Daily Press Summary

28 July Press summary

Presenter changes at Key 103 and City Talk
Changes at Bauer North West today as Key 103 drive time presenter Adam Catterall is moving to City Talk, whilst Debbie Mac gets drive.
Media.info

Jeff Owen returns to radio with Gem AM
Former BBC Radio 2, Radio Leeds and Radio Nottingham presenter Jeff Owen is joining internet station Solid Gold Gem AM.
Media.info

UK advertising spend hits record £4.7bn in first quarter of 2015
TV ads grew 11.5% year on year but newspapers and publishers report slowest growth in digital ads on record and decline in spending of 6.8% across industry
The Guardian

Ad spend growing faster in UK than anywhere in Europe
Any uncertainty about Europe appears to have been dispelled by the UK’s ad markets as advertising expenditure saw 8.2% growth in Q1 2015, according to the latest figures from the Advertising Association and Warc.
Mediatel

UK adspend growth highest on record
UK adspend in the first quarter of the year was the highest on record, hitting £4.7 billion, an 8.2 per cent growth compared with the same period last year, according to figures from the Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure.
Media Week

Ged Doherty: ‘We hope that no threat to BBC radio’s music output will materialise”
The following viewpoint was written by BPI and BRIT Awards chairman Ged Doherty.  
Media.info

Penistone FM in breach for not enough speech
Community radio station Penistone FM has been found in breach of its Key Commitments for not broadcasting enough speech.
Media.info

Nearly 400 suspected pirate radio stations raided in London in last two years
Close to 400 suspected pirate radio stations in London have been shut down over the last two years, according to figures released by Ofcom.
Media.info

York presenter celebrates 50 years on-air
It’s not just Tony Blackburn and Annie Nightingale celebrating their half century, as Keith Lea clocks up 50 years on York Hospital Radio.
Radio Today

Pandora CEO: Apple Music has had ‘no impact’ on our business
Since launching a few weeks ago, Apple Music has been subject to both a lot of love and hate.
BGR