Daily Press Summary | Friday 10th November 2017

Student Radio Awards 2017 – all the winners
URN in Nottingham won Station of the Year plus four other Golds, for Station Branding, Creativity and Multiplatform Initiative and Best Outside Broadcast.
Radio Today

Wireless to launch nine new radio stations
Wireless Group is launching nine new permanent regional music radio stations on DAB, plus four Christmas pop-ups.
Radio Today

BBC announces changes to Local Radio
Siobhan Kenny, CEO of Radiocentre said “BBC Local Radio provides a valuable and distinctive service, particularly for older audiences, so a focus on its future is welcome”.
Radiocentre.org

Louis Tomlinson performs solo at Key 103 Christmas Live
Taking to the stage at Key 103 Christmas Live, held at Manchester Arena, on Thursday night, Louis Tomlinson delivered a slew of his own hits to the crowd.
Daily Mail

Capital Jingle Bell Ball sells out in 45 mins
Global Radio’s Capital Jingle Bell Ball has sold all its tickets for this year’s event, featuring Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, in record time.
Radio Today

John Lewis Christmas advert 2017: watch the video of Moz the monster
See the chain’s £7m campaign, filmed by an Oscar-winning director and featuring Elbow’s cover of a classic Beatles tune.
The Guardian

Byron’s ‘Buns’ claim Aerial Award
The winner of the latest Aerial Award is MullenLowe London with their ‘Buns’ spot for Byron. The ad was picked by this month’s judge Jon Gledstone.
Radiocentre.org

Why Amazon is investing so heavily in voice
‘All computer interfaces have been designed for communication with the computer, not with humans’, says Amazon’s chief technology officer Werner Vogels.
Campaign (£)

Music karaoke app Musical.ly is being sold for $800M
The Chinese company Beijing ByteDance Technology Co. is set to buy the company for more than $800m, according to reports.
Music Business

Gemma Collins ‘offers to drop plans to sue BBC’ — but only if bosses sign her up for Strictly Come Dancing
Collins has offered to “drop her threat of legal action” against the BBC for her Radio 1 fall, but only if bosses sign her up to appear on next year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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