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What publishers can learn from NYT’s ‘solar system’ model – with global ads VP Tom Armstrong

What publishers can learn from NYT’s ‘solar system’ model – with global ads VP Tom Armstrong

13 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Host Jack Benjamin spoke with Armstrong in sunny Cannes about how NYT’s strategy of surrounding its news reporting with verticals like cooking and games, its international expansion, and why it’s pivoting to video.

Audiotrack at 10: If you’re not going to do it for 20 years, then you probably need a rethink
Audiotrack at 10: If you’re not going to do it for 20 years, then you probably need a rethink
10 Jul 2026 | Charli West
How Channel 4 is taking a ‘platform mindset’ to TV — with David Amodio and Jay Kassam
How Channel 4 is taking a ‘platform mindset’ to TV — with David Amodio and Jay Kassam
10 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Audiotrack at 10: AI can create an audio ad in 30 seconds. It just can’t tell you if it’s any good
Audiotrack at 10: AI can create an audio ad in 30 seconds. It just can’t tell you if it’s any good
08 Jul 2026 | James Longhurst
‘It’s not like we knowingly have bad ads’: Meta on ad fraud, teen safety, and why AI will not replace agencies
‘It’s not like we knowingly have bad ads’: Meta on ad fraud, teen safety, and why AI will not replace agencies
06 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Spotify ‘took some intentional pain’ to rebuild its ad stack. Is it paying off?
Spotify ‘took some intentional pain’ to rebuild its ad stack. Is it paying off?
03 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Universal Ads is live in the UK. Now what? With Channel 4’s Rak Patel

29 Jun 2026 | Jack Benjamin

In partnership with Channel 4, host Jack Benjamin sat down with the broadcaster’s commercial chief to discuss the launch of Universal Ads and why, in Patel’s words, TV offers an “oasis” for advertisers.

How AI, China and media consolidation is keeping the global ad market ‘buoyant’ – with WPP Media’s Kate Scott-Dawkins

22 Jun 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Host Jack Benjamin caught up with WPP Media’s global president of business intelligence to unpack the global ad market’s strong growth picture despite instability caused by war and energy cost inflation.

Why brands need less channel planning and more ecosystem design — with Arena Media’s Hamid Habib

15 Jun 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Arena Media’s managing director discusses what it means to work for a ‘cultural media agency’, why brands are underinvesting in gaming, and how AI is changing the role agencies play for their clients.

How marketers should reconsider culture and short-term strategies — with Thinkbox’s Elliott Millard

08 Jun 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Thinkbox’s chief strategy officer sits down with host Jack Benjamin to discuss how brands are advertising through macroeconomic adversity, and how they should reconsider how to best make a cultural impact through their advertising.

What the OOH industry needs to do to double its market share – with WOO’s Tom Goddard

01 Jun 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Host Jack Benjamin sits down with World Out of Home Organisation president Tom Goddard ahead of its annual Congress in London to discuss how OOH is becoming easier to buy, more measurable, and more collaborative.

Why the United Nations is asking advertisers to protect the open web

25 May 2026 | Jack Benjamin

At our Future of Brands conference last month, the UN’s Charlotte Scaddan and CAN co-founder Harriet Kingaby unpacked a recent issue brief that warned the integrity of the global information ecosystem is at a “crisis point”.

Believe It or Not Ep. 6: Will AI end enterprise software businesses as we know them?

21 May 2026 | The Media Leader Staff

In the series’ final episode, Omar Oakes and Hamish Nicklin debate for and against the prompt: “Goodbye Salesforce and Adobe because AI will end enterprise software.”

How brands can win authority in LLMs – with Havas, Heineken and Publicis

18 May 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Laura Kell, Olya Dyachuk and Marcos Angelides share how brands are working to show up in large-language models and what marketers need from AI companies as the likes of OpenAI are embracing advertising.

Believe It or Not Ep. 5: Is AI sycophancy bad for business?

14 May 2026 | The Media Leader Staff

In episode five of the mini-series, Omar Oakes and Hamish Nicklin debate for and against the prompt: “AI sycophancy will run wild, and it will be bad for business.”

How outcomes measurement has changed the CMO-CFO relationship – with Nimmi Shah and Sameer Modha

11 May 2026 | Jack Benjamin

ITV’s Sameer Modha and consultant finance director Nimmi Shah join Jack Benjamin to discuss macro pressures facing CFOs, why outcomes matter more than eyeballs, and the implications of AI on financing.

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