Appning by FORVIA and Radioplayer bring branded radio apps into cars at scale FORVIA Appning, a leader in automotive digital experiences, has taken a major step forward in enhancing incar audio access by officially partnering with Radioplayer on March 20th. The collaboration is designed to streamline how broadcasters bring their branded radio apps into connected vehicles. The announcement was made in Riga at Radiodays Europe, a major gathering for professionals across the radio, podcast and audio industries. - Appning by FORVIA and Radioplayer partner to enable broadcasters to launch branded radio apps directly inside cars, without needing to build or maintain automotive software. - Using Radioplayer’s framework, Appning tests, certifies, and distributes these apps across 40+ automotive brands, covering all OEM technical requirements. - Bauer Media is the first adopter, granting Appning full distribution rights to manage OEM submissions, listings, and in-car deployment. Through this partnership, public broadcasters will be able to bring their audio apps into cars without heavy upfront investment. Radioplayer has developed a platform enabling broadcasters to publish their content for deployment in the Appning store, with Bauer Media among the first to leverage the system—its Rayo app being one of the first to be integrated. As vehicles shift to software-driven platforms, incar entertainment is increasingly driven by apps. Broadcasters, however, face the costly challenge of distributing their content inside automotive infotainment systems without having to build and maintain specialized automotive software. This partnership removes that barrier, with Bauer Media Audio as the first broadcast partner to adopt the solution, available on vehicles of the BMW Group (BMW and MINI) since March 23rd. Radioplayer’s Broadcaster Apps allow radio brands to create fully branded, editorially driven radio applications. Appning by FORVIA then distributes these apps seamlessly into infotainment systems across 40+ car brands, without broadcasters needing to build,