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Digital radio development in Italy

12.02.2016 - DAB Italia WorldDAB Member - Italy

Following the recent decision from AGCOM to extend DAB+ coverage, Radio24 - Il Sole 24Ore talks to Sergio Natucci, Chief Operations Officer, Club DAB Italia on DAB+ receiver sales and car brands delivering DAB+ options.

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EBU Digital Radio report: More support needed for Czech DAB+

12.02.2016 - Czech Radio WorldDAB Member - Czechia

Political support of public broadcasters is what is needed to push forward DAB+ in Czech Republic comments Czech Radio following the publication of the new Digital Radio report by EBU.

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Vatican Radio celebrates 85 years

12.02.2016 - Holy See (Vatican City State)

In the interview marking the 85th anniversary, Father Majewski said the audio quality of Vatican Radio’s broadcasts has improved thanks to the advent DAB.

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Digital radio in Sweden

11.02.2016 - Sweden

"All political parties agree on the importance of following developments in Europe. Norway begins the transition to digital terrestrial radio in less than one year, so it will not be so long before we can evaluate the results.” comments Mats Åkerlund, digital radio coordinator at Swedish Radio.

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City centre boosts for BBC DAB

11.02.2016 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom

The BBC has provided additional DAB digital radio coverage in a further six areas of the UK during the last two months, as its scheme to boost national DAB coverage to just over 97% of the UK rolls into 2016.

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Commercial radio enjoys record listening figures

11.02.2016 - United Kingdom

Commercial radio is innovating listening by targeting niche audiences, with as many as 18 new national DAB/DAB+ stations set to launch this year.

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Receiver sales up in France

11.02.2016 - France

In France, growth reached 30% in 2015 with a peak of 50% in December. WorldDAB has established an automotive working group to encourage the automotive industry install digital radio for the European market and beyond.

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EBU publish new 2016 digital radio report

10.02.2016 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland

Covering the achievements in digital radio over the past 12 months, the new report details the expansion in services across France, Italy and Norway and new strategies implemented in Denmark and the Netherlands.

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Paneda and Teleko conduct DAB cloud trials

09.02.2016 - Paneda WorldDAB Member - Czechia - Sweden

The main purpose of the trial is to demonstrate a simple, flexible and convenient way to get started with DAB with decreased starting costs, by using a cloud based DAB solution.

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