Daily Press Summary | Thursday 21st September

Radiocentre nominated for three ARIAS
The Radio Academy have revealed the nominations for the 2017 ARIAS and Radiocentre have been nominated for three awards.
Radiocentre.org

Only a third of digital marketers are confident their campaigns reach target audience
Only 36% of digital marketers are convinced their campaigns are hitting the right targets, while almost a quarter (23%) are failing to track of their campaign spend.
Campaign (£)

New BBC regime will allow reduction in public service broadcasting, warns ITV
The BBC will be free to show more unoriginal property and antiques shows under an Ofcom overhaul of the rules that govern its schedules, ITV has warned.
The Telegraph

New Chair for APPG on Commercial Radio announced
Mims Davies (Member of Parliament for Eastleigh) has accepted the role of Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Radio.
Radiocentre.org

Hampshire MP gets new radio role
Eastleigh MP Mims Davies has been elected by colleagues as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Commercial Radio.
Daily Echo

Podcasters record series of funding rounds as interest surges
Investors are warming to podcast companies, with a flurry of funding rounds in recent weeks worth more than $70m.
Financial Times (£)

BBC to give senior staff ‘youth mentors’ to teach them how to be in touch with under 30s
The broadcaster hopes its “reverse mentoring” scheme, which launches next month, will stem the tide of young audiences losing interest in the BBC’s output.
The Telegraph

Former JACK fm presenter to join The Beat
He’ll be working on a number of projects for the station, as well as hosting a daily show on MKFM.
Radio Today

Spotify launches its own self-serve platform for audio ads
Audio streaming service Spotify has launched an audio self-serve advertising platform, Spotify Ad Studio, in beta mode in the US.
The Drum

Facebook admits industry could do more to combat online extremism
Admission comes as British PM and French president propose fining firms that move too slowly to remove extremist content.
The Guardian