Matt Deegan (Folder Media, UK) hosted a conversation between Simon Mason (Head of New Technology at Arqiva in the UK), Ole Jorgen (CEO of Digital Radio in Norway) and Iso Rechsteiner (Project Manager at DSO Switzerland). Everyone brought different ideas and robust debate, but they agreed on one thing: the future is

It all started with a bit of singing. Warming up vocal cords is important, apparently, especially at 9am. Wade Kingsley is a consultant from Australia. He believes that in radio ideas come second only to transmitters - but the processes used to generate (better) ideas tend to be inefficient!  “How serious is your station about

Everyone who works in imaging is trying to find a new sound. But not everyone is able to find the right new sound.  Matt Fisher, from the BBC in the UK, talked to delegates about how the public service broadcaster has re-imaged their Dance Anthems Show. The BBC commissioned Wisebuddah, as well as UK

Jeremy Pennycook was the first up with a look at The Guardian’s Morning Briefing. He talked about how Guardian Voice Labs utilised SSML - a language that resembles HTML, but for speech - to customise the user experience. They adapted The Briefing by blending elements of audio files, recorded by The Guardian

Audio has not been on the radar of online advertisers, as it has been extremely hard to track users’ behaviour in comparison with video. Thomas Kabke-Sommer explained how Crossplan is overcoming such difficulty by using data to create relevance in audio ad campaigns. Data collection at Crossplan agency is GDPR certified. Even

Listen to Wade on day one of Radiodays Europe 2019.  

Erik Portier, from Targetspot, said that the skies were blue for radio sales, as long as broadcasters were willing to look the right way.  Erik said that radio was facing a form of Darwinism. Radio stations which can adapt to a digital audience will survive, but others may not.  We’ve seen this happen in

It all starts with using the right measuring tools. Benjamin Masses, from Triton Digital, gave delegates an introduction to Webcast Metrics. Triton's system is MRC-regulated and only counts real listeners; applying country based rules like minimum listening requirements and detects and removes fraudulent listening. The device listeners use is important. Benjamin explained to

Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Programmes for Radio 1 kicked off this session. He talked the audience through his excitement for Greg James’ new breakfast show and what it means for the station. He also expressed his optimism for UK radio in general, showing that UK radio reaches 84% of 15-24s. Then came

Marit Rossnes (Head of Product Development for Radio at NRK in Norway), Pablo Fernandez (Innovation and Product Development Manager for Prisa Radio in Spain), Tomas Granryd (Head of Innovation Teams at SR in Sweden) and Daniel Freytag (Product Developer at SWR in Germany) talked through how radio stations can use smart speakers