It's been a great two days here in Berlin. We hope everyone gets home safely through the snow. If you've got some time waiting around for delayed planes at the airport, take a look at these top stories from day two.

 Spending £15 million in 2012, broadcaster BskyB is the biggest advertiser on UK radio. Looking at the industry from an advertisers perspective, they are asking for more numbers and a stronger working relationship.

 A fascinating session, chaired by Francis Currie, looked at the threats and opportunities from the new wave of music streaming services.

 An inspiring session with Volker Heise at RadioEins rbb, Alessio Bartallot at Raitunes RAI, and Michael Pauser at O3. RadioEins.

 NRJ France's listenership has grown by 1 million listeners a year for the past three years. 

Radiodays Europe, the world´s largest international radio conference with 1200 delegates, will next year be held in Dublin, Ireland on the 23-25 March 2014.

From one of the last sessions at Radiodays Europe 2013, we heard from Christian Richter, CEO at Spoiled Milk, Aleksander Rustemovski at BigFM and Ben Fawkes from Soundcloud.

 A session on radio players, was, as you would expect, very interactive - with plenty of questions from the floor.

How can broadcasters encourage listeners to interact with radio stations online?

 Talk radio is massive in the US, however American consultant David G. Hall thinks European presenters have a softer, less aggressive touch. An approach he likes.

 Getting to number one takes a lot of skill and effort. But for a radio station, staying at number one is where the real work begins. Jingle company ReelWorld invited three programme directors to discuss how they’ve managed to maintain their position.

 More and more young people prefer consuming radio on tablets or smartphones, says a study by James Dickie, Research Manager at the advertising agency, Other Lines of Enquiry. 
 

German radio legend Arno Müller shared highlights from his incredible, and still ongoing, career with Nik Goodman.

Discussing whether broadcast radio is better than internet radio is the wrong approach – just use both together and you a get much cleverer radio: hybrid radio.

Within a year, Susan Marjetti turned CBC Toronto into the leading radio programme in Canada. Today "The Metro Morning" is a business model of diversity.
 

Securing the future of radio means producing quality speech radio, especially if you consider the success of RMC in France. 

What is the future of music radio stations? That was the question posed by Marc Findlay from Capital FM in the UK and Tanja Ötvös, from Radio Hamburg in Germany. And in answering, they delivered an insight into their daily work as heads of music.

Radio needs to regain the attention of the advertising industry, says Florian Ruckert of the Radio Marketing Services.

Listening to the radio whilst interacting online has become the "new normal" for audiences across Europe. But broadcasters now need to tap into that social interaction in order to get to know their listeners, says Jason Brownie, Founder of Dollywagon Media.

Tony Wadsworth, Chairman of the UK's BPI talked about the fundamentals of every industry around the world - supply and demand. For him, the consumer demand for music has seen no sign of abating.

With a background in big mainstream news organisations, Robert Krulwich accidentally “fell upon the future.” The result is the very popular podcast Radiolab, a programme that is known for its unique narrative and ability to make even the most complex of issues simple.

A strong industry looks to the future at Radiodays Europe 2013

Radiodays opened today with delegates getting on their bikes in the cold winter sunshine of Berlin!

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ReelWorld Productions have confirmed the guests for their session 'Staying Number One - Leading the Way in a Competitive Market' in what they promise will be one of the liveliest in the pro

Past, Present and Future: Get a Feel for Berlin’s Chequered History at Radiodays Europe’s Social and Networking Events

For Monday 18th March, Radiodays Europe recommend two extraordinary dinner/after-dinner meeting points near all the conference hotels, for the RDE crowd to network and mingle.

Find out how to avoid the rumours and find the trustworthy stories on the social web.  Learn editorial leadership from the BBC.  Or join Paul Weylands Radio Sales Bootcamp.  The choice is yours - between three exclusive workshops Sunday 17th 1500 - 1730.
 

Public radio, in many parts of the world, has seen a steady decline in audiences over the past decade. Yet Canada's public broadcaster in Toronto is seeing steady audience growth.

Radio has never been more multiplatform. New forms of radio continue to take hold across the world, whether on DAB+ or online.

 
Beryl Renwick (86) and Betty Smith (90) are the oldest ever to win the British radio prize “Sony Gold Award” for best entertainment in 2012. At Radiodays Europe you will hear their story.

bcc - berliner congress centre in Berlin, Germany is the venue for Radiodays Europe 2013. It is situated in the heart of Berlin, favorably located in relation to the cultural and monumental attractions of the city.

Strong arguments may be walking distance to the venue, the right price level and lots of radio colleagues to mingle with in the evenings.  Check out some of the hotels around Alexanderplatz.

Stefan Møller,President, AER,  admits his addiction for radio on our blog:

Warning number one: I am a radioholic and I can never get enough.

"This is the one place where I can meet and talk with the whole of the European radio industry.  Radiodays Europe just gets everyone to come - it's as simple as that!"  Says Tim Davie, who is now BBCs Acting Director General.  Watch video!
 

Radiodays Europe is moving on - from north to south and on to the middle - the cool city Berlin.  Have a look at what Berlin has to offer! (Copyright picture: Visit Berlin, Wolfgan