Panellists included Josef El Mahdi (SR, Sweden), Sarah Hartley (Google, UK), Diego Joaqim Pruneda Paz (PRISA Radio, Spain) and Fabien Apheceix (Waynote, France). Together, the group discussed creative ideas and examples from across Europe - covering new forms of distribution, the importance of audio, advanced technologies and innovation financing. Sarah Hartley, from Google

When it comes to imaging, the music can be found anywhere, but it is personality and attitude that Staxx Williams (Z100 New York, USA) makes. What a great way to open up day two of Radiodays Europe. Great imaging is an essential ingredient for any successful radio station. It forms, without doubt, the

Audiences are consuming more digital audio than ever before. Connected devices allow us to experience audio in new ways and to listen whenever and wherever we want. But new technology isn’t necessarily a threat to radio, instead presenting exciting opportunities for stations to change their business model so they have a “digital-first”

70% of the stock market worldwide is computer automated, so if we're trusting computers with that important and delicate balance - why not radio ads too? There are three main trends when it comes to programmatic advertising, Matthias Mroczkowski (Audio CC, Germany) said. Firstly, there's the buying process, which needs to be automated,

This session was about how we can use smart speakers – looking at best practice from broadcasters and innovative projects the rest of us can learn from. In a lively discussion, we heard from Laurent Frisch (Radio France, France), Jonas Bedford-Strohm (Alexa, Germany) and Nicky Birch (Rosina Sound, UK). The panel discussed some

From Beethoven to Berg, Brahms to Bruckner - Vienna is sometimes called the classical music capital of the world. Whether they were born or worked here, hundreds of composers have called the city home, so it's fitting, in this final session of the day, that we pay tribute to some of the

The dashboard is up for grabs! It is easier than ever to access online music services on the road, with the ongoing rollout of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. That means that radio is now competing with Spotify, Facebook and other online content platforms, for listening time on the road. In this lively discussion we heard

Radio Hack Europe is an innovation workshop, taking place over the weekend before Radiodays Europe. The two winning ideas from this years’ workshop, selected by the Radio Hack Jury, were presented to delegates by the teams behind them. Both winning ideas were based around Amazon Echo. Firstly, “Voice Sales” shared a complaint they

There have been so many mess ups on the radio! In this session, hosted by Martin Liss, the Radiodays Europe delegates were lucky enough to hear about some of the disasters that have happened – and receive some sage advice from broadcasters on how to avoid them. Ina Tenz from Antenne Bayern (Germany)

Armand Leroi (Author, Broadcaster and Evolutionary Biologist, UK) opened with a clear enthusiasm about pop music, and said that he thinks “the science of pop is going to be an evolutionary science.”  Armand believes that data science can transform the pop world - and he has gathered together a team of scientists and