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Luigi Gubitosi, managing director of the Italian public broadcaster, RAI, recently revealed information regarding the broadcaster’s commitment to radio listening quality.

A highlight from the results is that the Digital Radio is market progressing - with the key German market growing 66%, and increasing prospects of a positive switchover decision in the UK. Anthony Sethill, Chief Executive of Toumaz, commented "The growth of digital radio in Germany is very promising and we will see several other European markets launch DAB+ during the next two years."

Frontier Silicon has announced the launch of AUTODAB 2.0, a breakthrough DAB/DAB radio solution for automotive aftermarket applications.

Widespread in-car listening is crucial to the success of digital radio. While an increasing number of new cars are now equipped with a digital radio, retrofitting existing cars is still an important issue. There are various ways to do this.

The Vauxhall Insignia now comes with DAB as standard.

The 2013 Volvo V60 D4 now comes with DAB as standard.

The BMW 4-series coupé now comes with DAB as standard.

The Norwegian public broadcaster NRK continues to switch its radio stations DAB to DAB+ .From October a number of NRK stations will be exclusively terrestrial DAB+.

Polish Radio has announced tender to provide DAB+ services, reports Rpkom.pl. The contract for operating digital channels shall amount to EUR 850,000 and be concluded for a period of three years. Applications should be submitted by 22 October.

IBC2013 has focused on the future of radio throughout the show. The session entitled “Internet Radio: Threat or Accelerator to DAB Digital Radio,” and organized by the WorldDMB Forum, offered a glimpse into where broadcast radio and the Internet are going. Held Monday Sept. 16, at 11:30 a.m., the free workshop drew a hefty crowd.