As the RedTech Magazine May/June issue came together, one reality cut across nearly every page: Radio is no longer discussing digital transformation as a future possibility. It is operating inside it now. From Saudi Arabia’s rapidly evolving audio market to the dashboard battles reshaping connected cars, broadcasters everywhere are confronting the same question — not whether the industry must modernize, but how intelligently it can adapt.
That tension runs throughout this edition and is exemplified in the cover story interview with Ziad Hamza, head of radio and music entertainment at MBC Group, one of the biggest media conglomerates in the Middle East and North Africa.
This issue also summarizes key takeaways from the 2026 NAB Show, where conversation shifted away from disruption for its own sake and toward practical reinvention: Smarter workflows, cloud-native operations, AI-assisted production and sharper audience intelligence. On the other side of the Atlantic, across Europe, debates over radio’s place in connected vehicles have become inseparable from larger questions about universal access, metadata visibility and platform control.
Yet this issue also highlights something more enduring. From Radio Luxembourg’s remarkable pan-European legacy to community radio journalists in Malawi strengthening local accountability, broadcasting still derives its power from trust, companionship and cultural connection. Technology may be reshaping radio faster than ever, but the medium’s human role remains very much intact.
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