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Making Radio Profitable
The key difference between broadcasters and Spotify is curation, radio must make good programs with good content. Should we be making local content or should we

Presenters Are Top Athletes: Give Them The Best Coaching
“Presenters are like star football players. Messi trains several days a week, but it’s not because he’s bad. Likewise, coaching sessions are also vital for

I’m A Podcast, Get Me In Your Ears!
With mainstream media finally sailing full tilt into the teal waters of podcast, fans now have another piece of content from their favourite reality TV shows .

Refreshing BBC Radio 2
Helen Thomas (Head of Content Commissioning at BBC Radio 2) and Jeff Smith (Head of Music at BBC Radio 2) discussed how to effectively make

Car Radios of the Future
Morgan Jouber (UX Evangelist, PSA, France), Martin Koch (Head of Entertainment and Multimedia Development, Audi, Germany), Joe D’Angelo (Senior Vice President, Broadcast Radio, Xperi, USA),

Radiodays Europe Podsnip: Tom Webster
Listen to Tom on day two of Radiodays Europe 2019.

Radiodays Europe Podsnip: Nick Piggott
Listen to Nick on day two of Radiodays Europe 2019.

Broadcast becomes Yourcast
Benjamin Buchholz from nacamar talked about the future of IP audio. Is it about the next transmission method, 5G? Is it about devices? No, it’s about the

Dancing with the Devil
Third-party aggregators have become part of the digital radio ecosystem, but their relationship with the stations still has lot of rough edges. There used to

The Pod Doctor Will See You Now
Matt Deegan introduced James Cridland and Tom Webster to the stage in a session that takes stock of where the podcasting is in 2019. Forcing the

Radiodays Europe Podsnip: Ulrik Haagerup
Listen to Ulrik on day two of Radiodays Europe 2019.

The Secrets Of Radio Promotions
How do you create an impactful and successful radio promotion? Niall Power (Beat 102-103, Ireland) stepped up to take a look at the ten best

The Future of Sound
Cornelius Ringe, Managing Partner at WeSound and Sebastian Fuchs, Voice Director at WeSound discussed the radio landscape in 2019. They talked about the dangers of

Fake news – a threat to democratic conversation
Fake news is already undermining democracy. A challenge that is putting journalists on the spot. Moderator Thomas Buch Andersen warned the delegates “this session is

Innovation and Radio Hack Europe
Delegates first heard from Adeline Beving, open innovation project manager at Radio France about how they joined forces with Radio Canada to generate new ideas

The Digital Future Of Radio
Matt Deegan (Folder Media, UK) hosted a conversation between Simon Mason (Head of New Technology at Arqiva in the UK), Ole Jorgen (CEO of Digital

How To Generate Ideas? Napkins, Drawing And Sharing…
It all started with a bit of singing. Warming up vocal cords is important, apparently, especially at 9am. Wade Kingsley is a consultant from Australia. He

Re-Imaging Radio
Everyone who works in imaging is trying to find a new sound. But not everyone is able to find the right new sound. Matt Fisher, from

What Does Smart Speaker Audio Production Sound Like?
Jeremy Pennycook was the first up with a look at The Guardian’s Morning Briefing. He talked about how Guardian Voice Labs utilised SSML – a

AI in radio & audio: Monetization
Audio has not been on the radar of online advertisers, as it has been extremely hard to track users’ behaviour in comparison with video. Thomas

Podsnips: Wade Kingsley
Listen to Wade on day one of Radiodays Europe 2019.

Radio Is Facing A Form Of Darwinism
Erik Portier, from Targetspot, said that the skies were blue for radio sales, as long as broadcasters were willing to look the right way. Erik

Audio Metrics Around The World
It all starts with using the right measuring tools. Benjamin Masses, from Triton Digital, gave delegates an introduction to Webcast Metrics. Triton’s system is MRC-regulated

Your Listeners Are Everything…
Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Programmes for Radio 1 kicked off this session. He talked the audience through his excitement for Greg James’ new breakfast

Using Smart Speakers
Marit Rossnes (Head of Product Development for Radio at NRK in Norway), Pablo Fernandez (Innovation and Product Development Manager for Prisa Radio in Spain), Tomas

The State of Radio in 2019
Thomas Buch-Andersen, from Danish Radio, introduced the panel and dived-in with the question “What is the most important thing in radio right now?” which was

Save Time Scheduling Ads
Matthias Mroczkowski, from Audio CC, introduced delegates to their media planning and scheduling systems. AdPerform uses artificial intelligence to rapidly create media plans. During the

Stay On Top Of Your Ratings
Thomas Giger from PURE Jingles, introduced delegates to how radio stations can boost their ratings with a unique sound. Thomas brought two other people onstage

Ask What AI Can Do For Radio
Mustafa Isik started with a brief introduction into the realms of AI. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning may seem complicated terms, but are

Why Chris Evans Left The Biggest Radio Show In Europe
With over 9.1 million listeners a week on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Chris had not only the biggest radio show in the UK,