The News Broadcasting commercial director and the Octave MD join host Jack Benjamin to discuss audio’s transition to video, Octave’s new AI product, and why digital audio is undervalued in the current market.

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.

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 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.

WPP Media’s global president of business intelligence returns to talk through its latest adspend forecast, downside economic risks, and how AI is driving growth opportunities.

Roku’s director of EMEA ad sales discusses how the TV market is becoming more data-led and programmatic, and where Roku sits within a growing CTV ecosystem.

The Guardian’s chief advertising officer returns to discuss the implications from the title’s latest “Shift Happens” report.

Outgoing and incoming Isba directors general Phil Smith and Simon Michaelides speak about the next stages of Origin, loss of trust between agencies and clients, challenges facing CMOs, and whether there should be an Isba for small businesses.