A growly voice, a pinch of humour and confidence in heaps. Brett Spencer of Spiritland Productions definitely knows how to spellbind the room and not let it go. It is all the more fitting that he confronts the audience with two twisted questions: What was the last time you have watched a podcast? And

The launch of 'The Daily' by the New York Times significantly transformed the audio industry. Paula Szuchman, the Director of Audio at the New York Times, believes that the podcast not only revolutionized the company's strategy but also altered the very fabric of journalism. 'The Daily' has made New York Times journalism

Working with audio is ultimately human, and thus indispensably entangled with culture.  Sarah Toporoff, the host for this session, presented three cases from three different countries, where audio and cultural transmission go hand in hand.  Lukas Sapik from the Czech Republic presented the project “the way from Karel Gott to Gott forever”. The

Aleksandar Rustemovski opens the session with the saying: “radio people are crazy”.  And if you work in this field, he continues, you should know that being crazy sometimes helps.  He then presents his project. aireal. is a cloud-based trading platform that allows audio publishers to manage and monetize all of their advertising inventory and agencies to access

Bertrand Spinelli from the French radio station Skyrock Public showed how modern a station can remain. Skyrock Public has many formats, different genres, a social platform to offer chatting, and is very active on social media. Nevertheless, they also recognize a decline in listeners. In France it has been almost 10% in

In the realm of artificial intelligence, divergent viewpoints intertwine to paint a nuanced picture of progress and caution. Lars Bastholm extols AI's creative potential, highlighting its ability to cater to human desires. Conversely, his colleague and friend Kåre Vedding Poulsen approaches AI with scepticism, citing concerns over biased decision-making and environmental impact.

Through the summit “BBC sounds connecting our listeners to the music, radio and podcasts they love” Jonathan Wall and Katie Tully described what they have been doing differently for the past five months to improve the BBC Sounds platform. Firstly, Wall clarifies the importance of combining culture and radio, but most importantly

“Radio is the soundtrack of life”. The creators of Radioplayer found a way to make this soundtrack of life available all over the world, by sharing the contents of broadcasters from 22 countries everywhere.Yann Legarson, started out working for a small radio station in Normandie in France – with only 5000 listeners

During recent years, more and more diverse podcast formats have emerged in the wide audio landscape. Where do we stand after the hype of the last few years, and how and where will podcasts evolve? Entertaining the audience, Selina Gaiser ( Hessischer Rundfunk) started with Cold Mirror, the first major YouTube star in

Radio is a cornerstone of our media landscape, yet the number of listeners is dwindling. This is the grim conclusion Kim Olsson, programme developer for Swedish Radio, comes to. It requires radio stations to adapt and offer content that speaks to a globalised audience – and what better way to find a niche