Latest research shows improvement from 2021, but more than half of the population still either views it negatively or is indifferent.

Exclusive research from Adwanted and YouGov shows that while ad tiers from Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are performing differently, it’s clear that more young people prefer an ad-free environment.

The Media Leader compiles top takeaways from the latest Rajar quarterly radio audience figures.

Rajar Q1 2024 analysis: Commercial radio reached a new record audience in the last quarter with 39.7m weekly listeners, according to Rajar figures.

Bauer’s Hits Radio Breakfast Show has quadrupled its weekly audience year-on-year, according to the latest figures. 

Rajar Q1 2024 analysis: Ken Bruce’s mid-morning show on Bauer’s Greatest Hits Radio has reached 4.1m weekly listeners.

Rajar Q1 2024 analysis: Smart speaker listening now accounts for 16.6% of total radio listening, according to new figures.

Warc forecasts that Meta will reach a dizzying $155bn of global ad revenue in 2024. Fine, but please don’t then compare it to linear TV as though that means something.

Last week’s avalanche of news suggests that advertising still works, so if we improve what we do, we can deliver better results for advertisers and make the world a finer place. But how? 

These reports are a waste of time and energy, with no actual learnings to be found, all designed to make the agency look busy. But it doesn’t have to be this way.