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Will YouTube’s new definition of a ‘view’ undermine its effort to tap into TV budgets?

Will YouTube’s new definition of a ‘view’ undermine its effort to tap into TV budgets?

19 Aug 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Analysis: While AV buyers say planning strategies are unlikely to be affected, YouTube has moved to align its public-facing audience measurement with platform standards rather than TV standards.

Seven things you need to know about the ex-WPP whistleblower’s latest legal filing
Seven things you need to know about the ex-WPP whistleblower’s latest legal filing
18 Aug 2026 | Jack Benjamin
‘More of an operating company than a holding company’: Agency groups transition amid mixed growth picture
‘More of an operating company than a holding company’: Agency groups transition amid mixed growth picture
14 Aug 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Big Tech’s AI costs have surged. Can ad revenues keep up?
Big Tech’s AI costs have surged. Can ad revenues keep up?
02 Aug 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Digital and programmatic drives strong performance for JCDecaux in H1
Digital and programmatic drives strong performance for JCDecaux in H1
30 Jul 2026 | Charli West
X settles WFA lawsuit, will ‘reset’ relationship on condition WFA will not ‘form or restart GARM or a similar initiative’
X settles WFA lawsuit, will ‘reset’ relationship on condition WFA will not ‘form or restart GARM or a similar initiative’
29 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

How Netflix’s ads business is becoming a meaningful growth driver – with EMEA ads VP Damien Bernet

27 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Bernet speaks to host Jack Benamin about Netflix’s ad tier expansion in Europe and new innovations aimed at automating programmatic buying.

Podcast measurement proposal claims standardisation could unlock $1bn in ad spend

27 Jul 2026 | Charli West

The Alliance of Measurement in Podcasting (AMP) released the AMP Accords whitepaper on 23 July, and defines a podcast as a medium that “works with your eyes closed”.

Fewer ads drive more attention on websites, finds Lumen and Mail Metro Media

27 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Digital environments with lower ad loads drive more attention and improve brand recall and purchase intent, a new study by Lumen Research, Mail Metro Media and Havas Media Network found.

‘OOH needs to be traded in the same way as everything else,’ says Broadsign CEO

23 Jul 2026 | Charli West

Burr Smith speaks to The Media Leader about why embracing change is essential for OOH’s future, how automation can unlock growth for the channel, and his main takeaways from the WOO annual summit in London last month.

Only one-third of marketers claim to fully measure carbon impact of AI usage

22 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

A survey of 200 brand marketers by 51toCarbonZero found they are overwhelmingly aware AI use is increasing carbon emissions and costs — but most aren’t measuring it.

Week in focus: The Future of Publishing recap

21 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Coverage included insights from industry leaders about the threat of AI, the importance of becoming a regular destination, and balancing written and audio-visual content production to appeal to audiences of all sizes.

Five items in Andy Burnham’s media in-tray

20 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

As Burnham becomes PM he inherits a UK media industry in flux, simultaneously challenged and bolstered by American tech giants that have grown to dominate British advertising expenditure.

Can YouTube be both TV and a ‘home base’ for the creator economy? With MD Kim Larson

20 Jul 2026 | Jack Benjamin

YouTube’s global managing director and head of creators speaks to host Jack Benjamin about why she believes YouTube is ‘absolutely’ TV, and how it advises brands work with increasingly professionalising creators on the platform.

Rita Ferro on Disney’s advertising strategy and competing with Big Tech

16 Jul 2026 | Justin Lebbon

The president of global advertising for The Walt Disney Company sits down with The Media Leader at Cannes Lions.

How The Sun is developing its video strategy – with commercial revenue director Owen Griffiths

16 Jul 2026 | James Longhurst and Jack Benjamin

At the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity last month, The Media Leader’s content director James Longhurst sat down with The Sun’s commercial revenue director to discuss the title’s embrace of video and how the World Cup is driving growth this year.

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