Daily Press Summary | Wednesday 4 December 2019

“Don’t sleepwalk into the ad break” warns M&C Saatchi’s group CCO
M&C Saatchi group chief creative officer, Justin Tindall chooses Heart UK ‘LuvDub’ as this month’s winner of the Aerial Awards.
Campaign (£)

Tattoo studio owner, shop manager and PhD student among BBC Radio 1’s all new schedule of guest presenters for Christmas
From Boxing Day until New Year’s Eve, the station will be showcasing the best in new and emerging talent, giving 35 new DJs and presenters a once in a lifetime opportunity to broadcast on the UK’s biggest youth radio station.
BBC Media Centre

Medium of the Decade
No company stood out as the medium of the decade, so Campaign has decided against picking a winner.
Campaign (£)

Another Deliveroo TV ad banned for being misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority said it might mislead viewers to think they “could order food from different restaurants to be delivered together”.
BBC News

UK publishers warned to take stronger stance against Google and Facebook
News UK strategy chief said regulatory change is needed.
Campaign (£)

The Telegraph launches new radio shows on WhatsApp
The Briefing will be presented by Danny Boyle and Chris Price, who have been hosting a daily Audio Briefings show on WhatsApp in recent months.
RadioToday

Spotify now has an actual Head of Hits, as Ned Monahan joins from Interscope
According to Monahan’s Instagram, he is “working with the amazing people here to help break songs and artists using the biggest global music platform and playlists in the world”.
Music Business Worldwide

William Hill World Darts Championship returns to talkSPORT
Following previous coverage of the William Hill World Darts Championship coverage, talkSPORT 2 is set to broadcast commentary of the 2019/2020 event at Alexandra Palace.
RadioToday

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step back from top roles
They will leave their respective roles as Alphabet’s chief executive officer and president but remain on the board.
BBC News

Channel 4 cleared of bias for replacing PM with ice block in debate
Tories complained to Ofcom that broadcast breached due impartiality rules, alleging pattern of bias at channel.
The Guardian

Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X among first ever Apple Music Awards winners
Apple Music will celebrate the inaugural Apple Music Awards with a bespoke performance from Billie Eilish at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park.
Music Week

BBC radio presenter bans ‘nasty’ Fairytale Of New York as he is ‘no longer comfortable’ playing Pogues Christmas song
DJ Alex Dyke of BBC Radio Solent is arguing that the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl track should be banned due to its lyrics.
Metro