AU & NZ

AFTRS is ‘Right Here, Right Now’ with a pop-up broadcast

For the third time this year, AFTRS Graduate Diploma of Radio and Podcasting students are taking to the airwaves with a pop-up broadcast.From today, 2 September through until Friday 14 September, AFTRS FM will tackle the issues that impact students – like cost-of-living, social media, pop culture, and more.Following the 30th year of Show Radio… Read More
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AU & NZ

Online audio – digital’s fastest growing reported revenue channel: CRA

Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed figures that show podcast and streaming audio advertising expenditure increased 23.6% year on year in FY24, to $290 million.Total online audio advertising is the fastest growing display category, according to the Australian Internet Advertising Revenue Report (IARR), compiled by PwC and released today by IAB Australia.The report also… Read More
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ASIA

More speakers added to #RadiodaysAsia2024 line-up

Radiodays Asia, the leading radio and podcasting conference in the Asia-Pacific, has announced more speakers for its 2024 edition.Crispina Robert, Supervising Editor, Mediacorp, SingaporeCrispina oversees the podcasts offered by CNA. These include two news podcasts, a work, money and a climate podcast. An experienced journalist, Crispina was also a former communications educator and magazine editor. She is also co-host of CNA’s top news podcast, Deep Dive.Kelvin Tay, Director / Founder of Renegade Radio, MalaysiaKelvin Tay is founder and the creative force behind Renegade Radio, where he leads the charge in bringing a vibrant collection of Malaysian-made podcasts to listeners everywhere. From Two Book Nerds Talking to Epic Arcade, Kelvin’s love for storytelling shines through in every show. He’s also hands-on at Renegade Plus and RLabs, where he nurtures the next generation of podcasters and keeps the creative juices flowing. With a blend of entrepreneurial spirit and a deep understanding of the podcasting world, Kelvin is all about pushing boundaries and making waves in the industry—all while keeping it fun and relatable.

Hannah Gelbart, Lead Presenter, BBC News, UKHannah is a BBC News Presenter, Podcast Host, and multi-award-winning Investigative Journalist. She is the Lead Presenter of What in the World, a daily podcast and radio show that covers global news and current affairs for 16-25-year-olds.  With What in the World, Hannah hopes to cut through the noise online and tell stories in a warm, uplifting way that connects with Gen Z listeners worldwide. The programme reaches 320 million listeners each week, and has 145,000 dedicated Instagram followers.William Lee Adams, Senior Producer, BBC, UKA senior producer on the BBC World Service podcast What in the World, William works on all aspects of the production process from idea development to output. Prior to this, he produced and presented BBC Minute, a global news bulletin broadcast on commercial radio stations in dozens of markets, including Manila, Hong Kong and Jakarta. A Vietnamese-American, William’s two-part travelogue through Vietnam will air on The Travel Show on the BBC News Channel from October 4.  Outside of work William runs a popular YouTube channel. He previously won Arts & Culture blogger of the year at the U.K. National Blog Awards and Will Ferrell gave him a cameo in his 2020 Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.Verity Wilde, Assistant Editor, BBC, UKVerity currently leads the team making the BBC World Service’s What in the World podcast, aimed at 16-24 year olds across the globe. Before this she worked on BBC Minute, a one minute news bulletin that published every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day. Prior to that she worked on digital video for the BBC News website and social channels. A fan of elections, Veruty has worked on the BBC’s coverage of every UK national election and referendum for more than a decade.  She worked for UEFA at EURO 2012, where she was the first female voiceover on UEFA.com.Radiodays Asia will be held 2-4 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Register for the conference here. […]

AU & NZ

Sad farewells in radio news at NOVA Entertainment.

Three of Australia’s most respected radio newsreaders are among those made redundant, following changes to NOVA Entertainment’s News and Programming structure.Australia’s most awarded newsreader Steve Blanda – who has racked up close to fifty years in radio news – farewelled Smooth FM listeners on air in Sydney this week.He has been at Smooth for nearly… Read More
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