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Four Things To Learn From The UK's Radio Audience Figures
26.05.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
However, DAB digital radio - through a box that looks like a typical radio - is 25.9% of all radio listening; and it grew by 9.3% year-on-year.
(Radio Futurescope) Read more
RAJAR Data Indicate Continuing Increases in Digital Radio Listenership Across UK
26.05.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Strong growth for DAB to 25.9 percent (up 9.3 percent) and internet/apps to 6.8 percent (up 6.3 percent). Nearly half of all UK households (49 percent) now have a digital radio set. Digital listening in car grows 52 percent, to 16 percent of hours in-car.
(Radio magazine (press release)) Read more
Great tech innovators: Hossein Yassaie
25.05.2015 - Imagination Technologies - Pure - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Hossein Yassaie is CEO of Imagination Technologies, and he has been head of the graphics company for quite some time – since 1998, in fact. Yassaie also kicked off the firm's Pure division when he saw a gap in the digital radio market, and while the initial intention might not have been to shift products to consumers – the first radio was really meant as a demo platform for Pure's DAB chip – success quickly led to a range of DAB radios (like the Evoke), portable wireless speakers, iPhone docks and the like.
(Tech Radar) Read more
Radio, less music more community with Facebook and Twitter audience and advertising
25.05.2015 - DAB Italia WorldDAB Member - EuroDab Italia WorldDAB Member - Italy![Italy Italy](/assets/flags/it-ed6e2b1f4508b8d75c63827fa7d8d0bd.gif)
Recent research on DAB radio notes that 7 million Italians know what digital radio is and that there are already more than one million receivers active in the market. The auto market is responding with 200 models with DAB radio.
(La Repubblica) Read more
DAB, Agcom gives certainty on frequencies
25.05.2015 - Italy![Italy Italy](/assets/flags/it-ed6e2b1f4508b8d75c63827fa7d8d0bd.gif)
AgCom has published the plan of frequencies for digital radio in 40 new regions.
(La Repubblica) Read more
BBC Radio 4 Extra becomes UK's biggest digital radio station
23.05.2015 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
With 2.17 million listeners, the channel, which airs classic comedy, dramas and documentaries, has overtaken 6 Music and classical music station Radio 3.
(The Guardian) Read more
Further plans for expansion of DAB+ announced
23.05.2015 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Network operator Media Broadcast has presented further plans for the network expansion of DAB+ radio multiplexes in Germany which will expanded to 110 transmitters by the end of 2016.
(Teltarif) Read more
Why Radio 4 Extra is leading the radio revolution
22.05.2015 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
The big winner in the latest audience grab is Radio 4 Extra, the digital network formerly known as Radio 7, rebranded in 2011. It has posted 2.17 million listeners, an increase on last quarter and on this time last year. It is now the biggest digital-only station in the UK. Why?
(Telegraph) Read more
Thriving digital listening opens up new opportunities
22.05.2015 - United Kingdom![United Kingdom United Kingdom](/assets/flags/gb-1674fbf6dc097793ed59ab21f9925986.gif)
Simon Kilby, head of marketplace at Bauer Media: The growth in digital opportunities for advertisers is flourishing with over half of all radio listeners owning a DAB digital radio (52%). Crucially, UK digital radio listeners are 19% more likely to notice adverts on the radio than the average UK adult.
(Media Week) Read more
Media Broadcast building more digital radio networks
22.05.2015 - Media Broadcast GmbH WorldDAB Member - Germany![Germany Germany](/assets/flags/de-f019892c041af467039bbe73df453b05.gif)
Media Broadcast Gmbh continues its DAB digital radio transmitter network expansion which will see the the number of transmitter sites extend from 61 to 110 by 2016. In addition the power transmission power at selected transmitter sites will also increase.
(Radio Szene) Read more