Month: June 2023

Mediacorp Singapore has launched its inaugural podcast competition – “Be a Podcaster”, to find the next superstar podcaster.Open to participants between the age of 15 and 25, the competition is accepting entries from June 26 to August 31.Applicants may submit a five to 10-minute podcast in English language in any genre, but it must be original and with copyright free music.Shortlisted submissions will be open for public voting from Sep 18 to 29, which will make up 20 per cent of each entry’s overall score. The remaining 80 per cent will come from professional evaluation by a panel of judges comprising industry and podcasting experts, based on content and creativity, presentation and production.The panel of judges includes:
Danny Koordi, podcast content strategist in Mediacorp’s growth and audio team
Norman Chella, co-founder of Malaysia’s premier podcast network Renegade Radio
Raven Lim, co-founder of the Tomboy Tirade podcast series and founder of podcast firm MeaVox Live
Winners of the competition will be announced in the final quarter of 2023. The grand prize winner will receive S$5,000 in cash and podcasting equipment. They will also secure an exclusive podcast partnership with Mediacorp and be featured on melisten, the firm’s digital audio service.The two runner-ups will receive S$200 each and podcasting equipment.To help interested parties prepare for the competition, Mediacorp organised a free two-day boot camp on June 24 and 25.Featuring guest speakers like Mediacorp 987 DJ Sonia Chew as well as Haresh Tilani, host of the podcast series Yah Lah But, the camp equipped participants with the practical skills and knowledge required to create compelling podcasts, such as the basics of editing and finding one’s audience. […]

Media Prima group’s Fly FM has become the first station in Malaysia to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) radio DJ on June 19.The AI DJ, named Aina Sabrina, was and conceptualised by strategic advisor Jake Abdullah and developed by Fly FM’s production engineers.Sabrina is equipped with a vast music database and operates with a full backend team that runs the AI in real time for her on the air show, according to Moots, the group network director for Media Prima Audio.The backend team also allows Sabrina to engage with listeners during her show when they call in, offer personalised music recommendations as well as create and mix music according to a listener’s mood.Sabrina hosts a two-hour contemporary music show every weekday from 2pm to 4pm, and has her own Instagram handle @aina_flyfm.“This is my first day as Malaysia’s first AI radio DJ!! Thank you, flyfm958, for welcoming me to the team. Honestly, who would’ve thought I’d ever be one?” Aina wrote on her Instagram account.“With the introduction of Aina, we are extremely excited to introduce a brand new phase of the Malaysian radio industry, and Aina is the definition of this,” said Fly FM’s content director Sean Matjeraie. […]