As a supplier for the new Audi A8, radio.net offers direct access to radio stations and podcasts from all over the world.

• radio.net is the web radio partner for the new Audi A8 in many Audi connect markets worldwide.
• Easy operation and a worldwide selection of stations provide real variety in the car radio.

Hamburg, 23 January 2017. radio.net is a supplier of online radio in the new Audi A8. The international radio platform, which is operated by radio.de GmbH, uses its international database to provide a varied entertainment offering of radio stations and podcasts that can be controlled directly via the head unit of the Audi A8.

The international station database stands out for the high quality and up-to-dateness of its data and is used in the Audi A8 in many markets. The selection of programs ranges from well-known regional station brands to special-interest stations specializing in various music genres. This gives the occupants a comprehensive and varied range of radio. For example, their favorite regional station can also be heard beyond the terrestrial broadcast areas, and special-interest web radios provide variety.

The radio.net station selection is controlled directly via the entertainment system of the Audi A8. The user interface was developed by Audi and allows easy operation even while driving. For example, a simple station search by genre, language and country is possible by entering just a few letters.

“As a supplier for the Audi A8, we bring the diversity and variety of the web radio world into the car radio in high quality,” says Bernhard Bahners, Managing Director of Hamburg-based radio.de GmbH. “Thanks to the constant improvement of mobile communication standards, web radio can finally conquer the automotive sector as well. This way, passengers can enjoy the true breadth that the medium of radio offers, wherever they are.”

About radio.net by radio.de GmbHradio.de GmbH is the operator of the international service radio.net, as well as the national services radio.de, radio.at, radio.fr, radio.es, radio.pt, radio.it, radio.pl, radio.se and radio.dk.

Following the successful launch of radio.de in 2007, the Europe-wide expansion began in 2008 and was continued beyond Europe in 2015 with the launch of the international brand radio.net.

With just one click, the service offers access to more than 30,000 national and international stations, web radios and podcasts. The right station is always with you on the go, too – the free app is available for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, Apple’s tvOS, as an Alexa skill and for the Fire-TV platform.

With the radio player, users can find both purely internet-based stations and the online streams of well-known FM stations. In addition to editorial and personal listening tips, stations can be sorted by popularity, music genre, topic, city, country or language.

According to IVW, radio.de is the largest radio platform in Germany, with 31 million website and mobile visits in December 2017.