Jack Benjamin

Viner says the Guardian is not “a content business”, yet publishers are warned about losing to creators who embrace it

A majority of the UK's largest national brands registered year-on-year contractions, including Global's Heart (-6.6% to 12.5m), Capital (-6.8% to 8.8m) and Smooth (-5.9% to 7.3m); as well as Bauer's Hits Radio portfolio (-8.3% to 12.1m) and Greatest Hits Network (9.7% to 6.8m).

Total digital listening now comprises more than three-quarters (76%) of overall radio listening by platform share, according to the latest Rajar figures.

Netflix is expanding its advertising tier to 15 new markets amid further innovations to its programmatic capabilities and an expansion of ad inventory

Tom George, CEO of the UK's cross-media measurement initiative Origin, has stepped down from his role.

Channel 4 reported a -1% year-on-year decline in total revenue to £1.03bn in 2025, with the broadcaster's leadership highlighting its “resilience” amid the “cyclical and structural” pressures on the UK TV advertising market.

One large advertiser has a live keyword blocklist with a national news brand that contains over 34,000 words across 22 languages. That is more words than the average UK adult uses in their active vocabulary.

Last month, the United Nations in partnership with the Conscious Advertising Network (CAN) launched an issue brief warning the integrity of the global information ecosystem is at a “crisis point”.

The independent creative studio's SVP and head of agencies discusses how microdramas are becoming the future of IP development, and why brands should get involved.

Ahead of the conference, host Jack Benjamin sat down with the World Out of Home Organization president Tom Goddard to discuss the state of the global OOH industry.