Daily Press Summary

Daily Press Summary | Thursday 18 April 2019

15 Months of fresh hell inside Facebook
Scandals. Backstabbing. Resignations. Record profits. Time Bombs. In early 2018, Mark Zuckerberg set out to fix Facebook. Here’s how that turned out.
Wired

A lesson for outdoor advertising
Led By Donkeys’ outdoor campaign has shown the professionals a thing or two about reach and effectiveness, writes Ray Snoddy – which Global must be pleased to see.
Mediatel

We’re changing lives, because of you!
Global’s Make Some Noise has been able to give game-changing grants to 31 small charities across the UK.
Make Some Noise

Jazz FM announces PRS For Music Gold Award winner
British multi-instrumentalist and composer Jacob Collier has won the PRS For Music Gold Award as part of the Jazz FM Awards 2019.
Radio Today

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2019 gets even bigger
BBC Radio 1 has announced that an extra night has been added to the Big Weekend 2019 in Middlesbrough.
Radio Today

Facebook under pressure from EU to better police political ads
Facebook is taking heat from the EU over its advertising rules concerning elections after finding itself in receipt of a sternly worded letter accusing it of ignoring the reality of EU law.
The Drum

35 more Community Radio applications received
Ofcom has received 35 more applications for community radio licences in various parts of the UK.
Radio Today

Proms director David Pickard: ‘I don’t want the Proms to be a political platform’
“Please God, no,” groans David Pickard. We are talking about the Last Night of the Proms and he is responding to my question as to whether he expects a febrile showdown at the Albert Hall this year.
Telegraph (£)

United States classed as ‘problematic’ place for journalists to work
Romania, Chile and Botswana outrank US in World Press Freedom Index.
The Guardian

International subs drive record Netflix growth
Streamer adds 9.6m new customers in first quarter.
Broadcast (£)

UK radio promotion company adds branch for podcast placement
Blueprint Radio, an independent radio promotion company based in the UK, announced a move into podcasting. The business launched a new branch called Blueprint Pods that will work on findings artists placements on podcasts.
RAIN

Rylan Clark-Neal to join the presenting line-up on BBC Two’s It Takes Two
BBC Two has announced today that Rylan Clark-Neal will be joining the presenting team on Strictly’s sister show, It Takes Two.
BBC News

Local Radio Day continues with new organisers
The Local Radio Day initiative will return this year as event founders UKRD hands over the idea to a new partnership.
Radio Today

Spotify formally opens new R&D base in London
Spotify has formally launched its new research and development hub right here in London. That’s right, London! These are crazy times in which we live.
Complete Music Update

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