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Cumulative global sales of DAB receivers now exceed 70 million units

At the end of the second quarter of 2018, more than 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia-Pacific, up from 58 million in the second quarter of 2017.

The latest report of WorldDAB reveals that, at the end of the second quarter of 2018, more than 71 million consumer and automotive DAB/DAB+ receivers had been sold in Europe and Asia-Pacific, compared to 58 million in the second quarter of 2017.

The data published by WorldDAB draws on multiple sources to provide a comprehensive view of the latest statistics on DAB receiver sales, road and population coverage, household penetration and the number of national stations on DAB/DAB+ compared to FM.
The report covers Germany, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

The DAB is experiencing significant activity in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Almost 12 million receivers (11.8 million) have been sold in Germany and 17% of German households now own at least one DAB receiver.
In the UK, 64% of households have at least one DAB radio and digital listening has exceeded 50% for three consecutive quarters.
Almost 6 million receivers (5,600,000) have been sold in Norway. For its part, in Switzerland, 63% of all radio listening is done through digital platforms, and 34% through DAB+.
In Australia, 60 per cent of new cars are now sold with DAB+, up from 47 per cent in 2017.
Finally, the report notes that Italy, France, the Netherlands and Belgium have shown positive signs of growth in the last year.

Patrick Hannon, President of WorldDAB, commented: "DAB digital radio continues to make significant progress in multiple markets. Cumulative global sales of DAB receivers now exceed 70 million units. It is clear that DAB has established itself as the core platform of the future for radio in Europe and Australia. Our next goal is to see similar developments in Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific."

DAB in the world (Source: WorldDAB)

By, Nov 7, 2018, Section:Business, Radio

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