When we talk about AI, we tend to look to the future, and sometimes we overlook what's happening today. We see new examples of the practical use of AI on a daily basis, some are groundbreaking, but not everything that glitters is gold. "We have to be aware of the opportunities but

One of the first of Tuesday’s sessions consisted of a discussion between Head of Music for BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra Chris Price, producer and presenter of the Greatest Hits Radio Des Paul, head of the production company ‘Bounce’ Nik Goodman and Head of Music at Radio X Lea Stonhill.  Firstly, the auditorium applauded

The latest research from Europe and the US was presented by Malene Kaasgaard Christiansen, Audience Researcher from Danish National Broadcasting Corporation and Tom Webster from Sounds Profitable, based in the USA. According to the Danish research presented by Malene Kaasgaard Christiansen, 63% of young people age of 18-34 listen to podcasts, however, they

Angela Stengel, head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Innovation Lab, started the last session of the day titled What younger audiences really want, with features most expected to see in the future, mainly connection, community and talent. Although there are great numbers of followers throughout the world crises, “ABC and radio in general

Who else but the audience should decide on what good radio is? As it turns out more often than not it is local productions that are appreciated very much by the audience. Three “case studies” present how local radio can survive and provide quality content with national impact.   Hedvig Nilsson's message is

“No matter how amazing the facilities, they are nothing without the content,” Tony Moorey, Content Director of Digital Platforms at Bauer Media Audio, started his presentation after an introduction by Francis Currie, International Audio Consultant. With this, he also introduced the Rayo project – a way of reinventing radio for the new

Public service media and third party platforms: the relationship can be viewed as quite complex due to the congestion of the platform landscape, especially in audio. So how can these large scale companies compete with smaller public broadcasters? The EBU frameworks approach to platforms map the landscape, envision the evolution, and focus on

How will AI sound in the future? What are the ways to lead a story using AI? These were the questions asked in this Monday afternoon session. Anna Vošalíková, a Chief Producer at Czech Radio has two experimental series called Digital Writer behind her. She introduced their processes, how her team worked to make

In this track, there were two presentations. The first one was from two Norwegian journalists working for NRK, Constructive Editor Ingrid Tinmannsvik together with News Editor Erik Kroken. Erik started the session claiming there is an increase of young people avoiding the news all over the world and what needs to be done

The key to success is making audio come alive, agree the speakers from the panel on the future of radio in cars hosted by Radioplayer. ​​The discussion started with Laurence Harrison, Director of Automotive Partnerships with Radioplayer presenting their car radio app, which he calls “the future for radio in-car”. The company is