What Keeps CEOs up at Night

Steve Ahern and four other CEOs from European radio companies talk about the things that excite them and the challenges they face in this #RDE25 RadioDays top level session titled 'What Keeps CEOs up at Night.'

Konstantinos Fotopoulos, the CEO of Audiomax in Greece, top issues:

1. Developing new radio shows – exciting
2. Financial problems – find money, avoid pay cuts
3. How to manage strong personalities – relationships
4. How to face the competition – finding creative solutions
5. Reporting to shareholders

Baiba Zuzena, Chair of Latvia’s public broadcaster

1. The role of radio in the future digital media ecosystem – identify strengths, maximize impact
2. Visual radio – genre fusion or threat
3. Developing new local music stars via radio
4. Sustaining youth engagement with content in native language
5. Stable long term funding for public service broadcasters
6. Attracting and retaining young talent

Vivian Mohr, President of Audio at Bauer Media UK

1. The product proposition for audio in the AI world
2. Advocating for audio to commercial partners and agencies – a generational change in buyers
3. How to maximize inventory
4. Evolving measurement in relevant yet responsible ways
5. The role of media in preserving transparency and democratic values

Charles-Emmanuel Bon, Secretary General of Radio France

1. The relevance of radio today in the face of converged audio and video platforms
2. The impact of podcasters on election campaigns
3. How to keep audio and radio attractive to the audience
4. Challenges of social media – algorithms and editorial control
5. The importance of public service media to democracy

Steve grouped them all into 6 main themes:

1. The role of radio in the modern media and AI world
2. Money – ad revenue, public funding
3. Supporting culture, society, democracy, local language, local music
4. Talent – finding talent that appeal to young audiences, maximizing performance
5. Growing and attracting new audiences/ audience segments
6. Competition from Social Media and Search

Read more at: https://radioinfo.com.au/conference/what-keeps-radio-ceos-up-at-night-rde25

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