Daily Press Summary 02 May

Entries open for 2017 Media Week Awards
Entries have opened for the 2017 Media Week Awards, the most coveted awards in UK commercial media.
Campaign (£)

Global puts education top of media agenda
The Global Academy gives hands-on experience to students to prepare them for a career in media.
Campaign (£)

Social media giants fail to tackle hatred, say MPs
Google, Twitter and Facebook have shamefully failed to tackle terrorism, violence and hatred online, MPs say.
The Times (£)

Google and Facebook bring in one-fifth of global ad revenue
Two companies increase their advertising duopoly by earning a combined $106.3bn, nearly double the figure of five years ago
The Guardian

Fathers and Sons named Podcast of the Year
Fathers and Sons by Radio Wolfgang and Mr Porter has been named the audioBoom Podcast of the Year at the inaugural British Podcast Awards.
Radio Today

Change of ownership for KMFM parent company
KMFM’s parent company KM Media Group has been sold to Iliffe Media.
Radio Today

Royal Assent for Radio Multiplex Services Bill
The Private Members’ Small-Scale DAB Bill received Royal Assent to pass into law as an Act of Parliament this week.
Radio Today

eBay to sponsor Capital breakfast show
Online retailer eBay is to sponsor the breakfast shows on Capital and Capital XTRA in the latest example of a tech company investing in traditional broadcast media.
Campaign (£)

Smooth Radio listeners put George Michael on top
George Michael’s first solo single Careless Whisper has been voted the number one song of all time by Smooth Radio listeners.
Radio Today

Could Radio 2 be driving its middle-aged fans to drink?
Scientists say presenters on BBC station regularly discuss alcohol in a way which could encourage heavy consumption.
Daily Mail

Ryan Seacrest’s Future on the Radio: Still Live in Los Angeles?
After being named co-host on ABC’s newly re-named “Live with Kelly and Ryan” daytime talk show – he will continue to hold forth on his weekday radio slot.
Variety

Apple Music enters partnership with Musical.ly
Apple Music has teamed up with social network Musical.ly as part of new integration deal, which will allow users of the Musical.ly app to stream songs in full.
Music Week