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Meet Frontier Silicon at HKEF
16.09.2015 - Frontier Smart Technologies WorldDAB MemberYou are invited to visit the Frontier Silicon demonstration room, where you can experience our next generation advanced DAB/DAB+ solutions.
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Reach of national commercial broadcasters will be improved with DAB+
15.09.2015 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
"In 2016 the reach of the national commercial broadcasters will be greatly improved with DAB+" said Menno Koningsberger, General Manager of 538 Group and President of the Association of Commercial Radio during the WorldDAB Industry Insight Session at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Radio X is live on national DAB
14.09.2015 - Global WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Radio X, the new home of Chris Moyles, Vernon Kay and Johnny Vaughan, is now available nationally on DAB digital radio.
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Radio X is live on national DAB ahead of launch
14.09.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Radio X, the new home of Chris Moyles, Vernon Kay and Johnny Vaughan, is now available nationally on DAB digital radio.
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More DAB+ services planned for Germany
14.09.2015 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
The ARD is committed to the digitisation of German radio and the public broadcaster driving the digitisation of radio by planning further DAB+ programs. This is detailed in their latest financial report.
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Digital platforms uncertain, invest more
11.09.2015 - Netherlands![Netherlands Netherlands](/assets/flags/nl-ae12040fad4ba090081b536551fd5b4a.gif)
“I do not dare say that DAB+ is the successor to FM. It’s still too early. As long as data capacity is scarce I don’t expect radio via mobile internet will be a success.” said Broadcast Partners Director Robert-Jan van der Hoeven.
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Factum Radioscape sign partnership and development agreement with All in Media for RAPID content management broadcast software
11.09.2015 - Factum Radioscape - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
![Sweden Sweden](/assets/flags/se-d61ffaa3c414cecc50f451920f7466b2.gif)
Two of the UK’s leading broadcast technology businesses, Factum
Radioscape and All in Media (AIM), have announced a licensing, development and partnership deal for RAPID, the digital radio visual content software. Chris Gould, CEO, AIM; said “We are looking forward to working with Factum Radioscape’s global network
of broadcast customers to highlight the visual content capabilities of DAB/DAB+..."
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Ford Switzerland now partnering MCDT
10.09.2015 - Switzerland![Switzerland Switzerland](/assets/flags/ch-0751103eb9a8dd8da6a0e545d7f17ca6.gif)
Ford Switzerland is supporting DAB+ digital radio, and has been partnering MCDT since July of this year. From the autumn, almost all models will be available with high-quality Sony DAB+ radios as standard.
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Germany: 10% of households have DAB+ radio
09.09.2015 - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
In Germany, 10% of households now own a DAB+ radio. These figures were announced at the IFA technology trade fair in Berlin, Germany. The figures also show that 1.9 million cars in Germay are equipped with DAB+ reception.
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Second-Most Popular DAB+ Station in Australia Belongs to Retailer
09.09.2015 - Australia![Australia Australia](/assets/flags/au-c12c8f9368588b8e9cd42504b9b1cdae.gif)
Interestingly, the second-most popular DAB+ only station is Coles radio—a station designed to be used in the more than 750 supermarkets that Coles has in the Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide. Listeners can also hear the station as they drive away from the store. Coles radio attracts about 140,000 listeners per week.
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