Daily Press Summary 21 April

Commercial radio deregulation and the election
Following this week’s surprise announcement for a general election, Siobhan Kenny examines what this might mean for commercial radio’s regulation.
Radiocentre

Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge And Prince Harry Open Global Academy
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have officially opened an academy school in support of their mental health initiative Heads Together.
Huffington Post

Global Academy can ‘reduce barriers to entry’ to media, Tabor says at royal opening
A new school backed by Global can reduce “the barriers to entry” for people looking to get into the media industry, the company’s founder declared at its royal opening.
Campaign (£)

Apple Music launches Up Next programme to showcase new talent
The streaming service has launched Up Next, a new programme to identify, showcase and elevate developing artists to a global audience.
Music Week

Spotify strikes licensing deal with Merlin in step towards IPO
Spotify has struck a multi-year licensing deal with the digital rights agency that represents more than 20,000 independent record labels.
Financial Times (£)

General Election Advice Sheet now available
Following the general election announcement, Devaweb has published a free advice sheet to help broadcasters stay on the right side of Ofcom’s broadcasting code.
Radio Today

BLOG: Goodbye from BBC Local Radio?
Is this the end of BBC local radio? As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Frank Gillard’s dream, is its future in peril?
David Lloyd

PRS For Music royalty payments top half a billion pounds in 2016
PRS For Music has reported a record-breaking 2016 performance, after the total amount of royalties paid out reached £527.6 million.
Music Week

Sky tells BBC to ‘get with times’
Sky has called on the BBC to “get with the times” as the public service broadcaster continues to block the promotion and distribution of its shows on the Sky platform.
Broadcast (£)

Strictly the classics: Proms chiefs lose faith in ‘populist’ TV themes
There was the morphing of CBeebies into an orchestral concert, not to mention the experiments with Doctor Who, Sherlock and Strictly Come Dancing.
The Times (£)