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Products & Technologies

Fraunhofer Partner Starwaves Launches Android SoftRadio App for DRM & DAB+

Starwaves debuted the full-featured dual-standard version of its popular SoftRadio App for DRM & DAB+ at IBC 2025.

September 13, 2025
Behind the scenesProducts & Technologies

A new sound dimension for renowned documentary series

In a worldwide industry first for a TV broadcast station, the German public broadcaster ZDF will use MPEG-H Audio and Cingo for a TV production. The upcoming episode “Wolfskinder” from the highly successful documentary series “Terra X” will be produced in 3D sound together with 4K and 360 degree video for virtual reality applications. Fraunhofer IIS will be responsible for providing next generation audio technologies Cingo and MPEG-H, in addition to supporting 3D sound recordings on...

Events & Tradeshows

Fraunhofer at the AES Convention in NYC

Today the 139th AES Convention will take place in New York City at the Jacob Javits Center, bringing together the largest gathering of audio professionals in the world. Over the next four days, seminars, technical papers, workshops and exhibitors will provide attendees with an array of opportunities to network and learn about the latest developments happening within the audio community...

Products & Technologies

Update: New Digital Radio Technologies from Fraunhofer IIS

The worldwide proven Fraunhofer ContentServer technology is now available as version R6. Fraunhofer IIS enables its OEM partners to provide complete solutions for setting up rich DAB or DRM services with enhanced functionalities. A new version of the MultimediaPlayer software for DRM/DAB is also available now. This radio app supports the playback of stereo and surround sound as well as all types of program-associated data services. Learn more about the new Fraunhofer technologies in...