Exclusive: The global video-sharing giant owned by Google has rejoined the Barb measurement system, The Media Leader can reveal.

The CEO of Ad Alliance is “pissed off” by the slowness of joint industry currencies to innovate in his home market as advertisers and their agencies put pressure on them to deliver new metrics for cross-media measurement.

With Rishi Sunak calling for an election on 4 July, leaders have urged the outgoing parliament to move swiftly on bills related to the industry.

Significant new research from Barb and Isba, the array of video content and TV’s proven effectiveness suggest the future is bright.

Host Ella Sagar, editor-in-chief Omar Oakes and reporter Jack Benjamin also examine topics including Origin, ITV’s BritBox sale and February’s box office.

In a time where advertisers have to navigate an increasingly fragmented media landscape, the need for unified cross-media measurement has never been more critical. And there is no need to wait for it. (Partner content)

TikTok’s head of client measurement for Europe, Israel and global gaming, Steve Lockwood, does not see TikTok as like TV or taking TV’s audiences, but instead that they are more complementary to each other.

With in-housing on the rise and a continued focus on efficiency and targeting, the industry could do better to quantify the value of creativity.

A sale has been predicted by industry insiders for some time and was, it is thought, telegraphed by the appointment of Patrick Béhar as CEO last year.

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