ITV’s Sameer Modha and consultant finance director Nimmi Shah join Jack Benjamin to discuss macro pressures facing CFOs, why outcomes matter more than eyeballs, and the implications of AI on financing.

On the centenary of the Advertising Association, its President Andria Vidler, also CEO of National Lottery operator Allwyn, says that we need to back our own industry more.

Retail media turns creative effectiveness into a hard commercial case. You can confidently show a CFO exactly how a tailored, context-aware campaign drives proven results, writes Uber Advertising’s head of UKI restaurants.

The Media Leader (part of the Adwanted Group) has been announced as a media partner for the World Out of Home Organization (WOO) Annual Congress, taking place in London from 3-5 June.

Advertising Association (AA) president Andria Vidler speaks to James Longhurst on stage at Future of Brands.

Five B Corp companies will be rewarded with a share of £600,000 of free Channel 4 advertising airtime. 

Omar Oakes and Hamish Nicklin debate for and against the prompt: “AI means you don’t need human creativity in ads anymore. You come to a media owner or platform, you tell them your objective, connect your bank account, and everything is done for you.”

Following consultation with a forum of industry leaders AA/Warc has made three changes to its reporting practice as total adspend continues to grow.

The United Nations and Conscious Advertising Network are appealing to advertisers to use their leverage as commercial partners to push tech companies for greater transparency and to tackle fraud and disinformation.

Ahead of his session at The Future of Brands 2026, Bruno Furnari, CPTO at AudienceProject, will explore what overlapping reach is costing media budget’s – and how to fix it.  The Media Leader talked to him ahead of his session to find out more.