At this year’s CES, WPP, Omnicom, Stagwell, Reddit, Disney, Havas, NBCUniversal and Yahoo unveiled new AI features aimed at making marketing easier and more efficient.

Even as xAI chatbot Grok continues to create and post nude images and CSAM, advertisers seeking to leave the platform could find themselves in a political and legal bind with Elon Musk and the Trump administration.

Full-year box office revenues for 2025 were comparable to those in 2023 and 2024. However, revenues at the UK’s largest ad sales house jumped 12% year on year amid growing advertiser demand.

Senior leaders from around the industry predict 2026 will be a year of community, trust, sport and, according to one analyst, reckoning.

Jack Benjamin reviews a tumultuous year in TV advertising, full of consolidation and efforts to make TV easier to buy for SMEs.

The Media Leader summarises five key themes from the past year in the increasingly blending worlds of social media and publishing.

The Media Leader Podcast hit its stride in 2025, playing host to leaders from across the media industry discussing the big challenges and opportunities facing media owners and advertising alike.

General manager of global business solutions Kris Boger speaks to The Media Leader about TikTok’s expansion into commerce and search, how the platform has innovated despite US ownership uncertainty, and challenges in tackling teen safety.

WPP Media’s global president of business intelligence returns to talk through its latest adspend forecast, downside economic risks, and how AI is driving growth opportunities.

Roku’s director of EMEA ad sales discusses how the TV market is becoming more data-led and programmatic, and where Roku sits within a growing CTV ecosystem.