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UK digital adspend in H1 2026 exceeds whole of 2020

UK digital adspend in H1 2026 exceeds whole of 2020

29 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The UK digital ad market grew 13% year-on-year in H1 2026 to £21.6bn, according to IAB UK. The expenditure is greater than £5bn more than was spent on digital channels in all of 2020.

Britain’s teens want safer social media, not an outright ban, finds Channel 4 research
Britain’s teens want safer social media, not an outright ban, finds Channel 4 research
28 Sep 2026 | Charli West
PSBs and streaming giants: apples and pears?
PSBs and streaming giants: apples and pears?
24 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin
What Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros Discovery means for global TV and cinema
What Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros Discovery means for global TV and cinema
23 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Before the brief: Media owners on where planning conversations really need to happen
Before the brief: Media owners on where planning conversations really need to happen
23 Sep 2026 | James Longhurst
Ad-tier subscriptions and their impact on SVOD in the UK
Ad-tier subscriptions and their impact on SVOD in the UK
17 Sep 2026 | Anne Tucker

Channel 4 Sales to become exclusive partner for Paramount’s UK linear and digital brands

15 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The partnership will take effect next year, and will be the first time advertising for both Channels 4 and 5 is handled under one roof.

Ateme puts the spotlight on European tech sovereignty at IBC

09 Sep 2026 | John Moulding

Visitors to the Amsterdam expo can see live demonstrations of an end-to-end streaming workflow that uses only European technology, including European sovereign cloud infrastructure.

Channel 4 to cut more than a quarter of workforce

09 Sep 2026 | Charli West

The broadcaster says the cuts will allow it to direct a greater proportion of revenues towards distinctive British content.

Streamers promised simplified pipelines for interactive experiences like Multiview

09 Sep 2026 | John Moulding

Tiledmedia Fabric provides one integrated media pipeline that weaves raw video feeds, video ads, graphics and data into ready-to-consume live streams.

Clearcast expands into digital advertising with AI pre-screening tools and services

09 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Digital advertisers, agencies and brands will now be offered compliance support from Clearcast for the first time through an AI assestment tool, iClear, and a human review service, allClear.

MediaKind and Accedo offer joint white-label platform solution for operators

09 Sep 2026 | John Moulding

Canada’s Cogeco is the first operator to make use of an end-to-end solution designed to dramatically reduce complexity and cost. The rapid deployment and customisation capabilities will be demonstrated at IBC.

SaaS-enablement could help more channel owners offer MultiView

09 Sep 2026 | John Moulding

Broadcasters and streamers are using MultiView to increase engagement, especially for live sport. Broadpeak claims its ‘Multiview as a Service’ solution will broaden reach for this UX innovation.

Server-guided ad insertion helps Belgian pubcaster RTBF monetise live rewind

09 Sep 2026 | John Moulding

The broadcaster, working with sales house RMB, has migrated all its streaming channels to SGAI. It means the company can effectively monetise long live streams at scale without generating per-user manifests.

If it looks like a duck: Why YouTube should never be planned and bought as TV

08 Sep 2026 | Paul Evans

Paul Evans analyses the gap between YouTube’s claim and conduct.

A false choice: Why linear and broadcaster streaming are the drivers of TV’s profit

08 Sep 2026 | David Amodio

The most effective TV strategies today harness the strengths of both linear and BVOD, writes Channel 4’s head of sales.

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