Global Player accelerates forward - now available in cars from all major automotive brands
Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced that its award-winning Global Player app is now available directly within car infotainment systems, giving drivers an effortless way to enjoy their favourite stations, podcasts and playlists on the road.
This builds on Global Player’s integration with BMW, the first car manufacturer to offer the app directly within BMW and MINI vehicles.
Available via both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Global Player lets users stream live radio from their favourite stations, catch-up on shows from the past seven days, rewind live radio as well as explore an extensive library of podcasts, and playlists.
Now, for the first time, Global Player is also available on Android Automotive, a built-in operating system that runs natively on a vehicle’s infotainment display without the need to connect a smartphone.
Drivers of compatible cars can discover the new Global Player Automotive app in their car’s own app store, including the BMW Connected Store and Google Play Store. The free app is available across a range of leading car brands, including BMW, MINI Volvo, Polestar, Renault and Nissan, with further launches planned.
Stephen Toombs, Head of In-Car Distribution for Global Player, Global said: “We know how important it is to our listeners to have easy access to their favourite radio brands and podcasts, so we’re thrilled to bring Global Player directly into cars and onto their dashboards. Working in partnership with leading automotive brands, this marks a major milestone in our mission to make listening to Global’s radio brands and podcasts effortless. Among other things, the in-car app functionality allows people to carry on exactly where they left off when they were listening elsewhere, without the need of a smartphone and dataplan.”
The Global Player app via Android Automotive gives drivers easy access to Heart, Capital, Smooth, Classic FM, LBC, Radio X and Gold Radio, plus thousands of podcasts and playlists, all controlled easily through the car’s touchscreen or voice assistant.
About Global Media & Entertainment Limited
Global is one of the world’s leading Media & Entertainment groups. With a huge weekly reach, it is the UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company.
Global is home to respected, national, market leading media brands including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, LBC, Global’s Newsroom, Smooth, Radio X, Capital XTRA and Gold Radio.
Global Player, the official app for all our brands, is at the core of Global’s content, allowing listeners to enjoy all of Global’s brand content, both audio and video, as well as award-winning podcasts, and expertly-curated playlists, in one place in app, web and smart speakers.
With an extensive and diverse portfolio, Global is also the leading Outdoor company in the UK & one of the largest in Europe with over 235,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population.
On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 29 million on the radio alone.
Global created and operates DAX, the market leader in digital audio advertising. Through its proprietary technology, DAX connects advertisers with an audience of more than 130 million people worldwide, inserting targeted advertising into music streaming services, connected radio listening and podcasts, and operates a pioneering platform in programmatic outdoor advertising.
The company headquarters is in London’s iconic Leicester Square. Ashley Tabor-King CBE is Founder & Executive President, Simon Pitts is Group CEO, Stephen Miron is Chairman and James Rea is Chief Broadcasting and Content Officer. Ashley Tabor-King created Global in 2007.
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