A podcast is a radio programme without the restrictions of regulators or rules. Radio is a bunch of podcasts with a transmitter. There are so many similarities between podcasts and radio programmes, but nobody has figured it out to have a single radio station full of podcasts. There are podcasts from radio shows, but no radio shows

With the BBC is preparing to build on it’s successes; Ben Chapman (Head of Digital for Radio, BBC, UK) has recently announced the appointment of the BBC's first Commissioning Editor for Podcasts Jason Phipps. At Radiodays Europe Ben Chapman will outline the scope of this new initiative from the BBC. The coorporation

Andy Bowers is the Chief Content Officer and Co-Founder of Panoply Media, and the creator in 2005 of Slate’s podcasting network, one of the first professional networks in the medium. He has overseen the creation and production of dozens of original podcasts, including Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell, Empire on Blood, The Message (one of

Radiodays Europe - PODCAST DAY PROGRAMME Copenhagen 12 June 2018 The Meeting Point for the World of Podcasting Time and place: 9.00 - 17.30 at the 'Black Diamond', Copenhagen Risk and Creativity in the New Golden Age of Audio: CBC's new fiction project w Kaitlin Prest Kaitlin Prest (Artist, Performer and Creator of the Heart podcast), Leslie Merklinger

With a grateful thanks Vienna we say hello to Lausanne in Switzerland to 2019. We look forward to bringing Radiodays Europe to Switzerland on our 10th Anniversary! Watch the host city video:    

Host and producer Jonas Gülstorff (Host Songwriter, DR, Denmark) took the stage first and explained Songwriter, a show where he and a musical guest spend two-hours writing a tune on the air. In 2017 the show won a Prix Europe in the category “Best music format“.  For Jonas, the best part of the

In a session hosted and produced by Xperi Inc, it was asserted that metadata is a critical component of broadcast radio. The panel discussed the opportunities unlocked with engaging metadata from production to distribution – and the impact on DAB, apps and the connected car. Joseph D’Angelo (Xperi, USA) opened by explaining how car

During the opening session Siobhan Kenny, CEO of the RadioCentre in the UK, showed a study of „Eurobarometer” which attested that radio is the most trusted medium in Europe. There are other beasts controlling the jungle. We need to pool resources & think what we can achieve together in a world of increasing

Several well-known speakers are talking about their podcasting and their projects at the Radio Days Europe 2018. We took the chance and visited some of the sessions and spoke to some speakers about their thoughts on podcasting. Kathy Tu and Tobin Low gave a talk about their podcast “Nancy” in which they broadcast

Bob Shennan, director of the Radio and Music BBC, said on stage: “The Internet is a lively enemy but also a considerable friend.” He points out that for traditional broadcasters, reinvention is necessary. Radio stations should think about new formats, well-known presenters and reinvent products that are fully committed to digital media.