CASE STUDY

How an online radio got a new platform to run its broadcast, podcasts, and content

About

Open FM is one of Poland’s major online radio and digital audio platforms, offering themed radio stations, podcasts, and audio content across web and mobile apps. We designed an administration panel for managing online radio, podcasts, the website, and the Open FM app. The goal was to support the product strategy, replace inefficient editorial and administrative tools, and give teams a faster, clearer way to manage content and publishing workflows.

INDUSTRYDigital Audio / Online Radio

AUDIENCEEditorial, Product & Operations Teams

PRODUCTAdministration Panel

SCOPEUX/UI for Radio, Podcast & Content Management

Why this mattered

A digital audio platform cannot scale on fragmented internal tools. For Open FM, the admin panel needed to do more than serve as a back-office interface. It was the operational layer behind radio stations, podcasts, publishing, and content management across the service and app. To deliver the product roadmap on time, the team needed a tool that could reduce manual work, support editorial processes, and replace legacy systems.

Support the product strategy within planned timelines and KPIs
Speed up and automate editorial and publishing workflows
Replace inefficient administrative and editorial tools
Create one clearer system for managing radio, podcasts, web, and app content

The design challenge

The challenge was to turn internal complexity into a usable working tool. The panel had to support different types of content, different editorial workflows, and different operational needs while staying easy to navigate. It also had to help the team move away from technological debt while keeping everyday publishing work smooth and reliable.

Connecting radio management with podcast and content workflows
Combining editorial speed with control and accuracy
Carrying the team from legacy tools into a new product infrastructure
Holding complex operations inside a simple daily-use interface

Design decisions

We designed the panel around editorial workflows. The structure follows the real tasks of editorial and operations teams. The interface supports content creation, scheduling, publishing, management of radio and podcast assets, and operational control across the new Open FM service and app.

Clear task-based navigation for editorial and administrative work
Unified management of radio, podcasts, website, and app content
Workflows designed to reduce repetitive manual actions
Interface patterns built for speed, control, and daily operational use

What it enabled

The panel gives Open FM a stronger operational foundation. The structure helps the team manage digital audio content more efficiently and move away from fragmented, outdated tools. It supports faster publishing, clearer workflows, and a more scalable content management setup for the new Open FM service and application.

Editorial teams can manage content faster and with fewer manual steps
Radio, podcast, web, and app management work inside one clearer system
Legacy administrative tools can be phased out more safely
The product team has a better foundation for future development and scale

How an online radio got a new platform to run its broadcast, podcasts, and content – final design screens

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