This year the 6th GEN Summit will be held on 15-17th June 2016. The Summit is the major event of the Global Editors Network a group set up to bring together Editors-in-Chief and senior news executives, news producers and newsroom staff to answer the questions facing those who produce the news which

Radiodays Europe has previously been in held in Copenhagen, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Milan and Paris.   - We are moving around like a circus, but we know that attendees love the idea of coming to a new city every year. It adds a flavour of the culture and the local radio industry of the

Radiodays is always fun, but the city of Amsterdam will offer a wealth of fun for everyone.  And for those of you who like culture, the Dutch capital city is also a place where you can find inspiring museums, parks and enjoy the vibrant Dutch culture!   The Dutch radio industry is also one

Social media There was a lot going on in social media during the conference. Have a look! #RDE16   Photos from the conference If yowant to bring with you some memorable moments from the conference, here is where you can find the photos. PHOTOS    

 Here are some of my favourites: ABSOLUTE RADIO BREAKFAST has been sponsored by UK DIY chain, Wickes for four years. They run the feature ­ ‘Tool Do You Do’ – a fabulous example of integrating the client into the fabric of the station’s editorial.  Listeners call up and do their best power tools impression – from

Read the PRESS RELEASE The 12 companies involved run more than 300 radio stations and reach more than 130 million listeners.  Meeting at the annual Radiodays Europe conference they elected the Director of BBC Radio, Helen Boaden, as the first President of the European Digital Radio Alliance.   Helen Boaden said: ‘Members of the Alliance are sending a clear signal that they

CurrieNorden (www.currienorden.com) developed an online content tester called ‘Ultimate Air Check’. Using this tool, you can upload audio from your radio show, choose your audience, then get them to listen and rate the audio clip every five seconds.  This produces a moving graph that charts the different responses to the content as

Our 2016 NextGeners were Caroline Lagergren, Laura Gallop, Madeleine Koellner, Samppa Rautio, Juliette Nichols, Nevena Kostadinovic, Pete Maguire and Alex Maximov – all of whom spoke enthusiastically about everything they’d seen and heard at Radiodays.   They talked about sessions they'd been to and were given one session each to talk about. They commented

The session centred on how a radio story can use visual elements to enhance storytelling and add new dimensions to the voices and sounds recorded? It was a really inspiring session looking at storytelling in new and innovative ways and also about Bianca Giaever's history of her personal work combining radio with other

Michael begins by stating that the world of radio is so sophisticated and the presentations he’s seen throughout Radiodays Europe have been so incredibly humbling that his usual list of 15 pointers has been whittled down to about two that might be unique from American radio.   ‘We shouldn’t fall victim to the obsession