EU directive reveals European vision for radio digitisation
19/12/2018 By Patrick Hannon, President, WorldDAB Article originally published on Radio World In the last six weeks, the European Parliament and the European Council have adopted the new European Electronic … Continue reading
Digital radio in Norway bearing fruit a year after the switchover
14/02/2019 by Aris Erdogdu, Communications Manager, WorldDAB World Radio Day was marked by the Digital Radio Summit, organised as part of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Digital Radio Week, at … Continue reading
A DAB+ update from France
04/02/2019 by Aris Erdogdu, Communications Manager, WorldDAB This article was originally published on Radio World. The annual European Radio and Digital Audio Show, held in Paris at the end of January, … Continue reading
French radio market goes digital
15/01/2019 by Patrick Hannon, President, WorldDAB DAB+ coverage triggers French receiver law On 27 December 2018, the French regulator, the CSA, announced the achievement of a critical milestone in the … Continue reading
Radio in France headed towards a digital future
by Jean-Marc Dubreuil, WorldDAB In 2018, radio reached a tipping point in France. Following the launches of DAB+ in the cities of Lyon and Strasbourg, the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel … Continue reading
In-car DAB+ in full gear
13/12/2018 By Aris Erdogdu, Communications Manager, WorldDAB A new European legislation, manufacturers and broadcasters coming together in support of digital radio, and recognition of DAB+ as the industry standard – … Continue reading
What next for new cars in Europe?
03/12/2018 By Rosemary Smith, WorldDAB Project Manager – Automotive Mandatory digital terrestrial radio for all new car radios in Europe – European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) EECC Current Situation In … Continue reading
Car manufacturers commit to DAB as the future of radio
03/12/2018 The WorldDAB General Assembly 2018 was a highlight due to the three automotive manufacturers who took part in the automotive panel session. All agreed that DAB is the future … Continue reading
Further down the road – Italy
03/12/2018 By Aris Erdogdu, Communications Manager, WorldDAB In November 2018, the European Parliament adopted a new communications directive requiring all new cars sold in the European Union to be equipped … Continue reading
Update from the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
03/12/2018 By Laurence Harrison, Chairman of WorldDAB Automotive Working Group and Market Development Director, Digitalradio UK It’s a busy time for the various WorldDAB Automotive Groups with a number of … Continue reading
South Africa on the right path to digitisation
29.11.2018 Representatives of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the South African regulator, have just completed a tour visiting a number of countries in Europe (including the UK, … Continue reading
Leading manufacturers now using new international DAB+ logo
One month after its launch, the new DAB+ logo has already been adopted by major industry stakeholders The initial rollout of the new international DAB+ logo, launched in October … Continue reading
DAB+ and Early Warning Functionality trials in Slovakia – results and next steps
Slovakia has been running trials using DAB for Early Warning Functionality (EWF), which were demonstrated this June. They have also carried out a consumer survey into DAB. Juraj Oravec is … Continue reading
Strong momentum for digital radio momentum in Middle East and North Africa following ASBU EBU conference
By Vasant Venkatramani High-level radio executives from across the Middle East and North Africa attended the Week of Technology event last week in Tunis, jointly coordinated by the Arab States … Continue reading
Renewed interest in DAB+ in Vietnam
Government representatives joined the broadcasting sector of Vietnam to learn more about DAB+ international progress, the latest technical developments, and how DAB+ can be further developed in Vietnam. Hosted by … Continue reading
WorldDAB session explores how radio is at the heart of new digital landscape
Lindsay Cornell, Principal Systems Architect at the BBC moderated this year’s WorldDAB strategy session at IBC. Whilst the main focus was on how DAB and DAB+ are firmly at the … Continue reading
Digital Radio Day supported by German Minister Heike Raab
Digitisation Report 2018 confirms growth for German DAB+ in key markets, access, reach, sales plus market increase against other platforms At IFA 2018 there was very strong interest in digital … Continue reading
It’s mandatory, DAB+ is more than radio
In this guest post, Gunnar Garfors and Håvard Wien from NRK in Norway discuss the new DAB+ announcement functionality and how it can be adopted by broadcasters and receiver manufacturers. The … Continue reading
Developing skills to take radio into the 21st century
A DAB+ workshop held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week saw a diverse mix of countries working together to take the next steps in establishing DAB+ digital radio. The event … Continue reading
Bulgarian Communications Regulation Commission announces DAB+ consultation
The following story has been taken and translated from http://www.crc.bg/section.php?id=2526&lang=bg The Bulgarian Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has announced it will work with the country’s Council for Electronic Media (CEM) to … Continue reading
