The Media Leader is excited to reveal the finalists of the 2026 Adwanted Media Research Awards.

Initiative UK’s chief strategy officer reflects on an inspiring agency day focused on supporting three disability-focused charities.

As more advertising pounds flow into the high-trust, high-impact, high-action medium of podcasting, why are female-hosted shows being ignored?

It may be a ‘fallow year’ for major women’s sport tournaments in 2026, but that shouldn’t stop brands from getting behind the female sporting ecosystem, says EssenceMediacom’s EMEA sports & sponsorship director.

On the UN’s World Television Day, Channel 4’s chief commercial officer argues for TV’s superpowers over its digital rivals.

Following up on questions from this year’s Future of Media Manchester event, strategy leaders answered attendees’ queries about how data and insights can be used to impact media strategies.

Five brands have been shortlisted to win £1m of commercial airtime through the Diversity in Advertising Award.

The final deadline to enter the Adwanted Media Research Awards 2026 is 10 October 2025.

Channel 4’s head of advertiser strategy reflects on a decade of its DIAA initiative and what it means to create ads that resonate with audiences of all stripes.

Following the court’s decision to keep Chrome with Google, publishers now have a lot more questions than answers. But a technical committee could provide some potential positive outcomes.