Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced that it will directly sell premium advertising across its expanding YouTube content network for the first time, creating new opportunities for brands to reach audiences watching its original podcast shows, as well as viral video content from some of the UK’s best-loved radio brands including LBC and Capital […]
McLaren Racing and Global, the Media & Entertainment group, have announced a new partnership that will see Global join the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team and McLaren Hypercar Team as an Official Race Partner and Official Audio Race Partner from the 2026 season onwards. The news was revealed live on air as Heart Breakfast with […]
Amazon Ads and Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced a programmatic integration which gives advertisers using Amazon DSP access to some of the UK’s biggest commercial audio brands including Heart, Capital, and Smooth. The programmatic partnership integrates Amazon DSP directly with DAX, Global’s digital ad exchange, which offers programmatic and data capabilities. It […]
Amazon is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for about $9 billion (€7.8bn). A deal would advance Amazon Leo’s orbiting broadband scheme enabling it to better compete with Starlink. Globalstar’s shares surged on the news to an 18-year high, driven by its valuable L-band spectrum and existing infrastructure. However, the potential deal […]
Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has announced Dara Nasr as Managing Director, Commercial Outdoor. Nasr joins Global from WeTransfer, where he served as Vice President of Global Sales, building and scaling the company’s advertising offer to support its next phase of growth. Before that, he was Managing Director of Twitter UK, leading its largest international […]
Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has announced Craig Hunter as Managing Director of its newly launched podcast and digital prodco, Global Studios. Hunter joins Global from STV Studios, where he has been Creative Director of STV Studios Factual for the past seven years. Since joining STV Studios as Creative Director in 2019, Hunter has broadened […]
Global and Sky Sports have created a partnership, uniting Heart, Capital and Radio X in a high-energy Formula 1-inspired challenge at Silverstone. In the lead up to the first Grand Prix in Australia, presenters were pitted against one another to compete for pole position in Global’s first ever cross-brand ad campaign. Filmed at the iconic […]
Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced that its Global Player app is now available directly within car infotainment systems, giving drivers a way to listen to their favourite stations, podcasts and playlists on the road. This builds on Global Player’s integration with BMW, the first car manufacturer to offer the app directly within […]
Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, and BMW Group UK have partnered to bring the Global Player app to BMW and Mini vehicles for the first time through their BMW or Mini vehicle’s built-in app store. Drivers of compatible BMW and Mini models can now install the free Global Player app directly into their vehicle, […]
Global, the Media and Entertainment group, and The Overlap, the sports media group founded by Gary Neville, have announced a strategic partnership that will see Global become the majority stakeholder in The Overlap. The Overlap has become one of the world’s most popular football and sports destinations since launching in 2021, with more than 38 […]