An additional 42% of Brits are “open” to cycling, implying a growing normalisation of churn. The solution for streaming services? Shift focus from acquisition to loyalty.

At the PPA’s Independent Publishers Conference, Jack Davenport discussed why a lack of measurement standards is holding back podcast investment, and how Goalhanger has unlocked revenue growth through an embrace of video and social.

Analysis: The deal will raise competition concerns as it reshapes a flagging newspaper industry.

The former IPA president speaks to Jack Benjamin about his new role at PMG, the agency’s growth strategy, whether his People First IPA agenda had an impact, and the future of the agency model.

MNC Ventures has taken a stake in Native, a company that aims to connect university students to brands.

Marketers are embracing “interactive branding” amid a wider push to better balanace long-term brand building with short-term sales results, McKinsey’s ‘State of Marketing Europe 2026’ report found.

Hannah Blake and Nick Moar, leaders of the Daily Mail’s new social publishers, discuss their editorial and commercial visions for DMG Newmedia and Creator Media, and how social can be harnessed to build publishing brands in a new era.

Media budgets are expected to grow “confidently” in 2026, with UK marketers signifying a shift back to brand investment in an effort to rebalance years of performance-driven focus.

Sampson intends to step down at an unspecified date next year. Barb has begun its search for a new chief executive.

Mediasense’s chief strategy officer returns to the podcast to unpack its recent ‘Future of Media Organisations’ study and discuss why media integration – rather than scale – is the key to success moving forward.