200 delegates from 22 countries and 25 speakers made up the start to Radiodays Europe Podcast Day on June 15 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The day charted the rise of the Podcast, looked at the various successes in the podcast world, how podcasts are now being monetised and what the future holds for podcasts and podcasters.

Speakers looked at the world of podcasting from all angles and as the day progressed, it was clear that podcasting is a growth industry with huge amount of potential especially when it comes to attracting young and niche audiences.

The value of podcasting in monetary terms is also only just being realised and advertisers are now seeing the potential.

From a content perspective, the freedom podcasting allows is a break from traditional radio and is fuelling some hard hitting journalism on subjects that may be too difficult for main stream media to tackle at the current time.

The word 'pioneers' was used throughout the day to describe this new digital media.

Not only content but the format of the podcast and the way people listen to it is also a new and exciting path which is leading podcasters to become innovators in the audio space. 

Anders Held, Project Manager, Radiodays Europe said: “We couldn't have wished for a better start of a conference. The speakers, the topics, the content were really exciting and the delegates were 100% enthusiastic about this new event. The world of podcasting is only going