The evolution of car entertainment systems means that radio must fight to retain its pre-eminence for media audiences. Gwen Niehues, who manages automotive projects for Germany’s ARD, explains why a pan-European approach is key and sets out four guiding principles.

Transformation will once again be one of the overarching themes at the 2023 edition of the EBU Production Technology Seminar (24-26 Jan), with a programme assembling speakers from leading media companies, innovators and industry players.

Giving technical teams time and space to play is the key to mastering change and disruption – and finding creative ways to stay in control – writes Stijn Lehaen, Director of Technology and Infrastructure at Belgium’s VRT.

Media Technology Specialist at Finland’s Yle, Petri Karlsson was the winner of this year’s EBU Young Technology Talent Award, in recognition of his groundbreaking work on virtual production planning. Here he describes how the project, known as Orter, developed.