In brief: Channel 4 is celebrating 40 years of programming by commissioning programmes speaking to “its radical, irreverent and iconoclastic roots”. 

Claire Sanderson speaks to The Media Leader about cracking the membership proposition, print and digital strategy and reaching new audiences.

In brief: A group of UK public service broadcasters have published an open letter in The Daily Telegraph saying a media bill is required “to secure the future of British broadcasting and allow it to prosper”.

In brief: Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, former BBC Newsnight presenter and North America editor respectively, have teased details of new daily podcast premiering next week.

In brief: Pizza Hut has become the latest brand to launched its first “actionable audio ad” via smart speakers.

In brief: BAFTA has launched a cinema ad campaign to particularly show “the huge diversity of career pathways” in to screen industries.

Advertisers are being advised to treat South Asian Heritage Month as a ‘primer’ for year-round campaigns.

In brief: TikTok has launched three shopping ad formats to “help brands maximise the ecommerce potential of the platform”.

In brief: Dentsu agency, Carat, has become Vodafone’s “exclusive media provider” in 15 markets.

Brands including Coca-Cola and Sony have generated a combined $27.4m in brand placement value from Netflix’s Stranger Things 4, YouGov Stream data shows.