The News Broadcasting commercial director and the Octave MD join host Jack Benjamin to discuss audio’s transition to video, Octave’s new AI product, and why digital audio is undervalued in the current market.

Quibi failed because it sought to launch a mobile-first premium product while remaining anchored to an ad-funded media logic that was already fracturing. The future of short-form won’t make the same mistake.

‘The Housemaid’, ‘Hamnet’, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, and ‘Marty Supreme’ all performed well in UK cinemas. ‘Melania’ did not.

Calls for a ban on social media for under-16s are rooted in ideology, not impact. That truth does nothing to diminish the urgency of addressing the impact of social media on children’s mental health, writes Nicola Kemp. 

At LEAD, Meta’s Rima Amin disputed a November Reuters report of an internal document that said Meta earned 10% of its 2024 revenue from scam ads. The lower figure would still account for $5bn to $7bn in revenue.