UK & Ireland MD Caroline Orange-Northey speaks to The Media Leader about how Pinterest’s recent layoffs are being conducted to ‘future-proof’ the business, and how the platform is looking to innovate its AI and commercial offerings.
23 Feb 2026 | Jack Benjamin
The convenor of the group of senior ad agency leaders discusses why they believe the industry is failing its moral and civic duties to society, and addresses why they’ve elected to remain anonymous.
16 Feb 2026 | Jack Benjamin
12 Feb 2026 | Ellie Hammonds
The Advertising Association’s communications director and the chair of CAP and Credos speak about takeaways from their new book, ‘Trusted Advertising’, including whether advertisers are sufficiently valuing trusted media channels, and what they can do to better build trust in their brands.
At The Year Ahead event in London earlier this month, The Media Leader’s content director James Longhurst and senior reporter Jack Benjamin parsed through the key themes of 2025 and open questions for 2026, with input from industry leaders.
Tom Laranjo speaks to The Media Leader about why Serviceplan Group restructured its agencies under the House of Communications banner, and his plans for the new entity.
The Observer’s new commercial chief speaks about why he’s prioritising a “luxury” experience for clients, and the effort to diversify the title’s fledgling product offering.
Podcast: The co-founders and chairs of the Alliance of Media Independents discuss their plans for expansion and why indies might be the beneficiaries of a consolidating agency landscape.
Marketing leaders Richard Brooke (Unilever), Simon Patilinet (PepsiCo), and Alison Keith (ex-Kraft Heinz) spoke to Justin Lebbon at the Future of TV Advertising Global about how they consider TV in an era of increased spend with platforms.
The Media Leader summarises five key themes from the past year in the increasingly blending worlds of social media and publishing.
The Media Leader Podcast hit its stride in 2025, playing host to leaders from across the media industry discussing the big challenges and opportunities facing media owners and advertising alike.
General manager of global business solutions Kris Boger speaks to The Media Leader about TikTok’s expansion into commerce and search, how the platform has innovated despite US ownership uncertainty, and challenges in tackling teen safety.