UK marketing budgets have been slashed to their lowest levels in 20 years according to the latest IPA Bellwether report for Q2 2020. Here, industry bosses react to the findings.

In this week’s Mediatel Conversations Podcast, Michaela Jefferson, News Editor at Mediatel News, speaks with James Wildman, President of Hearst Europe and CEO of Hearst UK.

Partner content: We talked to Craig Tuck, Chief Revenue Officer of The Ozone Project, to find out how the premium publisher alliance has been navigating these past few months.

The CEO of Just Eat and CEO designate of Moneysupermarket has been appointed as the new president of ISBA, the industry trade body representing UK advertisers, taking over from Boots’ Elizabeth Fagan.

Following the departure of Mediatel News’ long-standing editor, its publisher Mediatel Group is delighted to announce the promotion of its reporter to news editor as well as the hire of a new contributing editor.

The CMA has warned that Facebook and Google’s dominance over the digital ad market raises barriers for new competitors and may also inflate prices for consumers.

Mediatel explores how media measurement is evolving and what this means for advertisers, publishers and agencies.

Wildman – president of Hearst Europe and CEO of Hearst UK – discusses what impact he’s seen Covid-19 have on the business so far, and what the future holds for the publisher’s magazine brands.

Steven Scaffardi hosts a debate looking at how publishers are navigating their way through the pandemic.

ESI Media – publisher of the Evening Standard and the Independent newsbrands – has promoted Laura Weir to chief creative officer, while Oliver Poole steps up into the role of executive editor.