At The Future of Media event in London, media leaders debated behind closed doors over the key issues facing the industry. The group disagreed over the state of agency-client relationships but found consensus on the importance of measurement.

Interview: Teads announced a number of new AI-powered solutions and an expansion of its CTV footprint, which co-CEO Jeremy Arditi said was in service of its goal of helping clients effectively reach mass audiences in high-quality environments.

In an interview at The Future of Media 2023, The Sun EVP and publisher Dominic Carter how the tabloid newsbrand has phased out links to ‘nefarious’ made-for-advertising platforms. 

Analysis: Netflix’s move into retail is an extension of its experiential offering, but with a bite-sized lesson from what makes Disney’s parks so great.

Post founder former Waze CEO Noam Bardin discusses the transitioning state of social media and why publishers need to be considering micropayments.

Analysis: Social media sites’ changes have had a significant negative effect on all publishers relying on digital advertising revenue.

At a Labour Party conference panel, publishers, lawmakers, and policy researchers agreed that Government must do more to regulate AI, lest it risk the state of global democracy.

Nick Manning spoke with Jack Benjamin and Omar Oakes about why publishers feel the need to polarise themselves to appeal to readers on the fringes — who just so happen to be the one’s most likely to pay a subscription fee.

September’s box office was 13% higher than last year’s, as cinemas return to post-Barbenheimer audience growth.

The latest WFA and MediaSense report which found that while traditional holding groups still “have their role to play,” a “new breed of agile, specialist, tech-focussed agencies can also add measurable value to a more centralised media model.”