Following a poor October, November – with its Christmas advertising boost – saw a reversal of fortune for most of the UK TV market.

Hearst UK, the publisher of Cosmopolitan and Elle, has announced the appointment of two new group agency directors, Sarah Tsirkas and Joni Morriss.

Charlotte Eagland joins the agency from MC&C and will begin her new role in February 2018.

Here’s an unusual move: pay-TV rivals BT and Sky today announced a multi-year deal to share each other’s channels on their platforms.

In the second of two specials, our experts review what has been a striking year for media and advertising – and offer their predictions for the coming year.

No national newspaper was able to record any period-on-period growth in November and only one title – The Daily Telegraph – recorded any year-on-year growth.

The deal includes Fox’s 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio.

Media iQ has appointed Dean Nagib as head of sales UK and Mike Gray as head of client strategy.

In the first of two specials, a host of experts review what has been turbulent year for adland – and offer their predictions for 2018.

Uzma Hasan, Fru Hazlitt and Tom Hooper have also been appointed.