In his new role, he will continue to build ESI Media’s international revenues across The Independent and Evening Standard digital portfolio.

The deal comes as the group looks to grow its ability to drive data-driven, personalised experiences at scale. Epsilon employs 9,000 employees, including 3,700 data scientists and 2,000 technology delivery experts.

Meanwhile Blue 449’s managing director, Lindsay Turner, has been promoted into the position and appointed to the Publicis Media UK board with immediate effect.

Alice Tonge, head of Channel 4’s in-house creative agency 4creative, has elected to step down from her position and will be leaving the organisation this summer.

Magazine publisher Hearst UK has appointed Farrah Storr as ELLE UK’s new editor-in-chief, replacing former editor Anne-Marie Curtis.

A new report from Kantar backs recent warnings that ad saturation and micro-targeting is putting the advertising industry ‘at risk’, as more than half of UK consumers report feeling apathetic towards advertising.

Newly-merged WPP agency VMLY&R has hired Justin Pahl for its new London CEO position, focusing on growing the agency’s capabilities to deliver an integrated creative and digital offering.

According to Radiocentre, listeners want those in the know to curate their music for them – which streaming services cannot currently offer in the way radio can.

ITV is launching its own addressable advertising platform to give advertisers “complete control” over the buying of campaigns across the broadcaster’s VOD service, ITV Hub.

With the car now a very different mechanical beast than it was only a few years ago, automotive brands need to be sure that their advertising strategies keep up with the pace of change.