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Mike Hill, Managing Director of Radioplayer reflects on the impact that Radioplayer Car will have on the radio industry. The commercial radio sector and BBC has invested in Radioplayer Car, the world’s first voice-controlled radio adaptor that automatically switches between DAB, FM or streaming to locate and provide the best radio listening experience for drivers.

DAB offers significant opportunities for private broadcasters and many are already reaping the benefits. The mantra for all radio broadcasters should be to collaborate on technology and compete on content. For those watching and waiting, now is the time to get involved. If you don’t, then the competition most certainly will.

Mark June 21, 2017 on your calendars if you plan on flying to Munich, Germany, to learn the latest about digital audio and the "connected car." Car makers and their suppliers will get to meet broadcasters from across Europe at WorldDAB Automotive 2017.

Car makers and their suppliers will get to meet broadcasters from across Europe at WorldDAB Automotive 2017, to be held at the Holiday Inn Munich-City Centre, located within walking distance of Rosenheimer Platz S-Bahn station. Hosted by WorldDAB, this unique and free event brings together auto manufacturers with EU stakeholder groups, Tier 1 suppliers to the automotive industry and representatives from commercial and public broadcasters.

Following the success of the WorldDAB Automotive Event 2017, the event will return on 21 June 2017 uniting car makers and their suppliers with broadcasters from across Europe. Make a note of the new date if you plan on attending in Munich.

Two new radio stations, Radio Hamburg and HAMBURG ZWEI, will be added to the Hamburg multiplex at the end of the month. This will take the number of DAB+ stations in the area up to 11.

The Deputy Communications Minister for Malaysia Jailani Johari has officially opened the 2017 Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, telling delegates, “this symposium will provide a platform for the exchange of information and new avenues of knowledge and help participants make decisions about the future of the media industry.”

Four applications for the second nationwide DAB+ multiplex have been submitted to the Sächsisches Landesanstalt für private Rundfunk und neue Medien (SLM) and include Digital Audio Broadcasting Platform DABP GmbH, Absolut Digital GmbH  & Co. KG, Media Broadcast Digital Radio GmbH and Radio digital GmbH. 

A deal has been struck between Clearbox Systems and France-based Digidia for Clearbox to represent Digidia’s DAB and Synchronous FM product lines in Australia. As part of the agreement, Clearbox engineers and technicians will now be trained in the Digidia product suite so they can provide system design and integration, sales engineering and after-sales support.

The tabletop digital radio might seem like a relic of the past, but this one delivers every modern convenience including bluetooth and Spotify and high-fidelity sound, too.