More sessions. More fun. More next year!
As an amazing three days of vibrant, informative, innovative and entertaining sessions at RDE2026 draw to a close we are already looking forward to our next venue for 2027! see you in Mallorca!
Toni & Ryan: How Australia’s Biggest Podcast Builds Community and Connection
Can Toni and Ryan be called the biggest Australian podcast worldwide? According to their numbers and reach, the answer is yes. With five episodes a week and over a million downloads every month, their stories, humour, and social presence have outgrown Australia, making them a perfect fit for the Radiodays Europe stage. In
What Young Audiences Want: Inside the Youth Forum at Radiodays Europe 2026
The final session of Radiodays Europe 2026 brought a burst of energy, honesty and fresh thinking presented by the Youth Forum - a year‑round initiative designed to amplify young voices in the audio industry. The session showcased the ideas, frustrations and ambitions of the next generation of audio creators. The Youth Forum builds
Conflict journalism: How podcasts can break through the noise
In an age of constant crisis – wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, rising global tensions, and an overwhelming поток of information – audiences are not just struggling to keep up. They are switching off. At Radiodays Europe, Adélie Pojzman-Pontay – Co-host and producer of Ukraine: The Latest in 2024 –, Guilhem
10 Breakthrough Technologies that could shape our future
Technology is no longer something happening in the background. It is actively shaping how we live, work, and even think about the future. In a keynote by Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor of MIT Technology Review, audiences were introduced to the technologies that matter most right now, not just because they are innovative, but
To visualise or not to visualise? Rethinking Podcasts for a Video-First World
As audience habits evolve, one question is becoming increasingly central for media organisations: should every podcast be visualised? For the BBC, the answer is clear – not everything, but the right things. Guang Jin Yeo (1Up Media, Singapore) and Stevie Middleton (Commissioning Executive, BBC) try to explain how and when you should
Beyond the host: Sustaining radio brands after talent departure
When a major on-air personality walks away, it sends shockwaves through any media organization. That was the central focus of a recent session featuring Radio Futurologist James Cridland, alongside Music & Audio Producer Dan McGrath from Bounce, NRK Head of Audio Cathinka Rondan, and consultant Nik Goodman. The speakers discussed well-known industry
Fighting for Trust: Defending Public Media in a Fractured World
As the afternoon sessions began, Ryan Merkley – Chief Operating Officer, NPR – and Kristian Porter – CEO, Public Media Alliance – led a sobering yet ultimately hopeful conversation about what it means to defend public media in a time of political pressure, declining trust, and a collapsing commercial news landscape. Merkley described
Who’s buying listeners? How to use paid media to grow your podcast
Publishing your podcast is just the beginning. The real challenge is getting it in front of the right listeners. At Radiodays, a panel of experts including Hannah Southern from Podcast Discovery, Arielle Nissenblatt from Pinwell by Audily, Sarah Toporoff, Head of Growth Europe at Disco by Headliner, and Pierre Matignon, Marketing Project
Branding you can hear: radio’s secret weapon in a crowded market
In an audio world overflowing with playlists, podcasts and algorithm‑driven feeds, a radio station without a distinct sonic identity risks becoming just another stream. In this session Thomas Giger (Branding Consultant & Partner, Pure Jingles), Phil Tozer (Managing Director, Wisebuddah) and Tamara Orbán‑Mikus (Program & Music Director, Sláger FM) made one main message clear - in 2026, imaging
