“News helps to keep you alive.”
Last week he reported from a front line in a bulletproof vest, today he’s sharing his journalistic experience from the war in Ukraine at Radiodays Europe. Andriy Taranov works for the Ukrainian public broadcaster UA:PBC Suspilne and in the conversation with the host Martin Liss he highlighted the importance of the strong
How war challenges journalism
“First social media war – that’s what the current war in Ukraine could be called,” began session host Olli Junes, executive producer of radio in Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yle. Filip Nerad, head of the foreign news desk and European affairs analyst at Czech Radio, discussed the new challenges that war journalists face when
TikTok over Google, the new social leader
“How should I understand something I am not using?” Kim started the session by throwing this question to the audience along with a spontaneous survey of how many people in the audience know and use TikTok. After that, he welcomed on stage two big personas in the TikTok world - leading TikToker
Love is in the ear…
Three-quarters of customer decisions are based on emotions. Ralph van Dijk, the founder of audio specialist agency Eardrum knows this well. How does one attract customers then? The answer is obvious for Ralph: through emotion, of which the most powerful is love. Why is love so important in the world of audio? Radio has
Enhancing listener experience with native content
The room lit up as Gregory Cosman, managing director at shoutcast, explained to a packed room the importance of making a “wow” moment for listeners. As echoed throughout the conference, Cosman emphasised that content is king, and is the best way for audio creators and producers to boost their audience and engage their
How AI will inevitably reshape the radio landscape
“I think we will look back at 2022 and there will be a before and after ChatGPT line,” says Daniel Anstandig, CEO and Co-Founder of Futuri Media, which introduced the first 100% AI-based radio station in RadioGPT. There is an obvious trend towards the use of AI, as more than 100 million
Treat your listeners as your friends and build a community
Nina Bendstrup is a sound designer and a mediator of a Danish music podcast “Split into Atoms” in which they focus on artists and their informal analysis of a track. She thinks that the secret of this format is the combination of storytelling and music theory. The key to their success is
Audio as a service – 3 successful yet different examples
“Your audio is not an outcome, the outcome is change,” says Ben Schuman-Stoler, the Director of Content at Blinkist, a company with millions of subscribers, who, thanks to this app, can listen to short summaries of non-fiction books in only 15 minutes. Blinkist is only one of three unique companies that focus
Saying hello to DAB+: three countries, three experiences
Countries adapting the DAB+ technology can benefit from its many benefits, however, they also face significant challenges. “Radio there is actually still alive,” Ole Jørgen Torvmark evaluates the situation. According to the first speaker Erwin Linnenbach, the managing director of Teutocast, the German DAB+ market is sitting between success and challenges. “Radio market in
Talent is distributed equally around the world, the opportunities are not
Bababam's Sarah Toporoff introduced this session focusing on how essential diversity and equality are for a work success. “Inclusive hiring is not lowering the bar, it is opening the gate – breaking down the systematic barriers” said Faustine Ladeiro-Levent, the Head of Recruitment Marketing & Employer Brand, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion from the