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German commercial broadcaster Klassik Radio AG has signed up for the EBU Smart Radio initiative. The campaign, which promotes the integration of analogue and digital broadcast chips in every mobile device, has won broad European support over the past year.

Kia announced this week that DAB will be offered as standard on their Kia Soul model.

James Cridland laid out the radio landscape in the U.K., where DAB is slowly growing and listening online and listening through digital TV are roughly equal and trailing far behind DAB.

Company car drivers now have a choice of 19 variants with standard equipment which includes 'Amundsen' touchscreen satellite navigation system with DAB radio, Bluetooth, dual zone air conditioning and cruise control.

The Philips Dual Dock Flat Micro (DCB2270) sound system lets you play & charge all your iPods/iPhones/iPads with DualDock offering both lightning & 30pins connectors plus DAB+ radio and CD playback. With 20W RMS maximum output power and a Bass Reflex Speaker System the DBB2270 delivers powerful, deep bass. The DCB2270 has been designed to blend into your interior with a compact design that fits any space and has a wall-mountable option.

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GX4 now comes with DAB.

McLaren is to offer every 12C owner a free Technology Upgrade, which will bring the supercar more inline with the manufacturer's latest model, the 650S. The upgrade includes an uprated infotainment system, reversing camera and DAB radio.

A marketing campaign to promote DAB+ has been launched in Italy. More information can be found on the DigitalRadio Italy website.

Young people across Australia not only have another choice of radio channel, but also a new broadcast training platform, following the launch of digital community radio channel, SYN Nation.

The cross-media advertising campaign for DAB+ in North Rhine-Westphalia is progressing successfully. A dedicated website to provide information about the campaign has been launched and includes promotional videos and information on what services are available where.