Wednesday, October 31, 2018

World class radio broadcasters congregate in Valletta

World famous radio stations and broadcasters have united in Piazza D'Armi , Fort St Elmo, in Valleta for the annual International Radio Festival, where over 100 million listeners will be reached worldwide from the 29th-4th of November during the weeklong festival.

The global event, is now in its 9th year and features the first and only global conference to discuss and illustrate the business, production and creation of the world's most popular medium- audio and radio content. The conference will be held tomorrow at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

Renowned speakers from the industry shall debate in "The Audio Conference". Key speakers throughout the day will include BBC Research and Development Executive Producer Nicky Birch, as well as local manager Andrew Zammit from 89.7 Bay Radio. The conference will also see Cliff Fluet discuss the topic of Blockchain in Audio. Martyn Ware, founder of The Human League and Heaven 17, with a 40 year career as a leading record producer will be discussing his work past and present, including designing and composing ground breaking 3D sound scapes.

Throughout the week over 30 international radio stations will be broadcasting live from Malta via the International Radio Festival DAB+ channel.  Local radio stations Bay Radio, Vibe FM, XFM and Magic Malta will also be broadcasting live from the International Radio Festival alongside many internationally renowned networks such as: BBC Radio 1 (UK), Raid Radio 3 (Italy), Kasheme (Zurich), Le Mouv (France), Ibiza Sonica (Spain) Pride Radio (U.S), Love Radio (China), Kiss FM (Australia), Red FM, (India) and many more

IRF Festival Director Darryl von Däniken says: "We are delighted to have been invited by the Government of Malta to partner with them to celebrate Valletta, the European Capital of Culture 2018. Together we will demonstrate the power that audio delivers in the overall media mix."

"Radio broadcasting kick-started the global media industry, setting international media standards, strategies and sales approach still being used today. While the power of music and voice was drastically underestimated at the beginning of the internet revolution, today's ever-growing earphone generation confirms the power of audio."

"The IRF sits at the heart of this development as a meeting of minds, and a place for knowledge sharing, networking, and forming both analogue and digital audio strategies for the future, not just for broadcasters, but also for the music and advertising industry."

The event is supported by the Malta Tourism Association; you can find out more about all of the radio stations and shows here www.internationalradiofestival.com




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