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Basia Cummings is the Editor at Tortoise Media, the membership-led newsroom in the UK, which is increasingly becoming an audio production house.  What makes Tortoise

Pawel Soltys, CEO at Radio 357, runs an online only radio station and podcast network. Despite being available for free, they make money from the

In a conversation moderated by Bryan Barletta – Nikolaj Koppel, Rob Greenlee and Rebecca Haase talked about their business models for podcasts and also addressed

RMF24 is uniquely placed as the largest commercial radio station in Europe. Tomasz Ramza (Chief Negotiations Officer & Managing Ad Sales Director of Grupa RMF)

Sara Ardizzone is the Head of Human Resources at Bauer Media Audio in Sweden. She talked about some of the challenges Bauer had faced since

In moments of crisis, information is vital for civilians. How do journalists react and respond in newsrooms when their own nations or neighbours find themselves

In a conversation moderated by Martin Liss, Christoph Falke and Stefan Zilk shared their views on media needs. For Christoph it is very important for

Babak Vakili is a rapper and podcaster. He is also a second generation immigrant. He realised children like him felt alienated by society, often asked

Radio has always been a very popular platform in the car, being a closed space, capable of protecting the sound and emitting it with great

Matti Kajander, Executive Producer at Yle began the session by talking about how YLE in Finland creates music dramas every summer. These music dramas take

‘As a songwriter and an artist its beautiful to create something for someone else and hopefully they can use that in the future’ recounts singer/songwriter

For this session Julie, the VP of Editorial at PRX and Radiotopia, had a, as she called it, a “meandering conversation” with Tim Hinman, the

Megan Davies, Adam Uytman and Jamie East demonstrated how podcasts can become a worldwide success. At the beginning of the session, Megan said that the

Southern Cross Austero (SCA) has 99 commercial radio stations, 105 TV channels, over 108 weekly podcasts, 25 music jukebox stations, and more. Listnr teams all

Nigel and Earlonne met in 2012. They got on professionally straight away, working on a photography project, but it took a while for them to

Sinatou Saka, Editorial Project Manager & Specialised Journalist at RFI & France 24 spoke about using WhatsApp to connect to listeners. She uses a simple

For this conversational session, Kris Clarkin and Diederik van Middlekoop joined Liedewij Hentenaar, to talk about the ways in which the industry can make better

Nick Karkazis is the Programme Director and Head of Imaging at SPIN 1038 in Ireland. He doesn’t use the word “youth” too often because his

Ask Shirish Kulkarni how we save journalism and he’ll tell you he doesn’t want to save journalism. At least not the sexist, racist and homophobic

As audio competitors like streaming services crop up, it’s only radio and the talent on radio stations that offers advantages over those other services.  Commissioned

AI and data can be used by broadcasters to make their content easier to find, access and understand. By utilising technology you can give your

Johannes Ott spoke first. He is the CEO of Radio Gong in Munich, Germany.  Johannes runs a team of 35 people and has an audience of

In a relaxed presentation, the speakers give their point of view on this phenomenon and share their experiences. Linda discussed how the consumption of audio

Audio is very much a utility for busy people living busy lives and digital audio listeners are expecting to increase over the next few years.

Caroline says that local is the foundation of her business’ success. She has 61 stations in 14 markets and she believes that she can serve

Ana Ormaechea, from Prisa Radio, talked about the importance of analysing the audio journey of your listeners. She says the key is to strategise around

Distribution is key. Your audience is everywhere so you need to be everywhere too. As more devices, technologies and platforms pop up broadcasters need to

Angi Taylor got into radio by doing an internship, answering request lines before sending a demo and landing a presenting job. Meanwhile, Angie walked into

After a performance by best-selling artist Darin, Paul Robinson (Director of Creative Media Partners) and Lisa Wall (Host at Swedish Radio) welcomed attendees with a

James Cridland, the Editor at Podnews, hosted the session and introduced the speakers one by one: Tine Godsk Hansen is responsible for external commissioning at