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How to get younger generations interested in classical music
From Beethoven to Berg, Brahms to Bruckner – Vienna is sometimes called the classical music capital of the world. Whether they were born or worked
The battle for the car dashboard
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
Radio Hack Europe – the winners
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
How to avoid making mistakes on air
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
The Science of Pop
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
Developing successful women in radio
In this session, three radio – Angi Taylor (Kiss FM, US), Annemieke Schollaardt (NPO Radio 2, Netherlands) and Ivana Miseric (Otvoreni, Croatia) – hosts talked
Innovations from Austria
This year’s Radiodays Europe host country – Austria – is a hotbed of technical talent. In this session, three recent innovations were showcased – from
What have smart speakers done for listening habits
Why should we care about Smart speakers? Tomas Granryd (SR, Sweden) thinks he has some answers. Some people (inside and outside of the radio industry)
Radio journalism is changing the world
“I describe myself as a campaigning journalist” opens Michele Livesey from Key 103 in the UK. For her, radio is tool for campaigning for social
Why every brand needs an audio strategy
This was the first of two sessions. Henning Lüdemann kicked off. He is a Sales Manager at RMS (Germany). They’re the biggest audio marketer in
Leading creative change
Linda Green (UK) has led the creative strategy for the BBC’s biggest events, channels, brands and cultural change programmes over the last twenty years –
Smart speakers and advertising
Martin Baumgartner (Swissradioworld, Switzerland) kicked things off. Smart speakers have our data, shopping baskets, voice recognition, and companies with endless resources behind them, so why
Building Your Personal Brand
Jo Stanley started the session, discussing personal branding and content. She took us through a series of exercises to delve into personal branding, to help
Serious ideas do not need to be boring
“If you are a depressed regressive, what is there to be excited about?” asked Geoff Lloyd, popular national radio presenter in the UK. Geoff met
The Breakfast host and his co-presenter
Dave Berry was the host of the Capital FM Breakfast show for over five years before joining Absolute Radio in 2017. Content Director, Paul Sylvester,
10 tips for better sonic branding
Brands are constantly fighting for our attention. What can radio stations do to stand out and be heard above the noise? Tom Van der Biest
Dear agencies, give us our money back!
Radio’s taking a huge share of our audio consumption, but how do we monetise that? Even in an age of flashy visuals, online banners, and
A golden age of audio is coming
Four top-level radio executives from across Europe came together to share their views on the challenges and opportunities for broadcasters today. Cilla Benko (Swedish Radio)
Emotions and stories: the boom of sound documentaries
Telling real stories in imaginative and immersive ways is at radio’s core. Sound documentaries offer a wealth of creative possibility for producers to combine many
Sound documentaries are booming
Telling real stories in imaginative and immersive ways is at radio’s core. Sound documentaries offer a wealth of creative possibility for producers to combine many
Embracing the digital giants
Ina Tenz (Antenne Bayern, Germany) has been working on new podcast and app-based technologies. She highlighted the value of competition beyond classic competition borders. Antenne
Young media consumers are children in candy stores
The BBC’s Audience Researcher, Emma Theedom, demonstrated how the BBC is “future-proofing” news programming on BBC Radio. For seven years, she’s been telling “higher-ups” that
Radio is dead (sorry) but audio is in its Golden Age
It used to be straightforward to forecast the future, but not anymore. According to Ben, no matter what industry you are in, forecasting horizons is
Smart speakers chopping at radio use
BWhen a radio conference opens in 2018, a smart speaker has to be on the stage, saying ‘hello’. This came very fast as smart speakers
Don’t hawk, don’t whisper
Our voice is an important tool we constantly use in our everyday lives. As a radio presenter your voice is even more important. “You
Trusting brands in a digital world
Radio is the medium in which people have the most trust in, said Siobhan Kenny, CEO of Radiocentre, in her keynote speech addressing the Radio Days Europe.
Recalling stories told on the radio
“Sound effects or sudden voice changes can cause more attention of the audience,” says Robert Potter, Professor and Director of the Institute for Communication Research
The future of radio is still content-focused
Historically, radio has been bad at getting value out of content, says James Cridland. Producers are incredibly focused on feeding a transmitter and keeping the
How can broadcasters get honest interviews?
Claudia said that she tries to get her interviewees away from what they are there to sell – out of their PR speak – to
The future of the radio business
Stuart Mays, Director of Commercial Strategy for Global, the UK Media and Entertainment Group, outlined the steps which the UK’s number one commercial radio group