Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 17th July 2018

£60m kids’ fund gets into gear
BFI’s three-year contestable pot will act as a ‘proof of concept’ following its April launch.
Broadcast (£)

Children as young as four to be taught about the dangers of social media
Education secretary Damain Hinds has announced that children as young as four will be taught about the dangers of social media.
V3

Alarm for Netflix as shares plummet on worse-than-expected subscriber growth
Second-quarter results show company missed forecasts by 1m subscribers, which analysts describe as a ‘near-term gut punch’.
Guardian

BBC claims it has ‘created a new editorial resource’ as cache of 11,000 stories is unearthed
The BBC has widened its definitions of national news to include themes like potholes in the road and bus timetables, after stories from a new £8m-a-year reporting project have highlighted the value of public interest journalism.
The Drum

Impact assessment: why the one stop shop still makes sense
Radiocentre’s Mark Barber gives his take on the newspaper industry’s new Impact initiative, and how commercial radio recognised the value of offering advertisers a one stop shop to make media transactions more frictionless long ago.
Radiocentre.org

Richard Bacon recovering and praising the NHS
Broadcaster Richard Bacon has tweeted he is alive and recovering after doing “six days straight in a coma”.
Radio Today

Bauer radio programmer Brian Paige dies
Bauer programmer Brian Paige has died after a battle with cancer.
Radio Today

Nick Grimshaw Says Will Smith Was ‘Fake Nice’ During Radio 1 Breakfast Show Appearance
With his time as the host of Radio 1’s breakfast show coming to end, Nick Grimshaw has begun to dish the dirt on his many guests.
Huffington Post

Radio Ceredigion reapplies for licence as Nation
Nation Broadcasting has submitted an application for the re-advertised Ceredigion licence as Nation Radio.
Radio Today

BBC Radio 3 launches classical music podcast
Radio 1’s Clara Amfo and Dev, BBC Radio 6 music presenters Shaun Keaveny and Amy Lamé, BBC Asian Network’s Bobby Friction and broadcaster Gemma Cairney are the first guests to appear on BBC Radio 3’s new classical music podcast.
Radio Today

BBC trumps ITV in Cup Final battle
The BBC comfortably won the ratings battle for World Cup Final viewers, entertaining approximately three quarters of those watching the game at the time.
Broadcast (£)

Amazon Alexa: is it friends with your kids?
The tech giants are racing to get digital assistants into our homes – the Amazon Echo Dot currently has a 40% discount during Amazon Prime Day – but debate rages over whether they are suitable for children.
BBC News