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Broadcasters and car manufacturers are coming together to meet the different consumer expectations for radio in the car. Interview with the EBU’s Ben Poor and Audi’s Martin Koch at the WorldDAB General Assembly 2018.

More than 400 applications have been submitted across the United Kingdom as part of the latest call for expressions of interest for small-scale DAB locations. The expressions of interest will indicate pattern of likely demand for UK Ofcom to determine the future spectrum of small-scale DAB licences.

A call for expressions of interest in running small-scale DAB multiplexes and services has confirmed great demand from operators and broadcasters.

Radiocentre’s Chief Executive Siobhan Kenny joined experts from around the world at WorldDAB General Assembly in Berlin to discuss key developments in the digital radio space, including the importance of a multiplatform approach with DAB forming an integral part of the mix. Also discussed was the rise of national brands and brand extensions on DAB giving audiences and advertisers more choice.

Nearly 95 years after the debut of regular radio broadcasts in Germany on 29 October, 1923 through a medium wave transmitter in Berlin, various present-day radio industry specialists gathered in Berlin to attend the WorldDAB General Assembly. More than 200 delegates from all over the world discussed the future of DAB+ as well as multiplatform digital radio.

DAB+ is an indispensable part of digital radio listening and is also growing together with new technological achievements such as voice control - those were key messages from the first day at WorldDAB General Assembly 2018 in Berlin.

Radioplayer Worldwide has unveiled the “Reference Radio” at the WorldDAB General Assembly in Berlin — a prototype touchscreen radio for dashboards, designed to show how smart ‘hybrid’ technology can transform in-car listening.

Radioplayer has unveiled the Reference Radio, a prototype touchscreen radio for dashboards, designed to show how smart ‘hybrid’ technology can transform in-car listening.

The Reference Radio “hybrid” prototype is multiplatform, able to play DAB digital radio, FM, and internet radio streams, and shows a single list of stations across all those platforms.

It’s the latest move in a series of ambitious partnership projects, aimed at helping car companies and broadcasters deliver a better user-experience in the vehicles of the future, Radioplayer has unveiled the Reference Radio, a prototype touchscreen radio for dashboards, designed to show how smart ‘hybrid’ technology can transform in-car listening.