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.
15 Dec 2025 | Jack Benjamin
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.
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Welcome to the Brief for Monday 8th December, The Media Leader’s round-up of media news.
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.
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.
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.
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The deal is expected to finalise today by close of business, creating the largest media holding group in the world.
At the PPA’s Independent Publishers Conference, Jack Davenport discussed why a lack of measurement standards is holding back podcast investment, and how Goalhanger has unlocked revenue growth through an embrace of video and social.