Johnny Hornby, founder of WPP-backed The&Partnership, is joining other senior figures from Carat UK and Anomaly at this year’s Media Playground.

UK advertising expenditure recorded 5.2% growth in the first half of 2016 despite economic uncertainty before the EU referendum.

Publicis’ Derek Morris will replace Sally Cartwright OBE who has chaired the board since 2010 and reaches the end of her allotted term of office.

Brands can now measure the effectiveness of their campaigns on digital audio platforms including SoundCloud, audioBoom, Global’s Heart, Capital and Radio X, and Bauer Media’s KISS.

Despite unprecedented world events, the national newspaper market failed to record many gains throughout September.

Headquartered in Manchester, Running Total will be co-owned by Total Media and John Marshall and Colin Reynolds, who become joint managing partners.

Poole leaves his role as director of IT and business systems after 14 years at the BBC.

Creative solutions aims to improve the creative quality of programmatic ads and minimise consumers’ growing rejection of online advertising.

As part of the deal, which was made for an undisclosed sum, Sarah Parkes, previously managing director of Airport Media, will become MD of Primesight’s Airport team.

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