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09 Apr 2026 | Caroline Ayling

JAA’s marketing director, Caroline Ayling, explores why indie agencies are the perfect partner for family-run businesses.

Why cut-through, not scale, will be the real trick to the FIFA World Cup – with The Guardian’s James Fleetham and Marcus Christenson
Why cut-through, not scale, will be the real trick to the FIFA World Cup – with The Guardian’s James Fleetham and Marcus Christenson
06 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Platforms under fire, measurement in flux, TV being rewritten. 2026 the story so far…
Platforms under fire, measurement in flux, TV being rewritten. 2026 the story so far…
02 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Packing a punch: How spending smart beats spending big
Packing a punch: How spending smart beats spending big
02 Apr 2026 | Jamie Hewitt
What UM has learned from a year of Full Colour Media — with Susan Kingston-Brown
What UM has learned from a year of Full Colour Media — with Susan Kingston-Brown
30 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin
A day in the life of a media planner: Talon
A day in the life of a media planner: Talon
24 Mar 2026 | Ellie Hammonds

Can GB News scale its advertising business? With chief revenue officer Ross Sergeant

23 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

GB News’s new chief revenue officer explains why he joined the broadcaster, addresses whether GB News is akin to ‘Reform TV’, and explains his strategy for driving advertising revenue growth.

Leading Questions with Stephen Woodford – The Advertising Association

20 Mar 2026 | James Longhurst

Stephen Woodford, chief executive of the Advertising Association answers our probing and quick-fire Leading Questions.

Where is the next generation of leadership being built? Independent agencies have the answer

19 Mar 2026 | Ben Briggs

In independent agencies, leadership does not arrive with seniority. It emerges from action. People do not simply contribute ideas; they own outcomes, writes Join the Dots’ managing partner. 

How the BBC will fulfill its remit as streaming giants encroach — with BBC iPlayer’s Kerensa Samanidis

16 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

BBC iPlayer general manager Kerensa Samanidis sits down with Jack Benjamin to discuss the BBC’s charter review, how it’s positioning itself to compete against global streamers, and the importance of producing homegrown content.

Meet the Media Owner: Channel 4 adopts a platform mindset

13 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

To mark the launch of our new feature series, The Media Leader sits down with Channel 4’s commercial team to understand why its taking a platform mindset while going on the offensive against ‘toxic’ online advertising environments.

Channel 4’s Sales Leadership Team – Meet the Media Owner

13 Mar 2026 | James Longhurst

Meet the team that are responsible for managing and growing Channel 4’s £1bn of advertising revenue.

The Media Leader investigation: AI push outpaces carbon transparency in advertising

10 Mar 2026 | Ellie Hammonds

The advertising industry is scaling AI integration fast, and despite measurement tools evolving, supply-chain opacity and cloud non-disclosure mean the industry still lacks a full picture of its carbon impact, The Media Leader has found following an investigation.

What’s behind double-digit digital ad market growth? With IAB UK’s Elizabeth Lane

09 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

IAB UK’s head of insight joins host Jack Benjamin to unpack its latest digital adspend report, and explain why video was a driving force for double-digit growth last year.

Unpacking agency employment decline and progress on gender and diversity efforts — with Lianre Robinson

02 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

WACL and The Marketing Academy Foundation’s Lianre Robinson breaks down the latest IPA Census figures and what they mean for progress and regress within the advertising industry.

Inside the anonymous group of senior leaders warning of advertising’s moral failing — with Inside Track’s Ned Younger

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.

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