Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 20 August 2019

Yinka and Shayna Marie to take over Capital XTRA Breakfast
Yinka and Shayna Marie will replace Jez Welham from September 9th.
Radio Today

‘We all have to be laughing by 5.30am’: how Radio 1’s Greg James saved Breakfast
He talks about opening up on mental health, the problem with jingles – and why it’s such a great time to be silly.
The Guardian

‘Our music strategy has evolved in line with our audience’: Lewis Carnie on the future of Radio 2
It was a tough RAJARS quarter for the station, with new Breakfast presenter Zoe Ball taking a big hit. But Lewis Carnie, Head of Radio 2, is full of confidence about the station’s future.
Music Week

Twitter makes short-form video ads biddable
Twitter is introducing a six-second bit unit to capitalize on the growth of video advertising on its platform.
The Drum

Drag queens to take over the airwaves at BBC Radio Manchester
From breakfast through to drive time on Wednesday, the drag stars will share their stories and celebrate the history of the local drag scene.
Prolific North

Boris Johnson to shake-up his media strategy and cut out the Radio 4 Today Programme
Opinion: The Government has a plan to shake-up communications and pursue a media strategy much less traditional than before.
iNews

Channel 4 campaign airs real viewer complaints sent to the broadcaster
The spot features actors and presenters reading out complaints that were made about them.
Campaign (£)

Dave Brown exits Smooth Radio after 15 years
Ahead of network changes at Smooth Radio, one of the station’s longest-serving presenters has left.
Radio Today

AppleTV+ readied for November debut in services push
Apple is to make good on its pledge to further pivot to services amid slowing hardware sales with the line up of a November launch for AppleTV+, a film and TV subscription service.
The Drum

Celebrating four years of small-scale DAB in Portsmouth
Four years after launching a small-scale DAB multiplex in Portsmouth, Ash Elford writes for RadioToday about the experience so far.
Radio Today

Claire Lawson joins kmfm weekend schedule
Former Heart Kent weekend presenter Claire Lawson is joining kmfm to host two weekend shows.
Radio Today