Following Comcast’s £30.6 billion winning bid for Sky, Mediatel presents a timeline charting the broadcaster’s fascinating rise.

Xandr encompasses all existing aspects of AT&T advertising and analytics businesses, including AdWorks, ATT.net and AppNexus.

Two thirds of all the growth in global advertising expenditure between 2017 and 2020 will come from paid search and social media ads, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts.

Amazon is predicted to overtake Oath and Microsoft in the US advertising market this year – placing it in third position behind Facebook and Google. Here, industry experts share their views on the significance of the news.

Global, the UK’s largest commercial radio group, has moved into the out-of-home sector with the purchase of Primesight and Outdoor Plus. Here, experts share their views on the surprise deal.

Declaring a ‘continued reboot’ of the agency, Y&R London has appointed Sophie Lewis as its new chief strategy officer.

Eve Kemanes and Andreea Nedelcu form the new senior creative team, whilst Paula Hochberg has been hired as senior copywriter and Athina Collaro as senior designer.

The package will bring together Sky Box Sets, which includes 400 its UK and US series, and the full Netflix service in a single on-demand service.

New research by the consumer magazine marketing body, Magnetic, reveals the extent of the role magazine brands can play in influencing purchasing habits within the homes and tech sectors.

Newsline presents a range of industry voices sharing their views on what they learned from Cologne’s digital marketing colossus.