Channel 4 has secured wine retailer Laithwaites as the launch partner of its upcoming social-first food and drink channel, Channel 4 Served – part of a multi-platform partnership including sponsorship of food programming across Channel 4 and UKTV that has already commenced. Channel 4 Served launches in May across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, offering chef […]

The rise of streaming services has ushered in a new era of ad-free entertainment. But the days of uninterrupted viewing may be coming to an end—at least for some. Ads are increasingly making their way into our favourite shows, echoing the traditional TV ad models we once left behind in favour of subscription-based content. However, […]

ITV has announced its new Proximity Shopper addressable advertising offering and new elements to its Retail Match solution – providing increased targeting and insights for FMCG advertisers through ITV’s advanced self-serve addressable platform Planet V. Proximity Shopper, in partnership with Circana, a market insights company, is now available in Planet V. It provides a dynamic […]

Pentland Brands has secured a deal to become the first official channel sponsor of TNT Sports. Starting immediately, the collaboration will showcase six of Pentland’s brands – Berghaus, Canterbury, Ellesse, Endura, Mitre, and Speedo – with activation spanning TV, on-demand and social media. The campaign debuts alongside the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Premier League […]

Smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech business, and RTL Hungary have announced a strategic technology partnership aimed at enhancing RTL Hungary’s digital and linear advertising capabilities. As part of this collaboration, RTL Hungary has adopted smartx — smartclip’s holistic, full-stack ad-server and supply-side platform (SSP). This technology allows RTL Hungary to merge linear and digital TV, delivering […]

A study from WARC, the experts in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7 per cent this year to $1.15 trillion (€1.07tn), a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from WARC’s November forecast due to growing market volatility. A further cut of 0.7pp has been applied […]

The FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report (VMR) – based on aggregated data collected from FreeWheel, the technology platform for the premium video advertising industry – highlights the changing dynamics of how enterprise-class content owners and distributors are monetising premium digital video content. The dataset included in this report is one of the largest available on the […]

After fierce pushback the BBC has dropped plans to sell adverts on its podcasts in the UK.  In 2024, BBC Studios set out proposals to sell adverts in a push to make more money to support the corporation away from its traditional licence fee income. But companies in the commercial radio and podcasting industry hit […]

InfoSum, the data collaboration platform, and ITV have announced the extension of their strategic partnership. This renewal follows four years of collaboration that has underpinned ITV’s addressable advertising capabilities. Since 2021, the partnership has enabled ITV to develop sophisticated audience targeting solutions without compromising viewer privacy. This is made possible by InfoSum’s decentralised technology, which […]

Amid the current challenging economic climate, brands must navigate rising costs while consumers seek to manage their spending. Only one in three consumers feel they have discretionary income after essentials, while 88 per cent hope to maintain or reduce spending across most categories this year (Source: DCM/everyday people 2025). This makes it more important than […]