WorldDAB blogs
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French radio market goes digital
16.01.2019
On 27 December 2018, the French regulator, the CSA, announced the achievement of a critical milestone in the development of the DAB+ market in France.
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Radio in France headed towards a digital future
10.01.2019
This article gives an overview of the major developments that took place in France in recent months including the launches of DAB+ in Strasbourg and Lyon, and the CSA’s triggering of the French receiver law that will lay the foundation for a digital future for radio in France.
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EU directive reveals European vision for radio digitisation
19.12.2018
The European Electronic Communications Code requires new car radios sold in the EU to be capable of receiving digital terrestrial radio, in addition to any FM or AM functionality which manufacturers may want to include. The code also grants EU member states the power to introduce rules requiring consumer radios to include digital capability.
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In-car DAB+ in full gear
13.12.2018
A new European legislation, manufacturers and broadcasters coming together in support of digital radio, and recognition of DAB+ as the industry standard – we take a look at the latest developments that have helped drive the significant progress of DAB+ in the car in recent weeks, and what we can expect to see in coming months.
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What next for new cars in Europe?
03.12.2018
Mandatory digital terrestrial radio for all new car radios in Europe – European Electronic Communications Code (EECC)
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Car manufacturers commit to DAB as the future of radio
03.12.2018
Claudio Nervi, Fiat’s Feature Portfolio Planning Manager for EMEA, said, “We have believed in DAB from the beginning, and were the first OEM to introduce DAB in the Fiat 500 in 2012. Nowadays DAB is available on all the FCA range. Alpha Romeo and the latest Jeep models have DAB as standard on all trims, in all countries. This is a mark of FCA’s commitment to DAB.” Mr Nervi shared figures on the increase in the number of cars sold with DAB across several European countries – tripling in Italy since 2015. Projections up to 2025 show the penetration of embedded connectivity in new car sales will continue to rise across EU, US and China.
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Further down the road – Italy
03.12.2018
In November 2018, the European Parliament adopted a new communications directive requiring all new cars sold in the European Union to be equipped with digital radio receivers. The decision, which the 27 European Union member states are expected to embrace at the start of 2019, has been driven by an industry trend away from the FM standard toward digital radio.
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Update from the WorldDAB Automotive Working Group
03.12.2018
The UX and Performance Groups have joined forces to meet with all the major car manufacturers over the last 9 months and kick-start discussion and collaboration focusing on the UX Guidelines (launched in February 2018) and the issues that can affect the performance and reception of DAB in the car. In the last 8 months we have held meetings with Ford, VW, Peugeot, Citroen, Mercedes, Renault, Jaguar LandRover, Toyota and Opel with others still to come. The meetings have been an excellent way of building relationships and share information with all of the key decision makers in the car manufacturers in a number of departments (radio/HMI/Connected), some of whom are already WorldDAB members. Without exception all the meetings have been constructive and beneficial with actions for broadcasters and car manufacturers alike.
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South Africa on the right path to digitisation
27.11.2018
While in Australia, the delegation held meetings with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the Australian regulator, and public broadcaster ABC. On 22 November, the delegation also met with Commercial Radio Australia’s Kath Brown and Dr Lesley Sabel (pictured below).