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The EBU has partnered with Radio Serbia and WorldDAB to host the annual Digital Radio Seminar in Belgrade on 8 June 2017. The event, held at the Radio House, brought together senior representatives from the Serbian media sector - government, regulators and broadcasters. Also present were EBU Members from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina, demonstrating the interest across the broader area in moving forwards with the implementation of DAB.

The Mirai has a comprehensive standard spec which includes satellite navigation and DAB digital radio.

The trial of DAB+ digital radio in Canberra has been wound up, with the service now to become permanent. According to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the necessary regulatory arrangements for DAB+ have now been completed for all capital cities and the trials in Canberra and Darwin are no longer required.

The radio group “Jærradiogruppen” has ordered a complete DAB Head-end system from Paneda. The system contains 4 DAB Multiplexers with encoders, as well as the metadata content system Rapid from All-In-Media, and will be used in 4 local radio regions.

The SZ3 model comes with DAB and Bluetooth, while the SZ-T model has a seven-inch infotainment system with DAB and the ability to link with your smartphone.

The Australian media regulator ACMA has finalised plans to roll out digital terrestrial radio in all major cities in the country. Commercial radio stations, the public broadcaster ABC and the multicultural broadcaster SBS started transmitting in DAB+ in 2009 in the five capital cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. The majority of the population lives in and around those five cities, meaning around 65% of the population of Australia is covered by DAB+ radio.

Antenne Deutschland has been announced as the new platform provider for the second nationwide DAB+ multiplex in Germany. Behind the consortium are Media Broadcast and Absolut Digital. The multiplex will more than double the range of digital radio channels broadcast nationwide.

Antenne Deutschland, a joint venture of Media Broadcast and Absolut Digital, has been awarded a contract by state media regulators to set up a second national DAB platform in Germany. The open platform will be open to all broadcasters and aims to encourage the development of new radio formats and digital services.

Antenne Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG will be the new platform provider for the second nationwide DAB + multiplex. This was decided by the committee of the chairmen of the media bodies today after intensive consultation and consultation of the three applicants in Berlin. Winfried Engel, Chairman of the GVK: "With Antenne Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, a player who is experienced as a program organizer and network operator will be awarded the contract, where we can expect it to start quickly. Our allocation as a platform operator of the second nationwide DAB + multiplex with up to 18 new national private programs will give the terrestrial digital radio a further important impetus and provide for more diversity in the sense of the media users."

At Radiodays Europe and RadioAsia this year, we’ve been talking to commercial and public broadcasters about why they use DAB+ and what it enables them to do.