Daily Press Summary | Friday 22 August 2025

Global Academy celebrates record exam results and future expansion
Global Academy has reported the best exam results in its history, with record achievements across both academic and creative subjects.
Radio Today

Gemini for Home is Google’s biggest smart home play in years
The all-new, more powerful assistant will arrive on Nest smart speakers and displays later this year.
The Verge

Culture minister says ‘biggest anxiety’ is public service broadcasters’ budgets
The commissioning budgets of PSBs have been ‘squeezed’, according to a report.
The Standard

Irn-Bru returns to its advertising roots in new campaign
The drink brand has brought back its classic slogan, Made in Scotland from Girders, in a stirring ad from Lucky Generals.
Creative Review

Meta accused of inflating ad performance to offset Apple privacy impact
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing serious allegations of inflating the performance of its ecommerce advertising product Shops ads.
Campaign (£)

Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
Hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results – seemingly without users’ knowledge.
BBC News

‘OOH is enjoying a real moment’: Check out 2025’s impactful new formats
From high-impact 3D builds and immersive transit environments to hyper-local digital screens and programmatic activations, OOH advertising is innovating exponentially.
The Media Leader

McDonald’s UK CEO and former global CMO Alistair Macrow to step down
Alistair Macrow, the chief executive of McDonald’s UK and Ireland, has announced he will be stepping down at the end of September to pursue new “UK-based” opportunities elsewhere.
Campaign (£)

Uniqlo names Cate Blanchett as global brand ambassador
Uniqlo has named Academy-Award winner Cate Blanchett as its newest Global Brand Ambassador, marking a high-profile partnership that blends fashion, philanthropy, and advocacy.
Marketing Beat

Signed up for our next Tuning In event yet?
Tuning In 2025 is taking place on 23rd September at London’s Kings Place, tickets are limited so secure yours now.
Radiocentre