Tech is radically changing media and advertising, but our first Future of Media Manchester event reminded us that what matters most to creativity and sales is the same now as it was 200 years ago, writes the editor-in-chief.

Media agencies in Manchester have lost an estimated £250m over the last three years to London-based rivals, regional leaders have warned.

Interview: Debbie Morrison is the driving force behind the advertiser/agency contracts on which today’s media industry still depends. Speaking to The Media Leader on the eve of her retirement, Morrison describes her unique career rooting out bad practice and building a more trustworthy industry. 

ITV is set to launch two TV ads which have been created using generative AI and wants to sell more of them to small businesses.

This sector has the talent and the tools to succeed. But whether it has the stomach to start challenging bad practice is key to arresting its decline, writes the editor.

The broadcaster’s commercial boss urged UK advertisers to push back against plans by Isba to use non-Barb TV audience data in its cross-media measurement initiative ahead of trials.

The broadcasters are set to launch a joint measurement panel aimed at tracking the short-term impact of TV advertising on sales in a move they say will give the sector “the measurement it deserves”.

The Media Plan: UKTV’s biggest-ever paid media campaign, which featured Cher singing I Got You Babe to launch the U masterbrand, was driven by a focus on landing an emotional connection with viewers.

AA president explains why the training hub is so important to tackle talent retention.

The director of research and planning is leaving the TV marketing body after a decade.