MEDIA

Incumbent on the account was All Response Media.

Now in his 9th decade, the S4 Capital founder is still ragging on WPP and thinks PR is just an extension of advertising that doesn’t need to exist on a standalone basis.

Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry.

Full nominations revealed, ahead of 18 June ceremony.

TTD has confirmed three of its senior leaders have stepped down amidst a slew of changes, challenges and disruptions for the company.

Two companies “will leverage each other’s expertise to embed agentic AI”.

Event will feature Tyson Fury coming out of retirement to fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov.

The chief executive received a base salary of £1.3m.

Group is launching in partnership with Account Planning Group.

Rouch joined OpenAI in 2025 from Coinbase and has previously held positions at Meta and The Bridgespan Group.

Ingenuity+ is assisting with the process. 

As organic social posts continue to reach fewer followers than in the past, brands and their agency partners are weighing up how far to shift more towards paid social ads but should they abandon organic altogether?

TBWA\MCR won the Grand Prix last year for its work with charity Prost8.

UK portion of the account is worth an estimated £34m.

Campaign speaks to Arthur Sadoun, chief executive of Publicis Groupe, and Suzy Deering, CEO of Publicis Sports, about sports marketing being the network’s “next big bet”.

The Sunshine Company created the work.

Damian Blackden leaves ad industry after 37 years in media.

Findings published following landmark trial on the harms of Meta and YouTube.

Campaign comprises idents using puns from classic film titles.

Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry.

WPP Media, PHD and Publicis Groupe featured in the top three.

Publicis retains top spot in the media table.

Campaign asks adland about production's place in advertising, after reporting Heineken’s global review aligns production with media, rather than creative.

Release of new awards playbook aims to help entrants.

New tools co-developed with Google as part of WPP’s $400m AI partnership with YouTube.

Campaign understands multiple agencies are pitching for the account.

Wren reduced his salary to $1 in favour of stock options, but he will only profit on the amount that Omnicom’s share price rises above a key threshold.

Which media agencies are readers most interested in this year?

Campaign's editorial team discuss this year's School Reports and what goes into a top score on The Campaign Podcast.

As part of her new strategy for WPP, Cindy Rose has changed the incentive scheme structure at the company.

Takeshi Sano pledges execution-led transformation, as the group tackles a sweeping international overhaul.

The ongoing pilot gives advertisers the ability to invest in the format.

The case claimed brands including Unilever and Mars and the WFA had worked together to withhold advertising on the platform.

Campaign was created by Leo UK in partnership with Zenith UK.

Stada Thornton & Ross issues request for information.

Appointment follows a competitive pitch.

In total, 22 agencies improved their School Reports score this year.

Russell spoke during a panel discussion on social media harm at Advertising Week Europe yesterday.

Ark Agency created the campaign.

Just two agencies in Nielsen’s top 10 reported year-on-year growth in billings.

Campaign understands Dentsu X is the incumbent in the UK.

Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry.

New division to build on publisher’s Pride of Britain and Pride of Scotland Awards

Four agencies were awarded the top mark, compared with none last year.

Holding companies and their progressive allies have used purpose and diversity and inclusion strategies to achieve their aims, while doing little to fix a bigger problem that’s killing our industry.

Kara Osborne departed the role in October 2025

The demand-side platform (DSP) pushes back on Omnicom’s audit as routine oversight, even as its shares tumble around 7% in intra-day trading.

Appointment follows a competitive pitch.

Pharmaceuticals brand said that “we continually review how we work with our agency partners”. 

Campaign discusses themes from the gaming summit and explains where gaming should fit in the media plan.

Entries close on Thursday 26 March.

Nasr has held roles at Dazn, WeTransfer and Twitter UK.

Maloney joined WPP Media in 2008.

Winners will be revealed on 22 April.

Entries for 2026 cohort will close this week on Thursday 26 March.

Charity confirms review of its media agency partnerships.

New brand takes over after Waitrose’s two-year partnership.

Three have made it to the final round of the review.

VCCP and PHD were among the big winners from the evening.

Brand safety and “political associations” make some advertisers wary, despite trust in news being “strong”, cross-industry alliance finds.

Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry.

The pitch follows Aviva's acquisition of Direct Line Group last year.

Wavemaker was the incumbent handling media and Wonderhood Studios handled social.

Film has been directed by Deadhorses through Magna Studios.

New business was previously overseen by founders Henry Daglish and Pedro Avery. 

Hire replaces former co-MDs Kate Anthony and Marcos Angelides.

Bauer Media, Global, Acast and Fresh Air are the most shortlisted companies.

Longtime PHD executive steps into the role following the exit of Mallory Simmonds, who previously led Kepler’s APAC and EMEA business.

Ellen Griffin succeeds George Manas, who has been promoted to chief growth and solutions officer of Omnicom.

Pete Coates believes clients no longer need to choose between global network scale and genuinely local delivery.

There is a trio of principles about which brands should be aware before entering the gaming space.

The7stars is the incumbent.

It’s time to usher in an age of “frictionmaxxing”, so that brands can embrace the sweat, not the smooth

WPP Media and Publicis Groupe managed the majority of media duties before the consolidation, Campaign understands.

IAB Sweden kicked Facebook's parent company out on 11 March.

Former EssenceMediacom chief client officer brings knowledge of media owner sector from her WPP days.

Appointment follows the departure of Nagmeh Taheri, formerly chief business development officer of Publicis Media.

He has been in the role for seven years.

New appointments mark first phase in chief executive Kat Bozicevich's new strategy.

The verdict was returned on 18 February 2026.

The retailer’s global media planning and buying account is currently with Dentsu’s iProspect.

Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry.

Sampson announced his departure in November 2025.

Check out all the UK winners from the Campaign Inspiring Women Awards 2026, which took place at Quaglino's, London.

WPP, Publicis and Omnicom battled for the business in the final round.

Simply having a funny or unhinged tone of voice is not enough.

As Publicis marks 100 years, CEO Arthur Sadoun tells Campaign Asia why rivals cutting jobs and betting on AI "synthetic" companies are getting it wrong.

Dual appointment follows a competitive pitch.

As the format spreads, marketers must decide whether aerial spectacle belongs in the regular media mix or remains a costly stunt.

The appointment follows a competitive pitch.

Campaign asked the holdcos about their requirements.

Mark Penn’s holding company reported full-year net revenue of $2.43bn for 2025.

She replaces Katie Burrow, who has moved to Netflix.

Football club's new digital hub signals a shift to always-on content publishing.

Carat Edinburgh is the incumbent on the account.

Campaign understands the media and production review is being run together, and creative is being run separately.

Winners will be announced 30 April.

Executive chair steps down after four years in the role.

Following the broadcast of Molly vs the Machines on Channel 4, the broadcaster's chief commercial officer makes the case for responsible advertising choices and how they can align with effectiveness.

Veg box service selects parter after competitive pitch.

Sergeant will be GB News' first CRO.