RadioDays Europe and Country Hits Radio

04/03/19 • 42 min

Roy Martin is in Lausanne for RadioDays Europe 2019 this week, and event host Paul Robinson joins us for a look back over the highlights of the conference.

Stuart Clarkson also chats to Hits Radio Group Content Director Gary Stein about the upcoming launch of Country Hits Radio.

James Cridland looks at the move by public service broadcasters to take more control of the platforms where their content is; and in David Lloyd’s RadioMoments it’s goodbye to Century, Zoe Ball leaves Radio 1 and we’ll hear BBC management’s plans for the 1970s!

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Roy Martin is in Lausanne for RadioDays Europe 2019 this week, and event host Paul Robinson joins us for a look back over the highlights of the conference.

Stuart Clarkson also chats to Hits Radio Group Content Director Gary Stein about the upcoming launch of Country Hits Radio.

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