You’re only as good as your last album – Nickelback and radio
Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake, Nickelback guitarist/keyboardist and bassist chat with Ben Jones about their musical career and about the band’s relationship with radio and media. When the band was young and broke, radio was their only source for music and inspiration. Their first song to play on the radio was “fly”, which
Women’s power in the podcast scene
Is it different to run a business as a woman? Guests Maria Lorenz-Bokelberg, Jeanne Drach and Nawal Hadrami all run their own podcast companies. All three have built up their company without investors. According to Lorenz-Bokelberg, the presence of investors focus on money, which means that other aspects suffer. As her own entrepreneur,
Big tech & radio: A posterchild for Frenemies?
“It’s not easy to like Spotify, if Daniel Ek comes out and wants to kill all of us”. says Jonathan Wall, director of BBC Sounds, is not the only one to bring scathing critique to the panel. Cilla Benkö is director-general for the Swedish Radio and jumps in on the many questions the coexistence of
Revolutionizing the Dashboard
Listening to the radio while driving remains a key audio experience. However, with the advent of multimedia devices, radio now faces competition not only from streaming services but also from videos and games. Despite this, radio's diversity remains a strong asset. Yet, finding and searching for the right radio stations in the
Fresh strategy and creative thinking will keep radio reaching new audiences
A major point of discussion at Radio Days is the development of radio. Invited were Cilla Benkö, Swedish radio, Jean Philip De Tender from EBU, Guy Fränkel from the radio station Rock Antenne, Charles Emmanuel Bon from Radio France, and Matthias Pfaff from Regiocast. In response to the opening question "What is the
