Podcasts will be for radio like Netflix is for TV. You can listen to or download them whenever you feel like it. You are not bounded for the schedule of radio channels anymore. Sarah Van Mosel, COO of Acast, USA said that the majority of young people don’t even have a radio

RTBF is the leading Belgian French speaking radio group, which has experienced exponential growth over the last five years, they also oversee three television channels which had a market share of 22.1% in 2015. The purpose of this session is to demonstrate how their radio and television stations have successfully merged to produce

Benoit Cassaigne, Senior VP for Médiamétrie ­ a national audience research company, gave an overall description of how the sector works in the country. This includes almost 900 operators, 20 national networks with 7000 FM frequencies. There is one public broadcaster in France and five private groups ­ inside this, programming across stations is separated

There are four elements to conveying a message with sound ­ music, sound effects, silence and voice. She focused on verbal information. She undertook research into the importance of speech in radio Advertising – focusing on what happens in terms of attention and memory – and produced commercials with different intimations and speech rates.  Participants’ heart

Graham begins by asking, ‘How do we ensure radio stays relevant for the youth? In a world where you can stream any song how can you make these stations stand out?’ The head of Radio 538 in the Netherlands, Menno Koningsberger, then takes the floor, stating that radio stations, ‘need each other more than ever

LBC was the first commercial radio station in the UK, but has only recently enjoyed real success. There are several reasons why LBC is now a serious contender to the BBC. First and foremost are the talented and opinionated presenters, among them some of Britain’s foremost politicians.   James Rea, Managing Director, LBC: “Former

If you follow this link, Photos , and use the password radio, you can access the photos, and even download them. Click on all galleries if you want to see photos from any day at the conference. Maybe you are there!  

For Haagerup, too many radio broadcasters focus on bad stories. Being critical is a really important tool but it is not the goal. Conflict, crooks and victims. Journalists come into broadcasting in order to solve problems. Bring bad guys to justice. Take down the authorities. We have turned news into drama. Good news happens in slow motion

Daniel states that the morning is the most important time for a radio station ­ if a station wins your ‘first tune­ in' of the day, invariably it wins the rest of your day. We see this theory highlighted across consumer retail, as Daniel shows TV ads ranging from motorbikes to jeans, all focused

George Wright, head of research and development at the BBC, UK, opened up this fascinating topic. He discussed how in house R&D has a key relationship with staff so they understand the corporation and the politics that might exists within. Floris Daelmans, an innovation researcher working for VRT discussed technology and society and  how they