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Welcome to the Brief for Monday 8th December, The Media Leader’s round-up of media news.
WPP Media are forecasting a sunny, if consolidated, expectation for growth in 2026. This year uncertainty over tariffs didn’t have quite as big an impact on consumer spending or ad revenue as anticipated.
The transaction, valued at $82.7bn (including debt) is expected to close by Q3 2026, after Warner Bros Discovery carves out its linear TV businesses into a new company, Discovery Global.
The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.
Audioboom acquired Adelicious in July, and as part of the deal, Craig Eastwood became the new VP international. The Media Leader sits down with him to see how it’s going.
The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.
David Amodio and Jay Kassam will join the new-look senior commercial leadership team as head of sales, and head of business operations and revenue innovation, respectively, beginning in January.
If Meta can meet the IAB’s Gold Standard Certification whilst, as Reuters reported, the platform generated $16bn in ad revenue from scams and banned goods, then what is the role of the standard?
The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.