The Media Leader Podcast hit its stride in 2025, playing host to leaders from across the media industry discussing the big challenges and opportunities facing media owners and advertising alike.

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.

Roku’s director of EMEA ad sales discusses how the TV market is becoming more data-led and programmatic, and where Roku sits within a growing CTV ecosystem.

The Guardian’s chief advertising officer returns to discuss the implications from the title’s latest “Shift Happens” report.

The winners include Lisa Walker from Vodafone UK, the co-CEO’s from JCDecaux UK, Havas Media, and giffgaff and MG OMD.

With the industry-wide voluntary adoption of the LHF advertising restrictions now in play, The Media Leader is exploring how different channels are adapting. Next, is cinema.

With the industry-wide voluntary adoption of the LHF advertising restrictions now in play, The Media Leader is exploring how different channels are adapting. Next, is TV.

Measuring the effectiveness of advertising on YouTube lacks local context and is opaque without third-party measurement, Barb argued on a briefing call Tuesday. Its head of insights shared how YouTube data over-indexes dramatically towards young, heavy users on TV sets in the UK.

The agency’s leadership believes Kite Connect will help brands diversify their AV media mix with an outcomes-driven, cross-channel approach.

The campaign provides further clarification, details and resources relevant to what brands are able to advertise following LHF restrictions coming into voluntary effect beginning 1 October and statutory effect by 5 January.