Get ready for dotRadio – the new radio domain
A change is coming to your radio stations website. dotCom is done. dotCo.CUK is done. dotRadio is here. It's the new domain for the whole radio sector. ‘It’s a testament to the vitality of radio, that people are looking for other ways to consume the medium, and to spread the brand’. Graham
Hybrid Radio: The connected future for broadcast radio in cars
There were four speakers during this session, chaired by Nick Piggott from RadioDNS. Walter Huijten, Distribution Manager at NPO, spoke first. He thinks Hybrid Radio answers a lot of issues for listeners, but there are very good independent reasons why stations should continue to invest in digital radio too. We can’t rule out any of the platforms,
Radio X Y: Building an emotive radio brand
Historically, Australia’s Triple M has been known for making ‘manly’ and ‘blokey’ radio. In this session, Head of Content, Mike Fitzpatrick, discussed some of the changes that the station has made in recent years to address the international shift in masculinity and the rise of the ‘new man’. Ten years ago, Triple
Radio & Records
Lee Thompson, Music Editor at ‘Record of the Day’ discussed the history of music, from records and cd’s to the world of Apple Music, Tidal, Soundcloud and Spotify – where you can have a hit record without radio airplay. But where does that leave the ‘star factory’ legacy of radio? Tapio Hananen,
Radio: the Cockroach of Media
'Be the cockroach and evolve'. That's the only way to stay relevant to advertisers and listeners according to Radioanalyzer. By using minute-by-minute analysis, Radioanalyzer is able to accurately conclude what engages listeners and what programmers, producers and presenters can do to keep them entertained. Ottesen starts with a run-down of how radio’s
Digital strategies for success
How can we set up the station to fit the new digital world but keep our end users as the focus? Well, Simon thinks that modernising the working structure and bringing all the teams together certainly helps. Swedish Radio has new technology going into their newest apps. They are curating playlists and
Research: All you want to know about millennials
The future of radio and many other audio forms is in the hands of ‘millenials’, the name given to those born between 1980 and 2000. Whilst this group regularly listens to the radio, the overall time spent doing so is declining. In this session, audience researchers, Patrick Collins and Siobhan McMenemy from
Music programming masterclass
Jeff said that at BBC Radio 2, they play around 600 different songs a week, all of which fall under the ‘timeless melody’ category. This is around four times the average commercial radio station. He said that they have a couple of thousand songs active at any time, with 15,000 in a
Radiolab – Sound as editorial device
‘We learnt a long time ago that movies would be nothing without music' says Dylan. The film Jaws would be nothing without that ominous theme tune
The suspense is killing me – and I love it
Sebastian Fitzek knows how to have audiences glued to their seats. He is a bestselling international thriller author and successful screenwriter. But Sebastian started in radio and is also a senior creative strategist and copywriter for one of Germany’s most popular stations, 104.6 RTL in Berlin. In this session, Sebastian shared some of