Daily Press Summary | Thursday 28 August 2025

Entries open for Radiocentre’s Audio Ad of the Year.
Last year Hiscox’s “Bad Knockoff” beat Burger King and Specsavers to the crown.
Campaign (£)

Apple Makes Music Push in Radio After Losing Ground to Spotify
The tie-up with TuneIn to distribute Apple’s radio stations aims to introduce the company’s music service to more people.
The Wall Street Journal (£)

Media Week Awards 2025: full shortlist revealed
Radiocentre shortlisted for Trade Body Research Award.
Campaign (£)

Marks & Spencer launches ‘M&S Man’ social media campaign
The retailer will host a weekly YouTube series presented by stylist Melissa Holdbrook-Akposoe and Capital Breakfast presenters Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby.
Marketing Beat

Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims
Open AI to change way it responds to users in mental distress as parents of Adam Raine allege bot not safe.
The Guardian

Cindy Rose’s debut message to WPP staff: ‘Super-excited’ but won’t ‘sugar-coat’ challenges
Cindy Rose, the incoming chief executive of WPP, has used her first company message to tell staff in a video that she is “super-excited” to start in the job but she won’t “sugar-coat” the “hard work ahead”.
Campaign (£)

Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation
Apple has warned that “EU-style rules” proposed by the UK competition watchdog “are bad for users and bad for developers”.
BBC News

Welsh Government set to launch £60m media and creative review
The Welsh Government is set to launch a media and creative review in November of this year.
Campaign (£)

‘The platform the Red Roses deserved’: Inside O2’s biggest women’s rugby campaign yet
With O2 now investing equally in men’s and women’s rugby, brand boss Rachel Swift outlines plans to elevate the game and its commercial impact.
Marketing Week (£)

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