Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 26th June 2018

5 ways the BBC Sounds app will change how you listen to BBC podcasts and radio
The way you listen to BBC radio and podcasts on your phone is set to change with the launch of a new service called BBC Sounds.
TechRadar

The BBC is ditching its iPlayer Radio app for the podcast age
The BBC Sounds app hopes to ride the wave of podcast popularity as the broadcaster aims for a younger, podcast-addicted audience.
Wired

Ofcom’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities Report: a view from Siobhan Kenny
Ofcom recently published its diversity and equal opportunities in radio report following an unprecedented industry-wide survey. Radiocentre’s Siobhan Kenny gives her taken on the report.
Radiocentre.org

Radiocentre welcomes Ofcom’s new proposals on local radio programming
Media regulator Ofcom has published new proposals to change the rules regarding locally-produced content on regional and local radio stations in the UK.
Complete Music Update

Voice recognition technology: the good, the bad and the ugly
Brands should start to find their own ‘voice’ or risk playing catch up when we enter a browserless world, writes Nick Graham.
Mediatel

Radiocentre launches new tool showing commercial radio coverage
Radiocentre has launched Cover Curves Generator, a new ‘rule-of-thumb’ tool to help planners set radio planning weights.
Radiocentre.org

Sony Music UK launches new label, led by Glyn Aikins and Riki Bleau
With some 24,000 new tracks being uploaded to subscription streaming services each day, the biggest rights-holders in the land are having to widen their nets to give them the best chance of nabbing the best talent.
Music Business Worldwide

England victory hands 81% share to BBC1
England’s 6-1 thriller grabbed the biggest audience share so far of this year’s tournament, peaking with 83% at 2.35pm.
Broadcast (£)

YouTube adds memberships and merchandising to boost revenue for creators
The move appears to acknowledge that YouTube’s brand-safety measures throttled revenue sources for many YouTube creators, who turned to Patreon and TeeSpring for alternate streams.
Campaign (£)

Radio Leeds celebrates 50 years of broadcasting
BBC Radio Leeds celebrates its 50th birthday by broadcasting from its original home in a Leeds shopping centre this week.
Radio Today