The amount of activity in the measurement space confirms that this is what advertisers are most interested in.

Media is now funded by divergent groups of big and small advertisers. There’s no going back, but we need to build an industry where all are united by making their advertising work harder and being sensitive to how they do it.

Interview: Debbie Morrison is the driving force behind the advertiser/agency contracts on which today’s media industry still depends. Speaking to The Media Leader on the eve of her retirement, Morrison describes her unique career rooting out bad practice and building a more trustworthy industry. 

The trial begins in October and will be carried out by the organisations’ mutual data-collecting partner Ipsos.

We must work together to build a sustainable future for the industry that nurtures trust and transparency. Being part of the Who Cares? initiative is one way. 

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.