The UK’s Drive to Digital
Laurence Harrison, Market Development Director at Digital Radio UK. In the UK we have just announced a record number of new cars being sold with DAB as standard of 92.4% … Continue reading
WorldDAB wants your input on the in-car UX guidelines
Laurence Harrison, Chair, WorldDAB Automotive Working Group Our guidelines on Automotive User Experience (UX) were the first of their kind and the result of a close collaboration between car manufacturers, … Continue reading
South Africa looks to DAB+ for radio’s future
Last week in Johannesburg, WorldDAB joined international and South African speakers for a day programme focussed on DAB+ at the start of Radio Days Africa. Speakers included Joan Warner, CEO … Continue reading
Radio’s new wave at BroadcastAsia 2018
Radio is facing increased competition, but broadcasters should not undervalue their influence and value. Next week at BroadcastAsia, the ‘Radio’s New Wave’ session will bring together senior level speakers from … Continue reading
WorldDAB Automotive 2018 – conference highlights benefits of collaboration between auto and broadcast industries
Rosemary Smith, WorldDAB Project Manager, Automotive This year’s WorldDAB Automotive conference saw record attendance, with over 190 registered delegates coming together to discuss the key issues affecting automotive manufacturers and … Continue reading
Why Hyundai joined WorldDAB
Lars Mueller, Senior Engineer at Hyundai, explains why they joined WorldDAB and how the radio and automotive sectors are working together on the future of in-car radio. How long … Continue reading
DAB+ high on the agenda at Radio Days Africa
Darren Willsher, WorldDAB Next month WorldDAB will be in Johannesburg for Radio Days Africa – the largest radio conference in Africa with over 300 delegates from across the continent and … Continue reading
EBU publishes updated DAB network planning guidelines
Darren Willsher, WorldDAB The EBU has published an update to its guidelines for DAB network planning – the first significant revision since 2003. This strategic report provides guidance on the … Continue reading
2017: a record year for DAB receiver sales
Almost 12 million DAB receivers were sold in 2017 in Europe and Asia Pacific, a new record for yearly sales. Almost half (5.9m) of the sales were for automotive devices, … Continue reading
Slovenia proposes digital radio switchover date
Darren Willsher, WorldDAB Slovenia’s Broadcasting Council has set out a potential path to DSO, adopting a decision for the main Slovenian radio stations to switch to digital on 22.02.2022. The … Continue reading
An update from the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
Laurence Harrison, Digital Radio UK and Chair, Automotive Working Group, WorldDAB Drivers love radio, to the extent that 82% of people in the UK wouldn’t buy a car without it … Continue reading
WorldDAB Automotive 2018: DAB+ adoption and marketing
Darren Willsher, WorldDAB With just a week to go until WorldDAB Automotive 2018, two key themes feature in the programme: how to improve the number of cars sold with … Continue reading
Momentum building for DAB+ in Italy
Darren Willsher, WorldDAB In a significant step for DAB+ in the country, earlier this month the board of Rai, Italy’s public broadcaster, approved the technical project for the expansion of … Continue reading
How DAB+ can help secure radio’s future in the Caribbean
Bernie O’Neill, Project Director, WorldDAB The future of radio was the main topic of discussion in a webinar hosted by the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) on Thursday 12 April 2018. … Continue reading
WorldDAB Automotive Working Group developing DAB+ test routes
Rosemary Smith, Project Manager – Automotive, WorldDAB It has been a busy year for WorldDAB’s Automotive Working Group, with the publication of Automotive User Experience Guidelines and work with RadioDNS … Continue reading
Norway’s broadcasters on the post DSO landscape
At Radiodays 2018, we spoke to Norwegian broadcasters and the CEO of Digital Radio Norway to see how listeners are reacting now that all national FM broadcasts have been switched … Continue reading
Radiodays Europe switches onto Norway’s DSO
Darren Willsher, WorldDAB Three months after completing the world’s first digital radio switchover, representatives from the Norwegian radio sector came together at Radiodays Europe in Vienna to tell their story … Continue reading
European Commissioner for the Digital Economy, Mariya Gabriel, headlines digital radio seminar in Athens
Bernie O’Neill, WorldDAB The Greek Department of Digital Policy hosted a seminar in Athens this week organised in collaboration with WorldDAB and the European Broadcasting Union. Titled “The future … Continue reading
WorldDAB comment on BBC digital switchover news
There was much discussion at Radiodays Europe following statements from BBC Director of Radio and Music Bob Shennan on a future digital switchover. His full speech can be read online … Continue reading
Thoughts on ABU DBS 2018
This year’s ABU DBS was another successful show, with the DAB+ workshop again breaking attendance records and lots of interest in digital radio during the conference and in the exhibition. … Continue reading
