What’s new in cars?
Xperi Holding Corporation presented itself as a solution for improving the experience in the car: “Currently, radio is outmatched and outgunned”, explains Joseph D’Angelo is Senior Vice President of Broadcast Radio for Xperi. Amazon, Google and Apple dominate the market, and the car industry is suffering for it. Together they hold a combined
Disaster recovery and Evolving Cloud Strategy
Hack attacks continue to increase during the 21st century. Government, Telecoms, Energy and Media are the biggest victims. That's what Philippe Generali came to tell us. Philippe Generali is the President/CEO of RCS worldwide. He joined RCS USA in 1996 as Product Manager and served as Vice President of Operations. In 2000, Philippe was
The moment interview: how to enhance your storytelling skills
For Torben Brandt, editor-in-chief at P1 DR, storytelling is rooted in memories and flashbacks. The Danish radio professional developed his own method - the ‘Moment Interview’ - about storytelling on radio. On the floor of the conference room, various pieces of paper were spread around with phrases such as “I feel guilty
Radio music formats: How can we stand out from the crowd?
How do you market when there are so many music formats? That’s what Chris Stevens founder of Chris Country, Mark Vossen CEO of NGroup and Petra Piipari Programme manager of Hitmix were here to answer. Mark Voseen talked about strategy with a big focus on sustainability. NGroup has been carbon neutral since 2014
“Win back younger listeners”
Presented by Ondrej Cikan, media consultant and program director from FAJN Radio, Juraj Hrvaci, Consultant for the BCI Group, Judith Argila, Head of New Platforms at TV3 & Catalunya Radio and Abèdjè Sinatou Saka, Journalist and editorial project manager at RFI the session focused on the youngsters - the new generations of
“Ears are the new eyes”: what is the next level of radio?
For the younger generation sound is so present in their life. “The world is becoming more auditive. People use headphones to hear podcasts and music, said Benjamin Bucholz. He is the Managing Director of Nacamar, considered a key player in media industry digitalization in Germany. He showed how audio has changed over recent
What’s new in news? The new formats of news broadcasting
Liam Thompson is the co-founder of the Smart Seven Podcast, a portable version of a radio which consistently delivers relevant news straight to its audience’s mobile phone. The concept is relatively simple: “The world served up in seven minutes”. This formula is applied to all aspects of the podcast’s production, providing an
Portuguese radio: music and innovation
The advent of Covid-19 brought a need to be more creative, to be original and to give better content to listeners. In today’s morning session, three very well-known Portuguese radio professionals shared their thoughts about their reality: António Mendes (RFM Program Director), Pedro Ribeiro (Program Director at Radio Comercial) and Luís Oliveira
“Seriously funny – comedy on radio”
Laura Grimshaw and Jon Holmes present the funny side of Radio. Comedy on radio is more popular than ever before, and with so many different formats and ways of delivering comedy, there is something for everyone out there. “How much is talent and how much is work?” Ideas emerge from any moment, sometimes when you
High profile personality in the podcast age
“High profile personality in the podcast age”, Presented by Dennis Clark - VP talent development at iHeart Radio, New York, brings up podcasting’s need to constantly renew itself and rebrand. When it comes to personalities on radio every person differs in their own way. However, an important question to ask is: what does the working