Daily Press Summary | Friday 19 October 2018

Tuning In Leeds celebrates commercial radio’s record-breaking renaissance
Advertisers, media agency staff and representatives from stations across the North of England gathered in Leeds for Radiocentre’s regional event to hear about why this has been commercial radio’s most exciting year yet.
Radiocentre.org

Government makes £3m available for radio content
The government has announced a new Audio Content Fund of up to £3m for public service radio programmes.
Radio Today

Audio and Radio Industry Awards 2018 – winners
Podcasters, local radio and the independent sector challenged the big networked radio groups at this year’s Audio & Radio Industry Awards, picking up some of the evening’s biggest awards.
Radio Today

BBC Sounds branding replaces iPlayer Radio
Ahead of the official launch of BBC Sounds, the branding for the desktop version of BBC iPlayer Radio has now disappeared.
Radio Today

Radio and indigenous-language indies handed £6m boost
Government expands scope of £60m contestable fund.
Broadcast (£)

£9.99: What’s your emergency? Why streaming subscription increases should be back on the music biz agenda
Spotify turned 10 last week, and celebrated with a deluge of stats about its decade-long history.
Music Week

The Audio Content Fund
(Opinion) I’m overjoyed that DCMS today announced the arrival of the Audio Content Fund. It’s £1m a year, from the Government, for radio stations of scale to broadcast great public service programmes from a variety of production companies.
mattdeegan.com

BBC says Amazon and Netflix may get surplus rural broadband funds
Government plans to give private firms public money that came from BBC budget.
Guardian

BBC savings: where the axe might fall
Industry sources highlight the services and channels that could be under threat as the corporation tries to find £800m in savings.
Broadcast (£)

Vijay Sharma gets Radio Academy Fellowship
Vijay Sharma, former head of BBC Asian Network, was presented with The Radio Academy’s Fellowship award at the Segue radio event in Leeds.
Radio Today

Mark Ritson: 10 lessons all marketers should take from Direct Line’s brand strategy
Direct Line Group’s brand strategy is best-in-class, as evidenced by its IPA Effectiveness Award win last week. Here’s 10 reasons why marketers should sit up and take note.
Marketing Week