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DAB/DAB+ DIGITAL RADIO| EUROPE AND ASIA PACIFIC

(Q4 2016)

Government policy status


Norway DSO started Jan 2017, due to complete Dec 2017 | Switzerland DSO planned for 2020-2024 |
United Kingdom Government committed to digital future for radio | Denmark timing of DSO to be decided
when 50% of listening is digital | Germany Digital Radio roadmap published by authorities Feb 2017, 2nd
national mux to launch by Q1 2018 | Netherlands fastest DAB+ launch, backed by Government support | Italy
national coverage to reach 85% by end-2017 | France three cities on air; three more cities to start broadcasting in
2017; regulator aiming to accelerate roll-out process | Australia DAB+ in 5 metropolitan areas 65% population
coverage; regional planning started.

CUMULATIVE DAB/DAB+ RECEIVER SALES (INCLUDING LINE FIT AUTOMOTIVE) 2008 - 2016

Norway* Switzerland* UK* Denmark* Germany* Netherlands* Italy* France* Australia*


3,996,000** 2,885,000** 31,794,000** 708,000*** 8,244,0001 581,000 995,000 948,000 3,066,000

* including line fit automotive | ** including pre 2008 sales | *** including sales starting from 2011| 1 As of Q2 2016

% NEW CARS W/DAB/DAB+

Norway UK Switzerland Germany Denmark Netherlands Italy France Australia


98% 87% 66% 21% 10% 26% 23% 16% 34%

TOTAL DAB/DAB+ NETWORK COVERAGE (% OF POPULATION) 2013 VS 2016

Norway Switzerland UK Denmark Germany Netherlands Italy* France Australia

2016 99.7% 99.5% 97% 98% 96% 95% 75% 19% 65%
DATA NOT
2013 89% 99.5% 94% 98% 91% 95%
AVAILABLE 65% 5% 63%

*85% by end of 2017

DAB/DAB+ 1st LEVEL ROAD COVERAGE *


% road coverage
97 99 98 98 95 94
87
78

Norway Switzerland UK 2 Denmark Germany 3 Netherlands Italy 3 Australia 4

7,500km 1,800km 47,000km 1,000km 12,700km 4,800km 5,000km 4,800km

*KM 1st level road coverage (motorways, autobahns, autostrade, autostradas, autoroutes). However most countries also have equivalent coverage on 2nd level routes.
| 2 BBC National | 3 National mux only, regional muxes provide further coverage | 4 Road coverage of DAB+ area covered in five metropolitan capital cities

DAB/DAB+ HOUSEHOLD RECEIVER PENETRATION

Norway UK Denmark Germany 5 Italy Australia 6


72% 57% 46% 13% 3% 46%
5 As of Q2 2016 | 6 Refers to % of people who have access to a DAB+ digital radio at home, at work or in the car in major metropolitan areas

NUMBER OF NATIONAL STATIONS ON DAB/DAB+ VS FM

Norway Switzerland 7 UK Denmark Germany Netherlands Italy

DAB 30 67* 43 18 13 34 41

FM 5 53** 8 8 6 2 13 22
7 No national stations; all stations dedicated to a language region or a region | * exclusive DAB+ stations | ** simulcast DAB+ stations | 8 includes two AM services

DIGITAL RADIO REACH ALL PLATFORMS DAB/DAB+ SHARE

the % of people who listen to digital radio in a given time period the % of total listening hours which are listened to via DAB/DAB+
Q4 2016
Q4 2015 Q4 2016
Norway Switzerland DAB IP AM / FM Other

Switzerland UK

69% 54% 26% 33%


56% 49%
28% 7%

46% 55%

0% 5%

UK Australia Denmark

22%
9%
58% 27%
56% 25% 64%
5%

EMERGING MARKETS

Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Hungary Indonesia Kuwait

Open tender for From 2017/18, Trial/regular Regular DAB+ Trial DAB+ Trial DAB+ Regular DAB+
national/regional/ regular DAB+ DAB+ 58% in Strasbourg, 30% population Jakarta 2 million 90% population
local networks. will cover ~99% population Lyon and Lille coverage population coverage
DAB+ trial of the total coverage expected coverage
ongoing population9 201710
United Arab
Latvia Poland Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Turkey Emirates

Regular DAB+ Trial DAB+ Regular DAB+ 73% New DAB+ Trial Trial DAB Initiated industry
Trial DAB+ licence issued for
56% population 22% population population coverage 18% population consultation on
60% population 8 months from 1
coverage coverage launched September coverage DAB+ receiver
coverage March 2017 w/
2016 specifications
20 radio channels

9 Currently, regular DAB covers 95% of population, regular DAB+ covers 50% of Flanders population and trial DAB+ covers 95% of Wallonia population. | 10
Regular DAB+ services on air in Paris, Marseille, Nice since 2014 (19% population coverage)

DIGITAL RADIO MARKETING BODIES

Norway radio.no | Switzerland dabplus.ch | United Kingdom getdigitalradio.com | Germany digitalradio.de |


Netherlands digitalradio.nl | Italy digitalradio.it | France Alliance for Digital Radio | Australia digitalradioplus.com.au |
Austria digitalradio-oesterreich.com | Belgium digitalradio.be | Czech Republic rozhlas.cz/digital | Poland polskieradio.pl
| Slovenia rtvslo.si/dab | South Africa sadiba.org | United Arab Emirates tra.gov.ae

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