Daily Press Summary | Wednesday 6 November 2019

RAJAR’s reasons for sticking with the diary method
In response to an article in eRADIO, RAJAR’s Lyndsay Ferrigan takes the opportunity to update the radio industry with the way audience figures are gathered.
Radio Today

Michael Ireland appointed Radiocentre Head of Public Affairs
Michael engages with Government, politicians, policymakers and regulators to make commercial radio’s interests heard.
Radio Today

Ofcom selects Melanie Dawes as chief executive
Most senior woman in the civil service chosen by UK media and telecoms regulator.
The Guardian

How to use 30 seconds well
Nicholas Hulley and Nadja Lossgott, executive creative directors at Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO choose ‘Back to uni’ for Argos as this month’s winner of the Aerial Awards.
Campaign (£)

Lords committee calls for PSBs to better reflect UK cultural diversity
Report posits formation of BBC Funding Commission.
Campaign (£)

Like it or not, influencer marketing is changing
Barney Farmer, Commercial Director at Nielsen Media UK, argues that metrics that agencies and brands are using to understand the impact of working with influencers are not fit for purpose.
Campaign (£)

How addictive social media fuels online abuse
Platforms did not create the toxic climate but they stumbled on a way to profit from it.
Financial Times (£)

Podcast producers launch push for incentives
Trade body AudioUK to begin lobbying for a tax break.
Broadcast (£)

Currys PC World enlists Roman Kemp and Victoria Pendleton for Christmas ads
Tongue-in-cheek spots showcase role of staff in recommending products to customers.
Campaign (£)

‘It has been a challenging quarter for all radio’: Lewis Carnie on BBC Radio 2’s battle plan
BBC Radio 2’s senior head of content commissioning Lewis Carnie has backed Zoe Ball after listening figures for her station’s breakfast show dipped beneath eight million.
Music Week

Nick Conrad leaves BBC Radio Norfolk in bid to become MP
A BBC radio presenter has left his job as he bids to become a Conservative candidate in the general election on 12 December.
BBC News

Opinion: Targeted ads are one of the world’s most destructive trends.
Arwa Mahdawi argues how social media has led to a proliferation of fake news and clickbait, fuelled surveillance capitalism and normalised pervasive tracking and data-mining.
The Guardian