O2 Daisy is rebranding as O2 Business following the merger of Virgin Media O2’s Business division and Daisy Group in August 2025. In a press release the new brand stated it is “focused on helping UK organisations cut through complexity – making it simpler to connect, communicate and get things done”. The business already serves thousands […]

Data from DAIVID suggests that the new HFSS (high in fat, salt or sugar) rules are taking a bite out of Christmas ads. This year’s festive campaigns are 24 per cent less likely to make festive shoppers’ mouths water than in 2024 – a clear sign the new restrictions on advertising less healthy food and […]

The latest Test Your Ad data from System1 reveals that the UK is anticipating a ‘Golden’ Christmas, with high levels of happiness driving standout results. Six major brands – Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Cadbury, Amazon and M&S Food – have already achieved the top Test Your Ad score of 5.9 Stars. Amongst the latest releases is a […]

Channel 4’s commercial division, 4Sales, has announced a new data partnership with Nectar360, the UK loyalty programme, that aims to enhance advertiser targeting on Channel 4’s streaming platform, All 4. FMCG brands will now be able to tailor their adverts on All 4 to groups of users based on their recent shopping habits within Sainsbury’s […]

ITV has launched a new tool for advertisers – Automated Contextual Targeting (ACT) – providing insights into moods, objects and moments in programmes they can use to fine-tune campaigns. Developed by ITV’s AdLabs advertising innovation group, ACT has launched with Boots and Sainsbury’s as pioneering launch partners, and will soon be available via Planet V […]

Channel 4 has announced supermarket Sainsbury’s as the new exclusive broadcast sponsor of the entire The Great British Bake Off franchise from 2022 in a multi-year deal, marking the biggest sponsorship deal of the show to date. Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference range will be the broadcast sponsor across the franchise which includes the upcoming thirteenth […]

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has decisively taken the top spot in omnichannel advertising platform Mediaocean’s fourth annual Top 10 Christmas Ad Rankings, while Amazon and Lego broke into the top ten for the first time. Using artificial intelligence to analyse millions of engagements with public social media posts across Facebook and Twitter, Mediaocean has analysed […]