Daily Press Summary | Monday 3 February 2020

Classic FM boss Sam Jackson takes leadership role at UMG’s Global Classics & Jazz
Jackson has spent the last 15 years at media giant Global, where he was senior managing editor responsible for Classic FM, Smooth and Gold.
Music Week

Amazon is ‘biggest advertiser on Earth’ as adspend hits $11bn
Ecommerce giant accounts for nearly 2% of global ad expenditure.
Campaign (£)

BBC radio chief James Purnell says corporation must invest in specialist music stations a decade after bosses tried and failed to axe 6 Music
James Purnell has admitted the BBC has to adapt to changing listener habits.
Daily Mail

BBC exec announces ‘ambitious plans’ for Radio 3
The BBC’s Director of Radio and Education, James Purnell, has announced what he called ‘ambitious plans’ for Radio 3 to help audiences develop a lifelong love of classical music.
Radio Today

Traditional radio stations ‘must earn their place’, BBC boss says
James Purnell, the most senior BBC radio executive, stressed the need for the BBC to keep up with listeners’ tastes
iNews

Super Bowl ads and half-time show
Shakira and J-Lo team up for dazzling performance – as it happened
The Guardian

Radio Four shocks listeners with X-rated sex references in ‘no-holds-barred’ drama about transgender trumpeter at 10.40am
The play Trumpet was based on Jackie Kay’s 1998 award-winning novel.
Daily Mail

Hostile politicians, cuts and controversy: why the BBC has never been so vulnerable
After a shocking week for the broadcaster, what are the issues it must tackle to keep its place in the nation’s cultural landscape?
The Guardian

New DCMSC chair promises ‘difficult questions’ over licence fee
Julian Knight reiterates threat of switching funding model.
Broadcast (£)

Performers announced for The Global Awards 2020
Global has booked Ellie Goulding, Stereophonics, Camila Cabello, Tones and I and Aitch, plus Aled Jones and Russell Watson to perform at its Awards this year.
Radio Today

Bafta Film Awards 2020: The winners in full
This year’s Bafta Awards have taken place at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
BBC News

Former radio presenter opens podcast studio in London
Former Capital and Heart presenter Neil Bentley has opened an acoustically treated podcast studio in London.
Radio Today