Radio challenges in the new multimedia
On February 26th 2008, the Observatori de la Ràdio a Catalunya organized its first sectorial international conference. The event was attended by representatives of Catalan, rest of the Spanish territory and other European countries radio diffusion. It consisted in two morning sessions and a round table in the afternoon.
In the morning, the conferences La ràdio front la convergència media-telecoms, by SRF professionals (France) and ARD-WDR professionals (Germany), and El multimèdia: competència o oportunitat per a la ràdio, where professionals from BBC (United Kingdom), SR (Sweden) and UER (Switzerland) participated.
In the afternoon, at the round table Els reptes del multimèdia per a la ràdio, directives from some of the most important Catalan and national radio groups participated, such as Catalunya Ràdio, Unión Radio, Grup Segre, Grup TeleTaxi, RNE and Onda Cero.
The conferences conclussions were contributed by the OBS director, Mr. Josep Maria Martí, by CAC President , Mr. Josep Maria Carbonell, and by ARC President, Mr. Eugeni Sallent.
| Date | February 26th 2008 |
| Place | La Casa de la Convalescència |
| Organizers |
The Observatori de la Ràdio a Catalunya with the collaboration of Unió Europea de Radiodifusió (UER) |
| Speakers |
Conferences presentation: Mr. Carles Mundó i Blanch, Secretary of Mitjans de Comunicació of the Generalitat de Catalunya; Mr. Josep M. Martí, Director of the Observatori de la Ràdio a Catalunya at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; and Mr. Eugeni Sallent, President of the Associació Catalana de Ràdio. 1ª Session: La ràdio front la convergència media-telecoms Mr. Alain Massé, SRF executive Director (France); and Mr. Michael Mullane, Director of Radio News, Sport and New Media at UER (Switzerland). 2ª Session: El multimèdia: competència o oportunitat per a la ràdio Mr. Brett Spencer, BBC Radio Five Live Interactivity director (United Kingdom); Mr. Mats Akerlund, Director of New Media at SR (Sweden); and Mr. Michael Mullane, Director of Radio News, Sport and New Media at UER (Switzerland). Round table: Els reptes del multimèdia per a la ràdio Mr. Jordi Rueda, representative of Catalunya Ràdio; Mr. José María García-Lastra, Director de Gestió de Continguts d’Unión Radio; Mr. Joan Cal, Grup Segre Executive Director; Mr. Miquel Miralles, Grup Tele Taxi Communication Director and Mr. Antoni Vidal, Director of Catalunya RNE. Moderator: Mr. Francesc Robert, Director of Onda Cero in Catalunya and ACR secretary. Conferences conclussions and closure: Mr. Josep Maria Carbonell, President of Consell de l’Audiovisual de Catalunya (CAC); Mr. Josep M. Martí, Director of the Observatori de la Ràdio a Catalunya de la UAB; and Mr. Eugeni Sallent, President of the Associació Catalana de Ràdio. |
| Conference |
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| Downloads |
Press release before the conferences (pdf) Conferences program (pdf) Press release after the event (pdf) |
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