[RadioWeek 2025] Day 1 - Today's Radio Station, From Broadcast to Digital

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[RadioWeek 2025] Day 1 - Today's Radio Station, From Broadcast to Digital

S5 E1 • Feb 3, 2025 • 73 mins

Join Jason Bryant, Omar Essack, and Joe D’Angelo as they explore the evolving radio landscape during Radio Week. They discuss radio market stats, digital capabilities, and the competition with streaming services. The conversation highlights audience aggregation, DAB's role in growth, and content strategy for digital platforms. They delve into software investments, monetizing unauthorized streams, and DTS AutoStage integration. Emphasizing data-driven strategies, they explore future analytics and content flexibility. Audience questions on local content and DAB vs. streaming in developing markets are addressed, concluding with upcoming RedTech sessions.

Key Points

1. Embracing a multi-platform delivery strategy, including FM, DAB, and streaming, is crucial for growing audiences and ensuring robust reach in today's competitive radio market.
2. Real-time analytics and data from streaming and in-car engagement are invaluable for informing programming decisions, optimizing content, and predicting audience growth.
3. Strategic partnerships, such as those with technology providers and larger competitors, can be vital for smaller broadcasters to innovate and expand without incurring prohibitive costs.

Speakers

Jason Bryant

Guest • 51%

Omar Essack

Host • 20%

Joe D’Angelo

Guest • 29%

Chapters

0:00	Introduction to Radio Week and Jason Bryant
1:40	Sponsor: Xperry
2:09	Joe D’Angelo on Radio Landscape Evolution
3:34	Radio Market Statistics and Digital Capabilities
6:03	Nation Broadcasting and Audience Growth
10:18	Radio vs. Streaming Services Competition
12:45	Audience Aggregation Across Mediums
14:04	Analyzing New Platform Costs and Benefits
16:24	DAB's Role in Audience Growth
19:00	Content Strategy Adaptations for Digital Platforms
23:16	Digital Distribution Costs Evolution
24:41	Nation Player App Development and Benefits
28:47	Software Development Investments and Partnerships
31:31	Business Decisions and Financial Strategy in Broadcasting
33:21	Selecting Software Partners and Revenue Strategies
40:23	Tackling Unauthorized Audio Stream Monetization
40:35	Integration with DTS AutoStage and Analytics
49:22	Data-Driven Content Strategy and Global Opportunities with Xperi
56:17	Integrating Broadcast and IP Audiences
58:15	Utilizing Analytics for Programming Decisions
1:00:26	Future of Data Analytics in Digital Audio
1:02:11	Audience Questions and Local Content Discussion
1:04:49	DAB vs. Streaming in Developing Markets
1:06:15	Innovative Content Strategies for Digital Audio
1:09:07	Digital Content Flexibility and AI
1:11:12	Upcoming RedTech Sessions and Closing Remarks

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