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Ten years ago some media bigwigs produced a book predicting what British TV would look like in 2014. Dusting down the pages this week, Raymond Snoddy notices some gaping holes, a few direct hits and a strange little surprise…

Great brands are becoming cultural architects – and their advertising is becoming as much about the stuff you can’t see as the stuff you can, says Starcom MediaVest Group’s Simon Pont.

Research The Media’s Richard Marks argues that the recent UK launch of Google Chromecast and the fate of BBC Three are part of the future of television delivery, but he questions how quickly that future will arrive…

Unilever says it sees engaging with tech start-ups as the future of marketing – and is now backing seven new ventures in the UK and pairing them with its brands. Is this the start of something big? Dominic Mills finds out.

The volume of TV audience data available is growing fast, but advertisers and broadcasters are still struggling to utilise it effectively. Why? Sky IQ’s head of strategy and propositions, Liam Plowman, investigates.

The ABC’s CEO is correct to believe that the auditor cannot waste time responding to every flash-in-the-pan and wacky fad coming out of Silicon Valley, but it is still vital someone is watching out for the Next Big Thing.

As MPs look set to try to decriminalise evasion of the BBC licence fee, Raymond Snoddy says – like other swiftly passed laws – it shows a complete lack of awareness of the possible consequences.

In a new series, David Indo examines the value of client and agency relationships. The first of these looks at how advertisers that behave well towards their agencies can reap the rewards – and how good clients can finish first.

The balance between digital technology and creative is at breaking point, says Ed Owen – and while there’s good creative out there, too much is driven by the next ‘new’, and marketers need to be far more circumspect.

From programmatic marketers to cloud-based, universal cookies, the future is set to turn advertising on its head by 2020 says Chango’s Dax Hamman. So what else can industry expect from the future?