Jacob takes up the post on March 31 2019, succeeding Douglas McArthur who is stepping down after
nine years in the role.

Declaring a ‘continued reboot’ of the agency, Y&R London has appointed Sophie Lewis as its new chief strategy officer.

Dubreuil has been selected for the newly created position of managing director, ad and audience, EMEA.

White Ops and The Trade Desk are to pool their tech to scan ad impressions before they are purchased in a major new effort to cut out ad fraud.

101 brings in clients including BBC, Heineken, Scottish Widows, Subaru and Zoopla.

‘Watch’ – which pits Facebook against YouTube and TV networks – enables users to watch shows organised around what their friends are watching.

Despite being ahead of most countries when it comes to broadband speeds, the UK still falls behind 30 others – including 20 in Europe – new data reveals.

It is the first tenure-based loyalty programme in the UK TV and broadband sector.

Between April and June 2017, the proportion of banner ads in the UK meeting minimum viewability guidelines increased from 47% to 51% – the highest recorded figure since Q1 2016 when it was 54%.

Are we taking a step closer to becoming cyborgs? We’re certainly getting much more intimate with technology after a company in the US announced it will install microchips in its employees.