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On 11 July, at Rambouillet, there was a demonstration in support of digital radio. This demonstration was supported by Continental Mediamobile, FIP, France Culture, France Inter, RVE andYvelines Radio.

On 11th July at Rambouillet, there was a demonstration to support digital radio. For this demonstrations, two vehicles were equipped with a Continental digital receiver and the event was supported by Continental Mediamobile, FIP, France Culture, France Inter and RVE.

The tide is turning in favour of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). In fact, the motor industry is helping to drive Britain’s uptake in DAB. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), in April-June 2013 only 38% of new cars had DAB as standard equipment. In 2011, that figure was just 12 per cent. The most recent figures it has show 55% of the new cars sold had DAB as standard.

Skoda has announced a staggering eight new limited ‘black editions’ of its existing models in the UK market, featuring DAB radio as standard.

61 radio stations, of which 13 are new programmes not broadcast on FM, are now available via DAB+ in Paris, Marseille and Nice.

Esso is now making sure motorists can get DAB radio in the car and enjoy more channels on long road trips for the holidays, says Jarle Ruud, Marketing Manager at Digital radio Norway. It is resolved to extinguish the national FM network, no earlier than 2017 and no later than 2019. This means that both FM radios and older DAB radios will be set. Cars with older DAB radios (without DAB +) must either replace the radio or buy the adapter.

Arquiva have teamed up with Bauer and UTV for the application for the licence to run the second UK nationwide digital audio broadcasting DAB platfrom which will be home to around 10 new radio stations.

Paul Keenan, the chief executive, Bauer Media UK, said "A new national DAB licence presents an exciting opportunity for listeners to discover new radio services and for us and the commercial radio industry to further extend reach and service.

Bauer and UTV this morning confirmed that they are teaming up with broadcast services group Arqiva to bid for the previously reported second digital radio multiplex. Media regulator OfCom announced earlier this month that it was now accepting bids to operate a second digital radio network, which will operate alongside the existing national Digital One multiplex (also owned by Arqiva) and local DAB platforms.

In the United Kingdom, car manufacturers are driving new routes to assess DAB radio coverage along the country's roadways. These drive-and-test routes are intended to help DAB receiver manufacturers assess the functionality of their car radios.