UK companies will aim to accelerate global growth of their businesses at the Festival of Creativity next month.

The tech giant unveiled a slew of new AI tools for marketers at its Marketing Live event on Wednesday.

The broadcaster is set to start building majority stakes in independent production companies as part of a two-pronged approach to invest in IP ownership.

Chief revenue officer Dom Williams is leading the effort and competing in the inaugural fundraiser — a round-robin tournament where media leaders will square off in games of padel.

It will be the first UK broadcaster to bring video content to the streaming giant.

Delegates were warned at The Future of Brands that they must understand and influence how large language models perceive and communicate about their brands to consumers asking for product recommendations.

MNC CEO Luke Bristow joins Jack Benjamin to discuss the strategy behind acquiring a VC fund and where independents see opportunities for disruption as holding groups consolidate.

Agency leaders from GroupM, Stagwell, VCCP and the7stars share their thoughts on the contentious topic.

EMEA ads VP Damien Bernet discusses takeaways from Netflix’s upfronts, as the streaming giant’s ad-supported plan now reaches 94m monthly active users globally.

The latest Rajar figures indicated strength in smart speaker listening, growth at Global and an expansion in listening share for commercial radio against the BBC.