Daily Press Summary | Friday 16 August 2019

Andy Roberts leaves KISS after 26 years at Bauer
KISS Group Programme Director Andy Roberts is leaving Bauer this week after first joining the company over 25 years ago.
Radio Today

Why it’s important to take your listeners on a journey
Rosie Bardales, chief creative officer and partner at BETC London chooses Bonhams ‘Bangle’ as this month’s winner of the Aerial Awards.
Campaign (£)

Magazine publishers fight against ebbing circulations
Media buyers have backed consumer magazine publishers to continue to stay relevant to advertisers despite another rather bleak set of circulation figures.
Campaign (£)

Report: Spotify testing price increases
According to Bloomberg, Spotify will raise the price of its family plan in Scandinavia by around 13%.
Music Week

Have the ASA’s gender rules gone too far?
The ASA has defended its decision, saying said that gender stereotypes “cumulatively and over time [have an effect] on people’s choices, aspirations and opportunities” and that the ads were banned in accordance with the guidelines.
Campaign (£)

Instagram to let US users report false content
Facebook-owned company seeking to stem spread of misinformation by removing dubious posts from searches.
The Guardian

Daniel Ek rubbishes iHeart boss Pittman’s claim that ‘73% of Spotify’s listening comes from just 3% of their audience’
Pittman’s confidence was partly driven by iHeart’s Q2 results, which saw the US-based company post quarterly revenues of $913.3 million, up 2.4% year-over-year.
Music Business Worldwide

Janine Harouni takes the BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award
The New Yorker took the award in the final, which was broadcast live from the Edinburgh Fringe, scooping £1,000, a 15-minute script commission and a much-mocked perspex trophy.
Chortle

Amazon Music’s subscriber base isn’t really growing faster than Spotify’s
In real terms, Spotify’s subscriber base is growing faster than Amazon’s, yet because of Spotify’s larger base comparison number, Amazon is growing faster in percentage terms.
Music Business Worldwide

Free Voice Tracker of the Year competition returns
Last year’s winner, US-based Lyndsey Marie from stations including Rock 100.5 in Atlanta, is on the judging panel for the 2019 award.
Radio Today

Bristol radio station raises astonishing amount to save community studio
BCfm was the first community radio station in the city and has been providing its diverse and underrepresented demographic with community news since 2007.
Bristol Post