Four top brands will be looking for innovative ideas and solutions to marketing and brand headaches in a series of live challenges at MAD//Picnic on 10 July at The Old Truman Brewery.

The industry veteran, who co-founded Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) in 1990, will write monthly discussing on some of the biggest issues facing media and advertising.

It has been a great week for radio, but threats still lurk on the horizon. Here is our view on the main issues facing the sector.

Rajar’s latest report proves everyone loves radio – and despite so many great stations and shows on the ever popular BBC, commercial radio is also in rude health. Here are the key take-outs, with views from industry experts.

The entire daily market, period-on-period, was up 0.1%, thanks to the Guardian, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror and The Sun, which all recorded small or modest gains.

According to the latest Rajar results for Q1 2019, digital radio has experienced a significant surge – and now encompasses 56.4% of all radio listening, up 3.8% on the previous quarter.

Global and Bauer both record small quarterly declines, but still dominate the commercial market, while talkSPORT and Wireless Group record solid growth.

In support of mental health, a host of top celebrities have teamed up with Prince William to broadcast a message simultaneously across hundreds of UK radio stations today.

Despite everyone hurling buckets of money at them, a new study shows only 4% of users trust the bulk of information coming from so-called influencers.

The indy media and marketing consultancy has promoted Nick Pugh to managing director, UK & Ireland, while appointing Laetitia Zinetti as managing director for Continental Europe.