Daily Press Summary | Thursday 14th June

All the winners from the Classic BRIT Awards
There were double wins for Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Ball & Boe on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall as the Classic BRIT Awards.
Music Week

Classic Brit Awards: Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason wins
Teenage cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has followed his performance at the royal wedding in May by winning two prizes at this year’s Classic Brit Awards.
BBC News

Chris Moyles turned down Radio Hall of Fame
Radio X breakfast presenter Chris Moyles has revealed he once turned down a chance to be in the Radio Academy Hall of Fame.
Radio Today

Comcast launches $65bn bid to steal Murdoch’s Fox away from Disney
Comcast’s all-cash offer is 19% higher than Disney’s $52.4bn bid for Murdoch company and comes in week of seismic media change.
The Guardian

Radio industry lagging behind on ethnic diversity
New data from Ofcom has this week revealed for the first time the scale of the diversity challenge within the UK radio industry.
Mediatel

Music biz primed for epic World Cup 2018
All eyes will be on erstwhile Take That member Robbie Williams at today’s opening ceremony, where he’ll get proceedings underway with a performance.
Music Week

Fewer people ‘using Facebook for news’
Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain in popularity, a study has suggested.
BBC News

Cannes 2018: the ones to watch
As the Lions International Festival of Creativity celebrates the industry’s biggest achievements of the past year, these are among the leading contenders for the top awards.
Campaign

Ipswich FM to replace Town 102 after licence win
Town 102’s radio broadcasting licence will be handed over to a new group and relaunch as Ipswich FM after a decision by Ofcom.
Radio Today

Pete Mitchell to return with new Virgin Radio shows
Former Virgin 1215 breakfast presenter Pete Mitchell is returning to the brand, with a new history of music documentary series for Wireless Group’s Virgin Radio.
Radio Today

New radio promotions company Ghost launches in London
Radio pluggers Gregory Wells and Becky Richardson have joined forces to create a new radio promotions agency, Ghost.
Music Week

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