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
The rise of talk radio: “Understanding the world for our listeners”
Talk radio stations are on the rise around Europe. In this enlightening session, Estelle Cognacq, Nikolaj Thyssen and Kamila Ceran discuss why more and more listeners are growing an interest in talk formats. Nikolaj Thyssen, Head of P1 at DR, noticed a significant increase in their audience numbers during the pandemic. However, the
Your podcast is more than audio: repurposing Content 10x
Podcast listeners are growing in number and there's no doubt about that. But in the United States seven in ten people don’t listen to podcasts. “Listeners are still a minority”, said Amy Woods. That means podcast producers need to connect to people in different ways. Just because somebody doesn’t listen to podcasts