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The Austrian broadcast regulator KommAustria has granted a licence for a period of ten years to the company ORS for the operation of a new nationwide DAB+ network.

Figures from the latest Communications Market Report by the UK's Ofcom has shown that DAB is the main driver in strong radio listening figures, with 50.9% of all listening on digital. The report also showed that radio revenue had reached its highest figure in five years, up to £1.3b.

The infotainment system is one of the best in class and with DAB+ radio, Apple Carplay and Android Auto Connectivity it has the latest connectivity.

The S560 comes with the Air Balance package, ambient interior lighting (64 colours), Comand Online infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, DAB+ digital radio.

Norwegian radio manufacturer Sahaga will have its product range available in the Benelux region after announcing a partnership with distributor Elvidis.

DAB+ digital Radio is standard for all variants of the new Subaru range, and the infotainment screen is larger, now measuring 6.5 inches for standard models, or 7.0 inches when satellite navigation is installed.

Digital listening now stands at 50.2%, up 1.5% year on year. Georgia Taunton, group business director at Radioworks, said the positive digital results bode well for commercial radio: "It’s immensely pleasing to see yet another solid set of results for digital radio, remaining above 50% of the adult population. This ultimately secures a promising trajectory for the future of audio."

Overall digital listening to radio is up year on year, with listening hours growing by 6.4m over the year.

Digital radio represents half of all radio listening with a 50.2% share, according to the latest Rajar results for the second quarter of 2018. In an average week, digital listening accounts for 510 million hours; DAB has a 72% share of digital listening hours.

Digital listening has increased year on year to 50.2% share, up from 48.7% in Q2 2017, according to RAJAR Q2 2018 data released on Thursday. Overall digital listening hours grew by 1.3% or 6.4 million hours compared to Q2 2017, while DAB digital radio listening grew by 3.3% to account for 36.3% of all radio listening and 72.3% of all digital listening.