Daily Press Summary

Daily Press Summary 24 March

Radiocentre at Radiodays Europe – Listen now
Earlier this week (21 March) Radiocentre attended Radiodays Europe in Amsterdam, where over 1,500 radio professionals from across Europe attended the packed out RAI conference centre.
Radiocentre.org

James Rea wins Gold at the IRN Awards 2017
Global’s Group Head of News and Managing Editor of LBC, James Rea, has been honoured with the IRN Gold Award for his outstanding contribution to commercial radio.
Radio Today

BBC Radio ‘prioritises’ podcasting
Radio 5 Live editor Heidi Dawson told the Media Masters podcast that the on-demand format was one of the division’s “big priorities” for the year.
Broadcast (£)

Programme Manager appointed for Union JACK
Giles Gear has been appointed Programme Manager of the national DAB station Union JACK.
Radio Today

News UK launches Wireless Academy competition
The News Academy has partnered with the Wireless Group by launching the Wireless Academy.
Radio Today

Full winners list for the IRN Awards 2017
Outstanding coverage of Donald Trump’s election, the fallout from the EU Referendum and justice for the Hillsborough families has been recognised at this year’s IRN Awards.
Radio Today

List of advertisers to leave Google over YouTube backlash
Several big advertisers have pulled their ads from YouTube in recent days, in response to the revelations about the risk of them being placed next to extremist or inappropriate content.
Financial Times

Three senior BBC execs miss out on new board as Paralympian appointed
No place for James Purnell, James Harding and Charlotte Moore, with Tanni Grey-Thompson made a non-executive director.
The Guardian

iHeartRadio Hits 100 Million Users
iHeartRadio, America’s largest radio conglomerate has just announced that it has reached the incredible milestone of 100 million registered users.
Forbes