Would you like to watch that Stewart Lee singing a very noisy version of Ejection with EarthBall? Of course... Recorded at Cafe OTO, 17 April 2026 www.facebook.com/share/v/1CfZ...

The Rise of Apple’s New CEO: A Hardware Expert Takes Over in the AI Era John Ternus must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit

Lots of hot takes on what’s ‘cooking’ at Apple. This is a good one www.wsj.com/tech/the-ris...

A blue plaque that celebrates a true titan - Broadstairs.

Creative solution to a distribution problem for Lidl www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/nationa...

Mark Ritson: Meta can kill the metaverse. It can’t escape the name

Another Mark Ritson masterpiece that eviscerates Meta’s branding strategy www.thedrum.com/opinion/mark...

Elon Musk's X advertising boycott lawsuit dismissed by US judge US District Judge Jane Boyle said the company had failed to show it had suffered any harm under federal competition laws.

Commonsense prevails, as they say. Though it appears once in a blue moon these days. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Former Google executive Matt Brittin confirmed as BBC director-general The ex-Silicon Valley executive and Great Britain rower will replace Tim Davie as the broadcaster adapts to a changing media landscape dominated by Big Tech

New BBC DG confirmed - an ex Google chief might be the smart choice (and ex Olympic rower) www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...

Half of advertisers and agencies admit news is “underused” on media plans Brand safety and “political associations” make some advertisers wary, despite trust in news being “strong”, cross-industry alliance finds.

Trust in news strong, but advertisers worried about ‘brand safety’ and how it is polarising for some www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/half...

Industry Journalists Tell All Returns to Advertising Week Europe 2026 | Propeller Group | News & Views | Propeller Group

Looking forward to returning to Advertising Week Europe on March 25th and interrogating top journos on their editorial decisions - if you’re attending check out the panel. www.propellergroup.com/news-and-vie...

JD.com Launches Joybuy in UK and Europe, Challenging Amazon With Same-Day Delivery JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) is preparing to push deeper into Europe, launching its Joybuy platform in the UK and several other European markets as the Chinese e-commerce group looks beyond its home turf. The ...

Is there a real threat to Amazon dominance here? Will winning be down to the UX or speed of delivery? www.forbes.com/sites/markfa...

Disney Sells Out 98th Oscars Ad Inventory, Pricing Up Double Digits Disney continues its live-event and Oscars success with a marketplace fueled by strong demand.

Well someone’s an Oscar winner already www.adweek.com/convergent-t...

Er … you’ve read Waters’ political views recently? Or listened to his Dark Side of the Moon redux?

When AI becomes an obstacle to purchase

Digital ad spend 2025 report from @iabuk.bsky.social - stats on search, retail media, video and more www.iabuk.com/news-article...

Possibly John Hayward, can’t remember.

Remember it well Tim - was it Alan Green from Guild?

Cindy Rose on new WPP strategy: ‘We don’t want to be a holding company any more’ CEO can “see a path” back to growth for agency group, which will operate as a single company. “I don't think as a holding company WPP had a culture,” she tells Campaign.

Is the holding company era over? Or just no-one wants to be labelled a holdco? ( a bit like no platform is ‘social media’ any more). www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/cind...

AI anxiety is spiking. The internet is pining for the simpler days of iPods, digital cameras, and retro phones. Gen Z and millennials are finding comfort in analog technology as AI disillusionment grows.

Still have my classy black 80GB iPod www.aol.com/articles/ai-...

Perplexity Pauses New Advertising Deals to Reassess Ambitions The move highlights the AI search startup's monetization challenges.

Handbrake turn from Perplexity on ads www.adweek.com/media/perple...

Next …

Super Bowl LX: UK Search and Social Traffic Hit All-Time High in 2026 Lady Gaga, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Bad Bunny power 2026 Super Bowl buzz as Dunkin’ and Squarespace campaigns drive all-time UK search spikes and social views.

Too many Super Bowl hot takes to wade through but this one caught my eye - how the event is now mainstream entertainment in the UK (with evidence) www.forbes.com/sites/kateha...

Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix's The New World's Fair reviewed: savage sci-fi glam/country from the cult author and sometime Hawkwind collaborator Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix's The New World's Fair: savage sci-fi glam/country from cult author and sometime Hawkwind collaborator

www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/mich...

Got you in the end…

Once asked him about using The Fall over the end credits of High Rise, he told me the studio wanted The Sex Pistols but he dug his heels in.

Lord Ed Vaizey, former Culture Secretary: “The biggest creative industries in the UK are advertising and publishing but they get very little direct support [from government].” @adassociation.bsky.social LEAD conference.

Disney names Josh D'Amaro as new chief executive The media giant chooses the head of its amusement park business to replace longtime boss Bob Iger.

New boss at the Mouse House www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@shona.bsky.social Hi Shona, dropped you a LI message. Wondered if you’d be up for my AWE panel? 🤞

ChatGPT sidelines BBC as AI news skews sources AI chatbots are skewing UK media, and some of the country’s biggest and most trusted outlets are being sidelined altogether.

Who’s in and who’s out? Incredibly important story for any journalist or legacy publisher www.cityam.com/chatgpt-side...

Fun launch for serious book - Trusted Advertising: How to harness the value of trust in your brand @adassociation.bsky.social @mattbourn.bsky.social

It was never just about the ads. 📢

We’ve long argued in our research that the concentration of data power in the hands of tech oligopolies poses fundamental risks to society, safety, privacy and democracy.

The misuse potential of this is huge!
Democracy needs privacy

www.wired.com/story/ice-as...