Daily Press Summary

Daily Press Summary | Friday 23 August 2019

The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media
Social media was supposed to liberate us, but for many people it has proved addictive, punishing and toxic. What keeps us hooked?
The Guardian

Cinema’s ad growth outpaces other traditional media
The global cinema advertising market is expected to be worth $4.6 billion this year, representing a 6.8% rise from 2018, which places cinema as the second fastest growing ad medium this year behind the internet.
Mediatel

Radio Academy event to highlight Women in Radio
The next Radio Academy event by the Scotland Branch will look at the careers of some of the creative and inspiring women who work in the radio industry in Scotland.
Radio Today

Communicorp launches Sport Social for Smart Speakers
A new audio content service from Communicorp-owned Voiceworks is offering updates from all 20 Premier League Clubs on smart devices.
Radio Today

Administrators take over at sales house 8 Outdoor
Company hit by loss of two-thirds of screen portfolio in July.
Campaign (£)

Nick Ferrari on how the ‘perfect storm’ of Brexit is taking his LBC show to the masses
Having added a quarter of a million listeners to his show in the past year, breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari says Brexit has delivered a “perfect storm” for his brand of speech radio.
The Drum

Boris Johnson aping Vladimir Putin’s media strategy, says Channel 4 news chief
Dorothy Byrne describes PM as a liar and says broadcasters must call out his falsehoods.
The Guardian

Boycotting Radio 4’s Today programme is unjust for democracy
What’s the point of a political programme without any senior politicians?
Telegraph (£)

News Corp flashes teeth at Google with news-aggregation service
News Corp said it would not take a cut of ad revenue generated by articles from Knewz.com.
Campaign (£)

Chris Moyles forced to deny he’s dead after #RIPChrisMoyles trends while he’s live on radio
The radio presenter confirmed he was still with us after a prank on his Wikipedia page.
Metro

Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have a row on live radio as he jokingly accuses her of lying
Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have finally been living together at their £6million Essex home. But proving even celebrity couples row, the pair had a jokey spat over their living arrangements on Heart FM.
Mirror