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Over 140 industry professionals from 20 different countries joined the DAB+ workshop at ABU DBS this year, discussing the progress of DAB+ in the region, hybrid radio, the business case for implementing DAB+ and the benefits of DAB+ in smartphones.

Tivoli Audio has introduced a table top radio for the digital age. The Model One Digital features the same design as the company’s Model One radio, first introduced in 2000, but it adds in a multi-operational dial, DAB+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Spotify Connect

Tivoli Audio has launched the Model One Digital tabletop radio, which offers a tech refresh to the company’s classic Model One radio. This new model adds a multi-operational dial and a multitude of connectivity options, including DAB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Spotify Connect. The high-resolution screen and dial make tuning stations, track selection and playback controls simple

Over 140 industry professionals from 20 different countries joined the DAB+ workshop at ABU DBS this year, discussing the progress of DAB+ in the region, hybrid radio, the business case for implementing DAB+ and the benefits of DAB+ in smartphones. Titled “DAB+ expansion in Asia Pacific,” the WorldDAB workshop also featured three breakout sessions, during which delegates discussed key aspects of DAB+ rollout: regulation, technology and developing new content.

SmartDAB is an “intelligent” in-car digital radio solution for the modern smartphone user which upgrades an existing FM radio system to receive DAB and DAB+ services.With an audio adapter hidden behind the dashboard, the SmartDAB is remotely controlled through a speech recognition app and outputs audio through the vehicle’s original stereo speakers for a truly adaptable and intuitive digital radio experience.

WorldDAB is once more the Principal Sponsor of ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium this year. Talking about the DAB+ expansion in the Asia-Pacific and other regions across the globle, Ms Bernie O'Neill, Project Director of WorldDAB said that 2017 is a landmark year for the organisation.

A round up of some of the most popular car radios on sale in Germany which include features such as DAB+ digital radio. Radios reviewed from brands such as Sony, JVC and AEG.

The iconic Ruark R1, once described by Tatler as “the most beautiful radio in the world”. It delivers a big, hi-fi quality sound despite its size, and features such as digital radio, a dual alarm and USB charge socket, so it’s great by the bedside. Ruark has also launched the elegant R4-30, which plays CDs as well as digital radio and provides rge ability to wirelessly stream music.

The contract to manage the installation of Belgian French-language public broadcaster RTBF’s DAB+ rollout has been awarded to Paneda and its local partner Heynen.

Digital Radio UK, together with the Radio Academy Midlands and RadioToday, are to hold a digital radio event in Birmingham on Wednesday 3rd May. Speakers will provide updates on the 70 stations on DAB in Birmingham, the launch of 33 new national and local stations in the last eighteen months, the fourteen DAB stations on the Birmingham mini-mux, and progress on Bauer’s digital strategy and Free Radio Birmingham.