Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 3rd April 2018

Mike Read launches United DJs Radio online
The former Radio 1 Breakfast show presenter has officially opened up a new online radio station founded by former Radio Luxembourg presenter Tony Prince.
Radio Today

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture blasts to top of chart
Classic FM listeners have voted it their favourite piece for the first time since the station’s Hall of Fame was introduced in 1996.
The Times (£)

DAX survey finds agencies and advertisers are bullish on digital audio, but still want better tools
DAX, the programmatic audio platform from UK broadcaster Global, has released research into the outlook for digital audio advertising in the UK.
RAIN News

Live radio is lazy radio
(Opinion) Do you truly believe that every time you open your mouth and talk, you get everything perfect? Every single time? Or could you benefit from a little post-production?
Radio Info

Only 28% of programmatic ad money reaches ‘working media’
Of the $63.4bn spent globally on programmatic advertising last year, only $17.8bn is estimated to have made it to the ‘working media’ level.
Mediatel

BBC plays it too safe, says veteran producer of Cathy Come Home
Gritty TV dramas of the 60s and 70s would not be made today, says Tony Garnett.
The Guardian

Social media ad spend to overtake TV’s in spite of Facebook woes
Cambridge Analytica scandal unlikely to diminish sector’s dominance, says eMarketer
The Guardian

Facebook data scandal unlikely to dampen growth in social media adspend
A quarter of all digital adspend will go to social networks this year, according to eMarketer, which has dismissed “knee-jerk reactions” to the data controversy surrounding Facebook.
Campaign (£)

Global’s gender pay gap among biggest in media
Figures revealed by Global show a gender pay gap of 34.5% – compared to 13.9% at Bauer Media UK.
Radio Today

BBC targets 50/50 split in male and female experts by next year
Plan for equal gender contributor split across news, current affairs and topical shows meets with scepticism.
The Guardian

‘It puts us on a bigger stage’: Daniel Ek looks to future as Spotify prepares for stock market debut
Analysts have been busy predicting the outcome of today’s Spotify IPO on the New York Stock Exchange – although several factors mean it’s more unpredictable than most tech debuts.
Music Week

Heart’s manager Luis Clark to depart Global
Luis Clark, Managing Editor of the Heart Regions, is leaving Global after 10 years.
Radio Today

Chris Evans buys Lynn Bowles a Land Rover
BBC Radio 2 breakfast presenter Chris Evans has bought a Land Rover car for Lynn Bowles as a leaving present.
Radio Today

Five takeaways from Dec’s Saturday Night without Ant
The first episode of Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway to air since Ant McPartlin was charged with drink driving has been broadcast.
BBC News