Global has “opened up new advertising opportunities for brands” through acquiring a podcast-hosting platform today.

From growing steps towards social media regulation and sustainability, to industry recovery from lockdown and political fallouts, this year has had its fair share of media news stories.

ITV Hub is on track for its “most successful year yet” with 100 million streams every month, and December on track to achieve the same

Media agency names, cautionary tales, five questions with CEOs, TV advertising inflation and retailers becoming media companies feature in this year’s top ten most-read features and interviews.

The UN Refugee Agency for the United Kingdom (UNHCR) has launched a print campaign inspired by refugees’ stories that can be used as wrapping paper to raise awareness and donations.

Age UK’s latest fundraising campaign will air exclusively on Channel 4 from tonight to help tackle loneliness that many older people may feel this Christmas. 

Talon Outdoor has developed and launched a data-backed travel tool to help people plan journeys during the quietest times on the London Underground. 

Introducing today’s round-up of stories from around the media world, updated by the Mediatel News team, to ensure you’re 100% up-to-date.

New columnist Professor Karen Nelson-Field came out top with her first piece in the attention revolution series while Ray Snoddy took three of the top five spots in most-read opinion pieces.

Nearly 10% of video ads and 20% of CTV ads inventory were fraud or sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT), according to new research.