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The Relentless Optimist
by Meliora
The Relentless Optimist is a Meliora podcast. We believe better is always possible.
Episodes
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The Story of Absolute Coldplay
What do you do when you're a brand new radio station and you need to prove you're different? You fly to Munich, record one of the biggest bands in the world, and hope the lead singer agrees to an interview. In the summer of 2008, Absolute Radio was weeks from launch in a market full of repetitive...
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The Story of the First Multi-Screen Australian Open
Ten days before one of the biggest events in the global sporting calendar, a decision is made - the web experience for streaming the Australian Open tennis needs to be rebuilt from scratch. It’s a race against time to deliver on what has been promised - every point, of every match, on every…
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The Story of Streaming Every Event at the Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, 2016. The first Olympics in South America. Millions of Australians expect to be able to watch every athlete, every event, 24/7. The only problem: the technology isn't quite there yet. Seven West Media has outsourced development of the streaming platform to the official Olympic...
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The Story of 7Plus
In a windowless warehouse in Sydney, a small team of digital professionals are building something in secret. It will be a new way for millions of Australians to watch television. The deadline for completion? Just nine months away. The launch event? One of the biggest TV moments of the year. All...
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The Story of Absolute Radio - A Brand Worth Fighting For
2001. A garden in Dublin. Three business partners are naming their radio consultancy. They choose "Absolute Radio International”. Little do they know how important that decision will become. Fast forward to 2007 and those people are at the iconic Virgin Radio and they make a difficult but…
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The Story of the Race that Nearly Broke the Internet
Every year, millions of Australians stop what they’re doing for four minutes to watch horse racing’s most iconic event, The Melbourne Cup. In 2015, how they watched that race was set to change. A bold idea was about to become a reality - for the first time, the event would be live streamed to...
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The Story of Radio Player
In the early 2000s, the UK radio industry faced an existential threat: streaming was changing everything, and radio risked being left behind. The problem was clear. But the solution required something unprecedented: getting one of the most competitive industries in the world to work together.…
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The Story of Omny Studio’s Podcast Pivot
Melbourne, 2011. Three founders have a big idea: personalised radio that knows your taste in music, your location, your favourite content. It's ambitious. Perhaps too ambitious. And whilst they're busy trying to solve that particular problem, they'll build something else entirely. The initial…
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The Story of the Kick that Changed Everything
Brisbane, 2023. A 25-year-old stands twelve yards from goal. Between her and history: a goalkeeper, a football, and the weight of an entire nation watching. Cortnee Vine is the youngest player on the pitch. If she scores, Australia reach their first ever FIFA World Cup semi-final, and it’s all...
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The Story of Shazam - The Early Years
A rickety staircase in Soho leads to a small office where four founders are about to do something impossible. They have an old Nokia phone, a laptop with a few dozen songs, and an algorithm. Years before the iPhone. Before streaming. Before smartphone apps. They’re about to answer an age-old...
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The Story of the Chapel of Elton
November 2010. A 19th-century chapel in North London fills with an unusual congregation. They haven't come for worship - they’ve come for something that's never been attempted before. Sir Elton John sits at a white piano, about to make history. Not just with his performance, but with the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Relentless Optimist is a Meliora podcast. We believe better is always possible.
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The Relentless Optimist is a Meliora podcast. We believe better is always possible.
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