Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 7 January 2020

A lesson in standing out from the crowd of radio ads
Mike Sutherland, executive creative director, Adam&Eve/DDB chooses ‘Meat the German Boss’ for GDK as this month’s winner of the Aerial Awards.
Campaign (£)

Gary Lamont made Bauer’s Head of Creative for Scotland
Gary has 10 years of experience in commercial radio across programming, creative and marketing roles and Bauer says he will be responsible for shaping the future for creative within the organisation.
Radio Today

Amber Zoe Livingstone joins Pure Radio Scotland
Amber got her first big break on Radio Clyde and has been presenting the travel on Clyde 1’s Home Run with Grant Thomson since 2015, after attending the Bauer Academy.
Radio Today

No need for know-it-alls, BBC Radio 3 tells its broadcasters
Commissioning briefs seen by The Times reveal how Radio 3 managers are seeking to make programmes more accessible to younger listeners.
The Times (£)

What BARB knows about Premier League viewing on Amazon Prime
Doug Whelpdale reveals how BARB is able to gain insights into SVOD’s blind spots by looking at levels of unidentified viewing.
Mediatel

Luke Johnson: ‘C4 should be sold off’
Broadcaster has ‘run its course as a PSB’, says former chair.
Broadcast (£)

Ipsos to replace Comscore as UKOM audience measurement supplier
UKOM said capabilities will be enhanced as result of new partnership, which starts in 2021.
Campaign (£)

BBC Radio 4 faces an existential threat after losing respected voices like John Humphrys and Jonathan Dimbleby, warns broadcaster Libby Purves
The journalist, who presented on the channel for 40 years, claimed Radio 4 listeners sense the ‘waters rising’.
Daily Mail

Unruly eyes faster growth in tough video ad market after News Corp sale
News Corp, which will get small stake in Tremor, has also entered into three-year partnership for outstream video.
Campaign (£)

Can M&C survive without Saatchi?
Founder’s exit has brought to an end the most influential partnership in modern advertising.
Financial Times (£)

Twitter’s Bruce Daisley quits as EMEA vice-president after eight years
He ‘decided it’s time for a change’ after writing book on ‘joy of work’.
Campaign (£)