Disney quietly announced something radical: letting fans create their own short-form IP on Disney+. But it exposes just how defensively the rest of the industry has been playing.

Analysis: Rose candidly acknowledged in her first earnings report that WPP’s recent performance has been “unacceptable”, but suggested initiatives like WPP Open Pro, aimed at attracting small business clientele, could stimulate growth.

IPG Mediabrands’ UK and EMEA head of research and insight joins host Jack Benjamin to discuss how consumer research is changing, both in terms of how it’s practiced and what is demanded of it.

Media planning can feel like an elusive practice to those outside of agencies, so The Media Leader wanted to get a peek at what a standard day looks like. Here is what Mediahub’s Pranjali Gaonkar daily diary looks like.

A shadow internet is emerging that isn’t the dark web or criminal. It’s lighter, faster, and crafted not for humans but for machines. 

Stacy DeRiso discusses what sets her agency apart from competitors and how she’s leading her staff amid a transitory period as Omnicom awaits approval on its plan to buy Interpublic.

The industry needs people who can think holistically, move fluently between data and culture, and bring a point of view. In the final part of this mini series, find out what else the future planner needs.  

In the second part of a mini series, Caroline Manning shares four steps to bring coherence to chaos in a fragmented media world. 

Initiative’s annual training programme for junior and mid-level talent not only preps them for the Young Lions but creates space to think bigger, move faster and stretch new creative muscles. 

Agentic AI and social commerce have reshaped visibility and transaction, turning media into a storefront. Fashion and beauty brands are rethinking their advertising approach in this new world.