Amazon UK upfronts, Pinterest’s brand pitch and why women’s network Wacl is more ‘business-like’

The Media Leader Podcast

Omar Oakes and Jack Benjamin review the big stories in UK media and advertising this week, including Amazon’s UK upfronts, in which it revealed new ad formats for Prime Video, and Pinterest, whose lead marketer had some strong words to say about the digital media “duopoly”.

Omar is also joined by Wacl’s president Karen Stacey and vice-president Claire Sadler to talk about why the female leaders’ network is looking for new partners and ways of raising money.

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Highlights

01:00: Amazon’s UK upfronts, Prime Video audience numbers and new ad formats

09:05: Pinterest Presents — what the platform had to say at its annual advertising summit

16:00: Why Observer journalists are unhappy about selling to Tortoise

19:15: Elon Musk’s X is valued at less than a quarter of the $44bn he paid to buy Twitter — fair price?

21:00: Immediate Media has launched Prism, a full-scale first-party data solution

28:30: Reuters and CNN to introduce metered website paywalls. Will bundles follow?

32:10: Interview: Karen Stacey and Claire Sadler

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