Daily Press Summary | Tuesday 8 December 2020

Review of 2020: When a ‘normal public health campaign’ won’t do
As part of the “Not Normal” series of essays about 2020, a look at how the government’s marketers and those working at its agencies had to move at lightning speed in immensely challenging circumstances.
Campaign (£)

Shortlist revealed for the Media Leaders Awards 2021
The new awards have been launched to recognise and celebrate the very best in media leadership over the past 12 months.
Mediatel

Count down to Christmas with our advent calendar
On day 8 of our #24DaysofRadio advent calendar we listen back to one of the biggest announcements of the year, when MistaJam unveiled his new home, the brand new Capital Dance station. Forget rockin’, we’re raving around the Christmas tree this year.
Twitter

The best marketing campaigns of 2020: Part 1
From the BBC to Ikea and Heinz, here’s the first set of eight campaigns that make up our best marketing of 2020.
Marketing Week

US chatshow host attacks Radio Exe presenter
An American TV host has launched a bizarre on-air attack on breakfast presenter Ben Clark in a row over Rita Ora risking spreading coronavirus. Wendy Williams claims the singer “can get away with stuff” that others can’t – and that Ben Clark is a man who “can’t commit.”
RadioExe.co.uk

Nation Radio UK reveals weekday presenter line-up
Mike Read, Russ Williams, Neil Francis, Neil Fox and Dean Martin are leading the programme schedule for Nation Radio UK.
Radio Today

Thousands of jobs at risk as Dentsu cuts one in eight international roles
Dentsu International said it employed about 48,000 people and a 12.5% cut would mean the loss of about 6,000 jobs.
Campaign (£)

MRS Awards winners announced
Google, BT (twice) and Chivas Brothers were among the winning brands at yesterday’s MRS Awards, where Thinkbox also picked up an award for its innovative Demand Generator tool which makes econometrics available to all.
WARC

BBC iPlayer breaks 5bn requests
VoD player has already generated 850m requests more than last year.
Broadcast (£)

Channel 103 doubles Christmas fundraising amount
This year’s Jersey Christmas Appeal charity auction on Channel 103 has doubled the amount raised compared to 2019 delivering an all time high of £128,089 for good causes in the island.
Radio Today

Smyths, JD and Sports Direct outperform usual suspects in YouTube Xmas ads chart
John Lewis misses out on the top spot for the first time since 2016.
Campaign (£)

Have you seen this?
New research will debut tomorrow morning at Tuning In: Breaking Out of the Bubble that challenges perceived norms in the ad market and offers surprising insights into the commercial radio audience.
Radiocentre