Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 3rd October

Radiocentre seeks a new Chair
Radiocentre is recruiting an industry expert to join the Board of Directors as Chair.
Radiocentre.org

Las Vegas festival shooting: Live Nation and artists respond via social media
Live Nation has issued a statement saying that the company is “heartbroken” over the tragedy at the Route 91 Harvest festival.
Music Week

Busted to headline 2017 ARIAs night in Leeds
The Radio Academy has lined up Busted to perform at its annual awards ceremony, taking place in Leeds on 19th October.
Radio Today

A free radio event with Scott Mills in Leeds
The event is part of Segue – a two-day festival of the radio and audio industry taking place in the run up to the Radio Academy’s awards.
Radio Today

Twitter profits drop 21pc in the UK
Profits fell to £2.7m, partly due to a £1.4m “restructuring expense”, though the company said performance has been in line with expectations”.
The Telegraph

Victoria Jaye to leave the BBC
BBC iPlayer head of TV content Victoria Jaye is to leave the BBC after a decade.
Broadcast (£)

Emma Louise Jones joins Foxy at Signal 1 in Stoke
Signal 1 has announced that Emma Louise Jones will be joining the station in mid-October to co-present the breakfast show.
Radio Assistant

Facebook and Google promote politicized fake news about Las Vegas shooter
The spread of rightwing blogs, claiming the shooter was an anti-Trump liberal, on to mainstream platforms is the latest example of hyper-partisan trolling after a tragedy.
The Guardian