heard from Ministers across Europe on the future of DAB. They were joined by regulators, broadcasters and manufacturers. Patrick Hannon, WorldDAB president opened the event by highlighting the progress of DAB adoption and how 56 percent of European citizens can now receive DAB services.

Minister, Rundfunkanbieter, Regulierer und Industrie versammelten sich heute in Wien, um eine gemeinsame Vision über die Zukunft von Digitalradio zu erläutern. Neben Vertretern von Politik und Regulierungsbehörden aus Deutschland, Frankreich, Norwegen, Großbritannien und der Slowakei beteiligte sich auch die Europäische Kommission an der Diskussion über die Zukunft des Digitalradios und die Einführung von DAB in europäischen Schlüsselmärkten.

At the WorldDAB Forum in Vienna, one thing was clear: around Europe, Europe is on its way to digital radio DAB +, and there is no way around. Representatives from Germany, Norway, Great Britain or France drew on their progress with digital radio, which is of particular relevance for Austria in the context of the recent decision of the regulatory authority on a nationwide call for tenders" said Wolfgang Struber, Deputy Chairman of the association Digitalradio Austria, at a press conference.

Since spring 2015, a DAB + pilot has been operating in Austria. Many European countries already show that the digital radio via DAB+ can succeed. During the WorldDAB General Assembly, Graham Dixon, Head of Radio at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said that "DAB+ is like a semi-finished highway construction site. Now it is time to build the roads across Europe."

During the WorldDAB General Assembly,Wolfgang Struber Radio-Arabella CEO said that ORF should be allowed to offer "two new, nationwide, non-regional and ad-free radio stations" for DAB+. He noted how DAB+ needs new original content to be successful in the market.

More than 200 participants, including political decision-makers, broadcasters and representatives of industry gathered at the WorldDAB General Assembly. They discussed the growth of DAB+ as a digital radio standard throughout Europe and beyond.

Elektronikkbransjen (Electronics Trade Foundation) is the association for the Norwegian marketplace of electrical and electronic products and services. It has selected a number of DAB products in it's annual Christmas gift list. The Tiny C6, by Tiny Audio features on the list.

Government Ministers, broadcasters, regulators and technology vendors gathered today in Vienna to set out their vision for the future of digital radio. Political and regulatory representatives from Germany, France, Norway, United Kingdom and Slovakia were joined by the European Commission in discussing the future of digital radio and the adoption of DAB across key markets.

David Jensen and Pat Sharp are among the presenting line-up for commercial radio operator UKRD’s new digital service, My Music Radio, launching today. The service replaces the ‘Oldies’ branded stations on DAB multiplexes in Surrey, Cornwall and North Yorkshire and will also be added to the small-scale multiplex in Cambridge, which is run by UKRD.